PLTW OVERVIEW:

Project Lead The Way, Inc., is a national, non-profit organization that is the leading provider of rigorous and innovative STEM education curricular programs used in K-12 schools. The PLTW comprehensive curriculum, which is collaboratively developed by PLTW teachers, university educators, engineering and biomedical professionals, and school administrators, emphasizes critical thinking, creativity, innovation and real-world problem solving. The hands-on, project-based program engages students on multiple levels, exposes them to areas of study that they typically do not pursue, and provides them with a foundation and proven path to college and career success. PLTW began in 1998 in 12 high schools in upstate New York as a program designed to address the shortage of engineering students at the college level and has grown to a network of approximately 4,000 middle and high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. More than 350,000 students are enrolled in PLTW courses.
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MINNESOTA NEWS:

Minnesota Manufacturing Careers
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Leading the way to better education
High school class works with area businesses; school becomes certified school of engineering through Project Lead the Way. Story from Pequot Lakes Echo <more>

Engineering Students Learn to be Retail Ready
Story from the Mankato Free Press on April 14, 2010 discussing PLTW. <more>

Read the March/April MPLTW Newsletter
Find out information on upcoming conferences and training sessions. <more>

2010 Summer Training Institute Schedule
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> Certification Power Point
> 2010 Core Training Document
> Minnesota SWE Certificate of Merit Awards Document
> Minnesota PLTW Software Costs for 2010 Document
> 2010-11 Purchasing Manual

NATIONAL NEWS:

PLTW Action Bulletin for August 15, 2010
A summary of major upcoming action items for all PLTW programs. Course revisions and new curriculum to review. Also, updates to required materials. <more>

120,000+ PLTW High School Students Tested in 2009/2010!
PLTW wants to thank the teachers, state leaders and directors, affiliate directors, and district delegates for the 70% increase in student participation in the end of course assessments. As we close out the assessment season, we look forward to providing you with accurate, informative, and comprehensive reports about what we learned as a result of these assessments in your school, district, and state PLTW programs in the next 90 days. <more>

One out of every five of NEWSWEEK'S "America's Best High Schools" Is a PLTW school
Eighteen of the Top 100 Schools Ranked by NEWSWEEK Magazine Implement PLTW's Rigorous STEM Education Program That is Engaging Students in Innovation and Providing Them With a Proven Path to Academic and Professional Success in STEM fields. <more>

A New U.S. National STEM Initiative for Grades 5-12 to inspire the next generation of spaceflight engineers and space scientists
The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) provides middle and high school classes across the U.S. the ability to propose experiments to fly in low Earth orbit, and to celebrate that accomplishment with their local community and with national and global audiences. Entire school districts can participate, with student teams proposing experiments like professional scientists and engineers. <more>

Leading the way to better education
High school class works with area businesses; school becomes certified school of engineering through Project Lead the Way <more>

PLTW Schools Have Strong Showing at First National Robotics Competition
PLTW Students Were Part of the World Champion Team as Students from Three PLTW Pathway to Engineering Schools Work Together in Final Competition; 500 PLTW Schools Participated in the 2010 Competition, More Than Any Other STEM Program in the Country; PLTW CEO Calls for Increase in Support for In-School STEM Programs in America. <more>

PLTW Announces $815,000 Grant From the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation
Funds to Benefit 250 Schools That Will Implement an Innovative Summer Youth Program Designed to Engage Hearts and Minds of Middle School Students through Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education. <more>

Engineering Majors Dominate List Of Highest Starting Salaries
The National Association of Colleges and Employers has released its latest survey on the majors that yield the highest starting salaries. Eight of the top 10 are in engineering, with the non-engineering majors being computer science and information sciences." The highest starting salary on the list belongs to petroleum engineering ($86,220). <more>

Systems Engineer Tops Best Job List In US
Chris Matyszczyk wrote in his "Technically Incorrect" blog at CNET(3/14) about a Focus.com survey that "has declared that systems engineer is the best job in America." The survey examined "more than 7,000 jobs." After system engineering, second place was physician assistant, followed by college professor, nurse practitioner, and IT project manager. <more>

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