Massachusetts was one of the first states to adopt K–12 Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) standards. The DLCS framework is organized into four strands: Computing and Society, Digital Tools and Collaboration, Computing Systems, and Computational Thinking. Districts need a curriculum that covers all four, consistently, in every school.
ROBOTIX C360 is built around the four DLCS strands. Massachusetts is our home market in the US: Medford Public Schools runs ROBOTIX C360 from 4th grade to high school, aligned directly to DLCS. Read the Medford case study, or see Medford students at STEM Week on Boston 25 News.
Standards crosswalk
How ROBOTIX C360 activities map to the Massachusetts standards.
| Standard concept / strand | In ROBOTIX C360 | Grade band |
|---|---|---|
| Computing and Society | Safety, digital ethics and the impact of technology; the AI literacy layer on bias, privacy and responsible use | K–12 |
| Digital Tools and Collaboration | Students research, communicate and work together in class and on the platform; they present their projects | K–12 |
| Computing Systems | Devices, sensors, motors and networks; how hardware and software work together | K–12 |
| Computational Thinking | Abstraction, algorithms, data analysis, programming and modeling, from blocks to Python in EasyCode® | K–12 |
Grade bands
The DLCS standards are organized by grade spans: K–2, 3–5, 6–8 and 9–12. ROBOTIX C360 follows the same progression: screenless robots and unplugged activities up to 4th grade, then block coding, then Python. The seven DLCS practices, from creating digital artifacts to collaborating and researching, run through every unit.
Implementation timeline
- Discovery and standards mapping. We review your grade bands, schedule, existing robots and priorities, and share the standards crosswalk for your state.
- Kickoff and in-class training. Teachers start with ready-to-teach units, with ROBOTIX guides beside them in the classroom.
- District rollout by grade band. Every school follows the same pathway, with your existing robots or ours.
- Data review with district leaders. Dashboards show usage and learning by school, grade and class, with a personalized strategy for every student.
- Expand. Add grade bands, schools or the AI literacy layer based on the evidence.
Teacher professional development
Your teachers don't need to be coders. ROBOTIX guides come to your classrooms in person and support teachers during real lessons, so training turns into practice instead of staying in a workshop. Every unit comes with a lesson plan and a teacher guide, and EasyLesson® lets teachers adapt sessions in minutes.
- In-person training in methodology and robotics, in the teacher's own classroom
- Teachers facilitate: peer-to-peer learning, trial and error as a method, the robot gives clues
- Automatic code assessment, so teachers spend their time with students, not correcting code
- Proactive follow-up from our customer success team, all year
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