Project Lead the Way

Select “Engineering” or “Biomedical Sciences” from 2^nd row.
Click 4^th “tab” “How to Join” on the pull down menu.
Drop down menu appears with tabs (How to Join / Calculating the cost/ Key deadlines/ Sample agreements/ Register Today)
Read through the material. When ready to join, click “Register Today”

If doing first time, choose link below from “New To PLTW?”

To begin the registration process, click Link:

New School District
New Community College

For existing PLTW members, click on “Existing PLTW Members”

If you wish to register another school click here.
If you wish to register for another program click here.

Fill out the " Application Form"
Note: The “School Application Form” only shows that you are interested in PLTW, and is revocable. Once PLTW, has received your School Application Form, they will send an agreement form to your school district. An agreement must be signed BY MAY 1, 2009 for your schools to sign up with PLTW, and for their teachers to participate in the summer 2009 training.

For Registering Teachers ;

Follow step-by-step directions on the PTLW website:

http://www.pltw.org

From right side, select top tab “PLTW ^®Sign-in”
A new window appears. Click on top “Teacher Login”
In top write there is a power point presentation “View Demo”.
Scroll down, you will find Login window.
Use school e-mail address only!
If forgotten current password, click the "forgot password" link and a new password will be e-mailed at school e-mail address.
If do not receive a temporary password within a few minutes, it is most likely school has spam block. If this is the case, please e-mail jhendrick@pltw.org with "send password" in the subject line and it will be replied back.
Once logged in, in top right, two tabs, “My Setting” and “Help”
Click on “Help”, a link “Summer Training Institute Registration Process”
Click this link; it is a “Video tutorial” for registration help.
Update personal information, register for training, and view information specific to registered PLTW teachers.
You will find the pre-assessments on the PLTW® Virtual Academy. To take a STI pre-assessment, you must first select either Engineering, or Biomedical Sciences.
Below are the links to the STI pre-assessments on the Virtual Academy:

Biomedical Sciences: http://www.pltw.org/moodle/course/view.php?id=87
Engineering: http://www.pltw.org/moodle/course/view.php?id=86

Once logged in it will direct you to the Pre-Assessments. Once completed the pre-assessment with a score of 75% you will be able to register for training, on the teacher console, Professional Development. Registration for training will open on March 16th.

Summer Training Affiliates reserve the right to cancel any class if enrollment is inadequate. Please contact the institution for class confirmation prior to making flight arrangements.

Courses for summer 2009 : Summer Training Details (click link for details)

Summer Training Institute - Courses & Schedules 2009

Gateway to Technology	Middle School Teachers
Principles of Engineering	High School Teachers
Intro. to Engineering Design	High School Teachers

Important Information

Course fee: $2,300
Three semester hours of Graduate Credit can be earned.
Air conditioned on campus housing and meals are available.
Perkins funding may be used to cover institute costs

For questions, please call or email

Mr. Al Tessmer, Field Coordinator 313.682.7848, atessmer@emich.edu
Dr. Paul Kuwik, State Director 734.487.1165, paul.kuwik@emich.edu
Dr. Phillip. Cardon, University Affiliate Director 734.604.7784, pcardon@emich.edu

Questions: Contact PLTW staff member, Crickett Thomas-Odell How to Join page, mailto:cthomasodell@pltw.org, or the EMU-PLTW staff members listed above.

Benefits of Joining Project Lead The Way (From pltw.org)
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) benefits:

Parents,
Teachers,
The fields of mathematics and science,
and most importantly, students.

Through PLTW, students receive:

An enriched education
An understanding of applications of mathematics and science
Useful career skills
College credit
A jump start on a successful future

Students can have a lucrative career in the fields of mathematics and science, achieving personal success and applying their skills and talents where they find the most inspiration. PLTW challenges young minds to reach their full potential through exciting courses and projects with real-world applications of classroom concepts.

Foundations for the Future
PLTW takes mathematics and science out of the confined realm textbooks and into the challenges of the real world, demonstrating to students the endless possibilities that are before them.

Through the Gateway To Technology, Pathway To Engineering and Biomedical Sciences programs, students are introduced to mathematics and science concepts in a relevant, riveting manner that teaches them to reach beyond their classroom and into the real world.

Studies have shown that PLTW students become the prepared, competent high-tech employees U.S. industries need to succeed. Mathematics and science are huge fields, and thousands of career openings are waiting for students with the right skills and dedication to fill those positions and move our national future forward.

District on-site visits can be scheduled

Project Lead the Way

The national PLTW website includes the following topics and more:

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