Project Lead The Way
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Project Lead the Way (PLTW) curriculum makes math and science relevant for students. By engaging in hands-on, real-world projects, students understand how the skills they are learning in the classroom can be applied in everyday life. This approach is called activities-based learning, project-based learning, and problem-based learning (or APPB-learning, for short). Research shows that schools practicing APPB-learning experience an increase in student motivation, cooperative learning skill, higher-order thinking, and student achievement.
The key components of PLTW's APPB-learning include:
- Focusing students on one project over an extended period of time.
- Working cooperatively and effectively as a class or in small groups.
- Integrating mathematics, science, technology, and english language arts skills to solve complex problems.
PLTW Meets National Standards:
- Meets national standards for mathe,atics, scicne, technology education, and English language arts.
- Offers a complete career/technical concentration with an emphasis on both mathematics and science.
- Links demanding mathematics and science courses with quality academic/technical courses.
The National Affiliate/PLTW Exemplary Student Recognition program:
Provides an opportunity for students in a National Affiliate/PLTW certified school who have excelled in selected PLTW courses to receive transcripted, college credit for Principles of Engineering. Introduction to Engineering Design, Digital Electronics, and Computer Integrated Manufacturing.
*FOR information or questions, please contact Gary Hilty or Bryce Mclean PLTW and Applied Technology teachers
Mr. Hilty: 719-328-3754
Mr. McLean: 719-328-5759
