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Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Advocacy

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This page provides references, data, and presentations useful for explaining what PLTW is, why OPAS cares, and what we and others are doing to promote PLTW in Oregon

Overview:

Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is driven by a national non-profit organization that provides infrastructure such as curriculum development, assessments, and teacher professional development to create and support engineering education in high school and middle school.

All students can benefit from the academic rigor of PLTW's standards-based curriculum and practice critical and analytical thinking and problem-solving in a project-based, open-ended environment. In most schools, PLTW is part of a Career and Technical Education (CTE) program preparing students for further education and careers.

PLTW is currently ramping up in Oregon with 14 schools expected to offer PLTW courses in the fall of 2008.

OPAS believes that PLTW, done well, provides a research-based and documented method to recruit more students to engineering and applied science college programs and careers. It also gives all students a more engaging and relevant context for and a deeper understanding of math, science, technology, and design -- important 21st century skills.

On January 22, 2008, the OPAS Prepare Workgroup hosted a worksession to better inform themselves and others about Project Lead The Way. Judith D'Amico, PLTW Director for State and Corporate Relations, Western Region, presented. Materials and notes are linked here.

What is Project Lead the Way (PLTW) and How Does It Play Out in Oregon?

What is Project Lead The Way (PLTW)? Project Lead the Way (PLTW) in Oregon
PLTW and Career and Technical Education (CTE) Oregon's PLTW University Affiliate - OIT
PLTW presentations & blurbs:
  • Tim (44 pg ppt)
  • Abbreviated ppt - in process
  • Issue brief - in process
  • National brochures
Oregon's PLTW Advocates
PLTW and Accountability
  • Nationally normed tests
  • Schools accepting PLTW for college credit - in process
  • Evaluation 2006-2007 (72 pg pdf)
Funding PLTW in Oregon
PLTW and Equity
  • National goals
  • Cell-phone car starter article
  • Other articles/presentations girls' projects?
  • Evaluation 2006-2007 (72 pg pdf)
Opportunities to help PLTW in Oregon
PLTW Nuts and Bolts Oregon's Statewide Articulation Agreements

Worksession Materials (from January 22, 2008):

OPAS Worksession Participant's Packet:

Other materials cited:

OPAS Presenters' Slides - pdfs Post Worksession Meeting Record - pdf
Judy's Slides & Materials  

 

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For questions or information regarding these committees, please email Jo Oshiro or call (503) 725.2910.

last update to this page February 22, 2008 jco