PLTW IN THE NEWS

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Home Opens for Science, Tech Studies
August 31, 2010


At Sioux Falls' new $12.5 million Career and Technical Academy, area high school students will cook and serve meals to school officials, build houses in a huge shed with airport hangar doors and work toward job certification in fields such as welding and auto technology Read more


Local High Schools Get New Science Lab
August 31, 2010

It was a big day in Oakwood as they christened a new education center, a place where teachers hope they can mold the minds of the next generation of engineers. They used big scissors at the opening of Oakwood High Schools new Engineering Lab, because officials know they have a big job ahead of them Read more


$25,000 Pepsi Grant to Help Saline Students Develop Science, Engineering Skills
July 20, 2010


Saline Middle School students will learn about science, technology, engineering and mathematics as part of a hands-on national program, thanks to a $25,000 Pepsi Refresh Grant recently awarded to Saline Area Schools.

Assistant Superintendent Steve Laatsch said Project Lead the Way will help the district revamp its science curriculum, something it has been wanting to do for a while. “We wanted to bring more hands-on learning in there,” Laatsch said.
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Coveted 'i3' cash prompts application gold rush
July 8, 2010
Demand is far outpacing resources in one hot segment of the education innovation market, as districts, schools, and nonprofits pitch reform proposals worth $12.8 billion for competitive grants to be awarded under the federal Investing in Innovation Fund, or “i3”—nearly 20 times what Read more


NSU hosts technology workshop for teachers
July 8, 2010
NATCHITOCHES -- Northwestern State University, the Louisiana affiliate for Project Lead the Way, hosted a Gateway to Technology workshop for middle school teachers who are implementing PLTW in their classrooms this fall. Nine middle school teachers from Louisiana, Arkansas, Ohio and New York participated in the intense two-week PLTW Boot Camp that includes classroom instruction, projects and team activities June 5-18. Teachers learned to use a three-dimensional (3D) modeling tool, Autodesk Inventor, to create conceptual sketches of obj Read more