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For more information about Illinois Project Lead the Way, contact:
Brenda Pacey Illinois PLTW Affiliate Director Suite 370,
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Steve Parrott Illinois PLTW State Leader |
*2009 University of Illinois Summer Training Institute (more) *November 6, 2009 is the deadline for application to the Kern Family Foundation for grants supporting new 2010-2011 PLTW start-up efforts. (more) *More than 200 representatives from 75 schools and agencies attended the November 19, 2008 Illinois Counselors, Teachers, Administrators annual conference held in Champaign. (more) *Online national PLTW Certification assessment documents are now available. Illinois schools should review updated state and national planning step requirements (click here) and contact Illinois PLTW Affiliate Director Brenda Pacey to schedule onsite visits.
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is a national not-for-profit organization established to help solve the country’s high-tech staffing shortage by increasing the number, quality, and diversity of engineers graduating from United States educational systems. Aimed at middle and high schools, PLTW’s pre-engineering curriculum, software, and professional development programs can help forge new generations of engineers by offering students the chance to find out if engineering is the career for them. More than 1300 schools in 45 states offer PLTW courses. The University of Illinois, Bradley University, the Illinois State Board of Education, and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity have joined forces to bring Project Lead the Way to schools in Illinois.
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