STI Details now available
The information about the 2009 PLTW Iowa Summer Training is now available on the Workshops page. Please note that course offerings and dates are tentatively scheduled until confirmed by PLTW national.
New documents posted
A couple of new documents are available for download:
- PLTW Community College Coordinators contact info (.xls)
- Iowa Science & Math Academic Standards Crosswalk (.doc)
- Larry Hanneman's Presentation about ISU Engineering from November 2008 (.pdf - large!)
Kern Family Foundation PLTW School Grant
Interested schools can apply for the Kern Family Foundation PLTW grant application for the 2009-2010 school year. Any interested middle schools are welcome to apply with the application linked below. High schools should email Ken at Ken.Maguire@iowa.gov. The application is due by November 7, 2009.
School Registration for 2009-2010
The school registration period for Project Lead The Way, Inc. engineering and biomedical sciences programs will commence as follows:
- Online School Registration Opens - September 2, 2008
- Online School Registration Closes - February 2, 2009
- School Agreement Signing Deadline - May 1, 2009
In addition, to assure capacity for summer professional development, new school registration for both engineering and biomedical sciences will be limited as follows:
- Engieering, Middle Schools - 400 middle schools
- Engineering, High Schools - 800 high schools
- Biomedical Sciences - 400 high schools
Wait lists for both programs will be created should the respective maximum registrations be met, and wait-listed schools will be added as others might delay their implementations. Schools can register at PLTW Signup beginning September 2, 2008. Please address any questions to PLTW School Relations at 518.877.6491 x339 or schoolrelations@pltw.org.
Schools in Iowa should follow the following procedures
Educational entities which represent schools teaching Project Lead The Way courses must register with PLTW and sign the required School District Agreement.
- This agreement outlines the legal responsibilities that bind the school district to PLTW with regard to curriculum, instruction, teacher and counselor professional development, designated software leasing and other components.
Schools that do not teach PLTW courses at their site, but instead send students to other institutions for PLTW instruction, do not have to have to register or have a signed agreement with PLTW.
- These schools do however have the obligation of actively promoting enrollment for these courses at the instructing sites. University of Iowa/Iowa State PLTW school counselor training is intended to assist in this enrollment responsibility, and counselors from sending institutions are strongly encouraged to participate.
- These schools will be linked in the PLTW data base to the instructing institutions for purposes of accountability beginning in the fall of 2008.
When a School that does not currently teach PLTW courses at their site decides to begin teaching one or more PLTW course at their site, they must register with PLTW and sign the required School District Agreement.