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CITY OF INDUSTRY – Hacienda La Puente Unified has partnered with the University of California, Davis Computer, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (UC DAVIS C-STEM) Center to provide its fourth cohort of teachers with a 30-hour C-STEM professional development training.

The training, which ran from July 11-14, was open to all interested kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers and Teachers on Special Assignments the C-STEM curriculum under the guidance of the UC DAVIS C-STEM Center. Educators practiced hands-on integrated learning and pedagogy and learned innovative ways to integrate the curriculum into the classroom.

The development and curriculum align with state standards, teaching computer programming, computational thinking and problem-solving, aiming to support student discovery of innovative solutions, explore communication and creative expression and open their minds to C-STEM college and career pathways.

This will be the fourth year the first cohort will continue to implement C-STEM in their curriculum. The program continues to expand, now including 56 new teachers and bringing the C-STEM curriculum to Del Valle, Nelson and Sunset Elementary School to better serve students.

“Thank you to the Board of Education, UC Davis C-STEM Center, administrators and our devoted teachers for ensuring STEM is a main priority for our students,” Superintendent Dr. Alfonso Jiménez said. “At Hacienda La Puente Unified, our C-STEM program remains resilient and flexible, as we constantly revisit, review and revise our curriculum to provide a successful program that meets our students’ needs in an increasingly technological and STEM-focused world.”

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HLPUSD_CSTEM: Hacienda La Puente Unified educators learn to code and control robotics during the first day of instruction at the UC Davis C-STEM summer professional development training on July 11.