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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 |
* Tentative dates are announced for Illinois Summer 2012 Core Training Institutes (CTI) for teachers. (more) * Register now for free January/February 2012 Illinois PLTW HS and GTT Teacher Roundtables (more) * November 18, 2011 - More than 160 attended the Illinois PLTW Statewide Counselor and Administator Conference, Lisle (more) * National PLTW STEM Education Fund (PSEF) accepts Illinois grant applications for new 2012-13 program implementation through January 20, 2012 (more) *Technology Education Association of Illinois (TEAI) and Illinois Drafting Educator Association (IDEA) recognize several PLTW schools and educators at October 2011 ITEC Conference (more) * Wheeling HS PLTW program has been recognized by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation (SME EF) as one of six schools nationwide to receive the PRIME (Partnership Response in Manufacturing Education) award. (more) * October 28-29, 2011 - Illinois Technology Education Conference (Bloomington) featured PLTW teacher sessions on curriculum and assessment updates, Inventor 2012, VEX/Robot C, and more * Summer 2011 PLTW Summer Core Training Institute (CTI) Summary (more) 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 4000 schools in 50 states offer PLTW courses. The University of Illinois, 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. |