For more information about Illinois Project Lead the Way, contact:

Brenda Pacey

Illinois PLTW Affiliate Director
University Outreach and Public Service
807 S. Wright Street,

Suite 370, MC-323
Champaign , IL 61820
(217) 244-5217
(217) 333-5581 fax
bpacey@uillinois.edu

Steve Parrott

Illinois PLTW State Leader
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street
Springfield, IL. 62777
(217)782-4620
(217) 782-0710 fax
sparrott@isbe.net

*April 6, 2010 PLTW Showcase Open House features Oswego East High School PLTW program.(more)

*Spring 2010 Illinois Teacher Round Table dates announced. Join others to share best practices (more)

*2010 U of Illinois Summer Training Institute Dates Announced—Online registration begins March 15th. (For more details and regular updates for the sessions below, please check here.

June 20-July 2, 2010 at UIUC

• Gateway to Technology Basic
• Intro to Engineering Design
• Principles of Engineering
  

July 5 -16, 2010 at UIUC

• Civil Engineering and Architecture
• Biotechnical Engineering

July 13 -15, 2010 at UIUC

• Gateway to Technology/Energy and Environment

July 18-30, 2010 at UIC

• Digital Electronics
• Principles of Engineering

*More than 175 attended  2009 Illinois PLTW Counselor, Teacher Administrator Conference in Lisle (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.