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Wiseburn Unified students showcase robotics; district rolls out K–6 computer science and CAD courses
Summary
At the Jan. 16 Wiseburn Unified School District board meeting, STEM teacher Andy Desirian and students presented robotics projects and program growth: every TK–5 student is slated to build a robot this year, all sixth-graders will take computer science, and the district reported competition results and grant support.
At the Jan. 16 Wiseburn Unified School District board meeting, STEM teacher Andy Desirian and a student team presented the district's robotics and computer science work and called out classroom- and competition-level successes.
Desirian told the board the district's goals for 2024'25 include: every TK'5 student will build and program a robot; all sixth-grade students will take a computer science course; and the district will continue to expand CAD instruction. "So we are on our second year of our program and I would like to give a program update," Desirian said as he described classroom staffing, Khan Academy lessons for sixth grade and a nine-week Autodesk Inventor CAD module.
Nut graf: The presentation linked classroom work to workforce needs. Desirian cited a California…
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