Overview
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PLTW has developed a four-year sequence of courses which, when combined with college preparatory mathematics and science courses in high school, introduces students to the scope, rigor, and discipline of engineering and engineering technology prior to entering college.
Introduction at this level will attract more students to engineering, and will allow students, while still in high school, to determine if engineering is the career they desire. Students participating in PLTW courses are better prepared for college engineering programs and more likely to be successful, thus reducing the attrition rate in these college programs, which currently exceeds 50% nationally.
A critical component of the Project Lead The Way program is its comprehensive teacher training model. The curriculum these teachers are required to teach utilizes cutting edge technology and software requiring specialized training. Ongoing training supports the teachers as they implement the program and provides for continuous improvement of skills. Understanding that another key to success is awareness, PLTW makes a concerted effort to inform school counselors through counselor conferences, brochures and videotapes about the benefits of the program, as well as the wide array of technology jobs and careers available to students who enter the field upon graduation from high school and college. |
NewsCouncel Training Schedule Wayzata High School - December 3rd Rochester Community & Technical - December 9th Northwest Technical College - December 17th For more information and registration, contact James.mecklenburg@mnsu.edu or 320-493-5229.
PLTW Summer Youth Program Project Lead The Way® Gateway To Technology® programs are now being offered an opportunity to participate in the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation (SME-EF) Gateway Academy Summer Youth Program. This summer academy utilizes curriculum developed by Project Lead The Way, Inc. and is designed to recruit entering 6th and 7th grade students into your Gateway To Technology® program. This program opportunity is presented at no cost to Project Lead The Way® Gateway To Technology® schools. Please click on the link below for more information about how your school can register for this exciting summer camp experience for middle school students: http://www.pltw.org/Engineering/Curriculum/Gateway-Academy.cfm For more information please contact: Kim Zimbal
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In addition, PLTW has developed an exciting Middle School Technology Curriculum: Gateway To Technology. This project-based, cutting edge curriculum is 40 weeks in length and is divided into four 10-week units from the following: Design and Modeling; The Magic of Electrons; The Science of Technology; Automation and Robotics; three new units in development: Environmental Engineering, Energy and the Environment, and Aerospace Engineering. Designed for all students, the units address national standards in math, science and technology. One of the goals is to increase interest and awareness of female and minority students in technology and related careers. Gateway To Technology will also encourage increasing numbers of students to elect the high school program.