Project Lead The Way Illinois

Friday, November 18, 2011

2011 Illinois PLTW
Counselors and Administrators Conference

Hyatt Hotel, Lisle, IL
9AM to 3PM
(8:30 am coffee and registration)

$90.00 per person (includes lunch)
5 cpdu's awarded: door prizes

Registration is closed

Target Audience:
-Illinois PLTW Middle School and High School Counselors, Administrators, Curriculum and Career Technical Education Coordinators, Community Partners
-Counselors, teachers, administrators from potential PLTW middle schools and high schools

(Reminder: high school counselor conference attendance is a pre-requisite for PLTW high school certification and all PLTW member schools are required to have at least one trained counselor on staff and to send counselors to a conference on a regular basis)

Featured Guest Presenters Include:
-Teri Schultz, National Director/Midwest State Liaison, Project Lead the Way
-Jason Taylor, Director, Assessment and Evaluation, Project Lead the Way

Conference Session Topics will include:
-National PLTW Overview and Updates: Igniting Imagination and Innovation in Middle and High School STEM Programs
- PLTW High School Pathway to Engineering and Biomedical Science Curriculum Presentations
-Gateway to Technology Middle School Curriculum Overview and Implementation Planning
-Exhibit Hall Student Project and Resource Displays
-PLTW Student Assessment and Achievement—National and Illinois Trends and Opportunities
-Math and the PLTW Curriculum
-Community, Business, and Higher Education Partnerships and Collaboration
-Promoting STEM Student Diversity
-PLTW HS Counselor and Administrator Updates: CTE Programs of Study Implementation; High School course descriptions/course credit and concurrent math requirements; higher education collaboration and credit options; ISBE and PLTW Course Reporting Processes
-PLTW Students—Beyond High School
-Getting Started: Q and A Work Session for Potential New Schools
-Planning for PLTW High School Certification
-Information exhibits:
-Illinois approved Autodesk educational vendors
-Illinois college and university engineering and STEM program updates and exhibits

NOTE: Watch for more details regarding Illinois PLTW involvement in October 28-29, 2011 statewide ITEC conference sessions for PLTW teachers; go to www.teaillinois.org/ITE C for registration details.

For further information, contact:

Brenda Pacey, Illinois PLTW Affiliate Director
bpacey@uillinois.edu
(217) 244-5217