> Master Graphics Software Information
Information from Master Graphics the Minnesota sole source supplier for the PLTW Autodesk software.  Please note the good news that the cost of the software has been decreased by $800.00 for 2010.

> Curriculum Updates Coming Soon
The revised version of the Gateway To Technology (GTT) program as well as the Principles Of Engineering (POE), Civil Engineering and Architecture (CEA), and Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) courses will be released and implemented throughout our network this fall.

> Articulation
Information on Credit Transfers for various schools such as St. Cloud Technical College, St. Cloud State University ,and Normandale Community College.

> PLTW Curriculum
PLTW's curriculum makes math and science relevant for students. By engaging in hands-on, real-world projects, students understand how the skills they are learning in the classroom can be applied in everyday life. This approach is called activities-based learning, project-based learning, and problem-based learning or APPB-learning.

PLTW Curriculum/ Alignment to Nat'l Standards
for more information please contact:
>james.mecklenburg@mnsu.edu

> U of M PLTW College Credit
Secondary school students successfully completing Project Lead the Way (PLTW) courses may
apply for transcripted college credit from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cites (U of M).

> PLTW Cross Walk to MN and Science Standards
The Minnesota Standards Report will summarize how the Minnesota Science and Math Academic Standards link to Project Lead the Way High School Curriculum. There are eight Project Lead the Way courses, each with several units of study. The Report and units of study are all listed below. (Introduction to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Engineering Design and Developement, Digital Electronics, Aerospace Engineering, Biotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Computer Integrated Manufacturing)

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