Project Lead The Way Iowa

Classroom Opportunity: Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow: Sharing the Wonder of STEM

Schools have an opportunity to win part of $1 million in technology. To participate, public school teachers in sixth through 12th grades must first complete an online application by October 31, 2011. If selected, the teacher will receive a camcorder and editing software to create a video with their students about how STEM can help improve the environment in their community. More info

Assessment Updates: Reports and Dates

Assessment Reports

State Assessment Reports for the 2010-11 school year are now available down to the classroom/teacher level. The state reports you received previously have data reported at the national, state and school level.

To request non-identifiable 2010-11 End of Course (EoC) Assessment data down to the teacher level, email Krista Poch (kpoch AT pltw DOT org).

Assessment Resources
The following resources for teachers are posted to the PLTW Extranet:

• 2011-12 Part A and Part C Concept Maps for all courses
• PLTW IEP Accommodation Form
• PLTW Online Technical Specifications
• PLTW EoC Assessment Rules and Guidelines
• PLTW Item Review Form (available for Part C only in CIM, IED, DE, BE and PBS)

We encourage teachers to review these documents and contact the Assessment Team (assessment AT pltw DOT org) with any questions.

Assessment Dates
>> October 17, 2011
Teachers will receive an email that contains their new 2011-12 login credentials for the PLTW Assessment System.

>> November 1, 2011
Teachers will gain access to the PLTW Assessment System. If schools are administering EoC assessments in the fall/winter testing cycle and have not taken advantage of the new Bulk Upload process, they will need to manually roster their students at this time.

>> November 7, 2011
Fall/winter testing cycle opens.

>> March 16, 2012
Fall/winter testing cycle closes.

New School/Program Registraion

District Delegates

• District Delegates now may login to the Delegate Console of the PLTW Extranet to add new schools or new curricular programs (Pathway To Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, or Gateway To Technology) to their districts.
• The deadline for adding new schools and programs from within the PLTW Extranet is June 30, 2012.
• However, it is recommended that new schools and programs are added by March 15, 2012 when Core Training registration opens so that teachers may reserve seats at the training sessions of their choice.

Schools

• If you do not know your District Delegate, use the PLTW School Locator to obtain your delegate’s contact information.
• If you know of districts or schools that wish to implement a PLTW program for the 2012-13 school year:
• Refer them to the online registration process for new school districts and the Getting Started page for resources and information.
• Provide the contact information for their Regional Director who can answer questions and coordinate support through the State Leadership Team.

A New School Press Release Template is available for schools implementing a new PLTW program. By completing this template with school information, schools have a ready-made tool to promote their programs to local media outlets.