Shipments from PLTW Resume Next Week

Product orders from the past two weeks that are shipped from PLTW are currently being held and will be sent next week.

During this time, PLTW is transitioning its warehouse operations from New York to our new headquarters in Indiana.

Orders for products shipped by PLTW that were received after March 19 will be shipped next week.

These items include:

• fischertechnik Kits
• FPGA Boards
• Boe-Bots
• Fetal Dopplers
• Alt Energy Upgrade Kits

Products shipped directly to schools by suppliers will not be affected.

If you have any questions, please contact our School Support team.

Core Training Registration Opens

Registration for Core Training is now open.

Teachers can login to the PLTW Extranet and click “Professional Development” on the left side to register.

For New PLTW Programs in 2012-13

• For a teacher to register for Core Training, the teacher’s School District will need to have completed and submitted a signed STEM Agreement.

For New PLTW Teachers in 2012-13

• The teacher’s School District Delegate will need to register that teacher with PLTW online before the teacher can sign up for Core Training.

A couple of other reminders:

• Teachers from a state that is home to a PLTW University Affiliate will need to attend the Core Training session at that site. In the event the necessary Core Training is not offered (or is full) within their state, teachers may attend Core Training at any University Affiliate.
• In the event the Core Training schedule conflicts with the teacher’s availability, the teacher will need to contact the state’s University Affiliate to receive authorization to attend Core Training at an alternate University Affiliate.

Teachers will need to successfully complete a Core Training Readiness Assessment for the course(s) they wish to instruct before signing up for a Core Training session. Login to the Virtual Academy to take your assessment.

If you have any questions about registering for a Core Training session, contact our School Support team.

2012 Core Training Timeline

With Core Training readiness assessments underway, it is important to review the timeline for 2012 Core Training to help ensure high-quality experiences this summer for teachers and University Affiliates.

• February 15: Core Training readiness assessments are open. Teachers are required to successfully complete this assessment for the course they wish to instruct in order to register for a Core Training session.
• March 1: Core Training Instructor assignments will be posted.
• March 15: Equipment and supply lists will be posted to the Affiliate Director section of the Virtual Academy. This release date has been moved to March to ensure proper equipment selection based on new training offering needs and curriculum updates.
• March 15: Core Training registration opens.
• May 15: Core Training materials will be posted to the Affiliate Director section of the Virtual Academy.

The PLTW Professional Development team looks forward to an outstanding 2012 Core Training experience for teachers and University Affiliates. If you have any questions about professional development or core training, contact Laura Greenaway or Bryan Kind.