Transcript PLTW Engineering Information

Lansing Central School District
Gateway to Technology (GTT)
Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
Presentation
Dr. Stephen L. Grimm - Superintendent
Technology Education in Lansing
20th Century Thinking and Skills
21st Century Thinking and Skills
Lansing Students are Ready!
Strong Math and Science Aptitude
Supportive Technology Business Infrastructure
Proposal
Implement PLTW GTT in the High School
Capable Teachers
8th Grade Cohort is Coming to HS in Fall 2011
Board Approval Needed for Registration
Funding Provided by CDC
Project Lead The
®
Way Programs
A different approach to
education
What is Project Lead the Way, Inc.?
PLTW, Inc. is a
501(c)(3)
not-for-profit
organization.
The
®
PLTW Mission
Create dynamic partnerships
with our nation’s schools
to prepare an increasing and
more diverse group of students
to be successful in science,
engineering, and engineering
technology programs.
Project Lead The Way, Inc.
The future of education is not
what it used to be because
students are not
what they used to be.
Food for thought
3. Find x.
3 cm
x
4 cm
Food for thought
3. Find x.
3 cm
x
Here it is
4 cm
Food for thought
Why do I need to know this?
When will I ever use this?
What do I need to do for an A?
Questions Students Should Ask!
What if?
Why not?
How about?
When?
Where?
Is there a need for
engineers?
Future Engineering Need & Supply
This is true for the Power Industry as well…
Practicing
Engineers
(USA)
Need
2010
How do We
Fill the Gap?
1.3M*
Current Workforce
2000
2010
2020
Years
The Boeing Company 1/28/05
* Note: Total workforce with Science & Engineering education exceeds 10M, 30+% work in S&E;
Engineering accounts for 1.9M degrees and 1.3M working in the field, (NSF Science and Engineering Indicators 2000)
Project Lead The Way®
Programs
A Curriculum-Based Program that Provides:
Rigorous & Relevant Curricula
(with end-of-course exams)
AND……
Rigorous & Relevant Professional Development
(for teachers and school counselors)
Middle School Program:
Gateway To Technology®
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Design and Modeling™ (9 wks)
Automation and Robotics™ (9 wks)
The Magic of Electrons™ (9 wks)
The Science of Technology™ (9 wks)
Flight and Space™ (9 wks)
**Energy and the Environment™ (9 wks)
**to be developed
High School Course Program:
Pathway To Engineering
Foundation:
Introduction to Engineering Design™
Principles Of Engineering™
Digital Electronics™
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Specialization:
Computer Integrated Manufacturing™
and/or Civil Engineering and Architecture™
and/or Biotechnical Engineering™
and/or Aerospace Engineering™
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Capstone:
Engineering Design and Development™:
A course in Creativity & Innovation in Engineering
Note: This program requires college prep mathematics and science each year.
Evaluation
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Synthesis
5
Analysis
4
Application
3
Understanding
Awareness
Bloom’s
Levels of
Learning
High Rigor
Low Context
2
High Rigor
High Context
Low Rigor
Low Context
1
Low Rigor
High Context
1
2
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4
5
Knowledge
Apply in
discipline
Apply
across
disciplines
Apply to
predictable
real-world
situations
Apply to
unpredictable
real-world
situations
Adapted from W. Daggett
Application Model
Reaching all Students
What does
High Rigor & High Relevance
look like in a school curriculum?
PLTW® programs are a model.
Activities, Projects,
and Problems
What’s the Difference?
Activities, Projects, and Problems
PLTW® AP2 Modality
Activities are written and designed to provide
students the experience needed to acquire the
skills they will use throughout a course.
Projects are written and designed to aid
students in developing and beginning to apply
critical thinking skills and knowledge.
Problems are written and designed to utilize all
skills and knowledge acquired through activities
and projects in an open-ended format that aids
students in developing full understanding of the
main concepts and principles of the course.
Benefits of
PLTW® Engineering Curriculum
Course updates are generated by teachers
of Project Lead The Way® programs for
their use.
Course materials are complete, which
allows the teacher to focus on:
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Teaching
Student achievement
Assessment (i.e., formative and summative)
Professional Development
Based on Research
How People Learn
by the National Research Council
Understanding by Design
by the Wiggins & McTighe
Achieving Rigor & Relevance
Through Project-Based Learning
by the Daggett & Blais
ABET Accreditation Criteria
National Standards
Examples of
Project Lead The Way®
Activities, Projects, and
Problems
AP2 – Activities, Projects, & Problems
Activity-, Project-, and Problem-Based Learning
(AP2) as used in the PLTW curriculum:
• Helps students develop skills for living in a
knowledge-based, technological society
• Adds relevance to students’ learning
• Challenges students to high rigor
• Promotes lifelong learning
• Meets students’ needs with varying learning
styles
From: Activities – Project – Problem-Based Learning by PLTW
Design Process
Activities give the
students what they need
to traverse the “phases”
in a design process.
Projects and Problems
utilize the design process
itself.
Example of a design process
AP2 - Projects
• Subsystem must demonstrate
six simple machines
• Minimum 3-second energy
transfer cycle
• 12” x 12” base plate area
• No human intervention
• No electrical power
• Results must be repeatable
Example taken from Gateway To Technology®
GTT® – Science of Technology™
“Rube Goldberg” style device
AP2 - Projects
• Students select a
project, simulate the
circuit, breadboard
and troubleshoot it
• They design and
fabricate a PC board,
solder the
components, present
the project with a
work summary report
Light Meter
Example from Digital Electronics™
Professional
Development
3-Phase Professional Development
Pre-STI
Assessment &
Remediation
Core Training
Summer Training
Institute (STI)
• Gateway To Technology® (Middle School)
• Principles Of Engineering™
Continuous
Training
Level II
Training
• Introduction To Engineering Design™
• Digital Electronics™
• Computer Integrated Manufacturing™
• Civil Engineering/Architecture™
• Aerospace Engineering™
• Biotechnical Engineering™
Virtual
Academy
• Engineering Design and Development™
Ready for core
training
Ready for
teaching
How are we doing?
Nationally Recognized Program
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Rising Above The Gathering Storm,
page 4
• Model K-12 curriculum materials
on world class standards
• Foster high quality teaching with
world class curricula, standards,
& assessments of student
learning
• Convene a national panel to
collect, evaluate, and develop
rigorous K-12 materials that are
available, free of charge, as a
voluntary national curriculum.
PLTW® programs are recommended as the model.
Student Achievement
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Reading
Mathematics
Science
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GOAL
HSTW
Source: Special Analysis of 2004 HSTW Assessment Data
PLTW
Data Significant at .05 level in reading and math
Data Significant at .001 in science
Evaluation Results
Over 90% of seniors in PLTW®
courses said they had a clear and
confident sense of the types of
college majors and jobs they
intended to pursue and their
experiences in the PLTW® program
were very significant in developing
this self-knowledge....
True Outcomes Annual Assessment 2007-2008
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Seniors in
PLTW®
courses
Average
Seniors
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20
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College Going Rate
80% say they will
study engineering,
technology, or computer
science
Over 97% of seniors in PLTW® courses plan to
attend a university, college, or community
college, compared with 67% for average seniors.
True Outcomes Annual Assessment Report 2007-2008
Research Data
KEY FINDINGS
 Native American and Hispanic students, while widely underrepresented in mathematics and science nationwide, are
proportionately represented in PLTW®.
 African-American students are attracted to the PLTW®
engineering program at a rate greater than college engineering,
but not proportional to their overall enrollment.
 The proportion of female students in PLTW® engineering
programs remained at 17%, the same as are attracted to college
engineering study.
 Male and female student achievement on end-of-course
examinations were equivalent in all courses.
 PLTW® programs are found in schools across all socioeconomic
levels.
True Outcomes Annual Assessment Report 2007-2008
PLTW® Network
2008 – 2009 Academic Year
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Districts: 1,600+
High Schools: 2,000+
Middle Schools: 900+
Total Schools: 2,900+
Total teachers trained: 7,000
Total counselors trained: 5,000
• Total students enrolled in PLTW® courses: 250,000
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Growth of Schools in the
PLTW® Network
Growth in Schools offering PLTW® Program
2,900
2,292
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94 159 268 419 600
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Year
2000
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2002
3,000
2,500
2,000
1,616
1,230
910
1,500
1,000
500
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2004
2005
2006
0
2007
2008
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For More Information
Visit our
website
www.pltw.org or
email us
[email protected]
Lansing Project Lead the Way
Middle School
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
6th
Design and Modeling Design and Modeling Design and Modeling Design and Modeling Design and Modeling
7th
Design and Modeling
8th
Design and Modeling Automation and
/ Automation and Robotics / Magic of
Robotics
Electrons
9th
10th
Flight and Space
Flight and Space
Flight and Space
Flight and Space
Automation and
Robotics / Magic of
Electrons
Automation and
Robotics / Magic of
Electrons
Automation and
Robotics / Magic of
Electrons
Design and Drawing Design and Drawing
for Production
for Production
Design and Drawing
for Production
Design and Drawing
for Production
Digital Electronics
Digital
Digital
Electronics
Electronics
High School
11th
Principals of
Engineering
12th
Lansing Multi-Year Implementation Plan
Principals of
Engineering
Engineering
Development and
Design
Lansing Project Lead the Way
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
Middle School
Computers - includes
instructor laptop
$
Equipment/Supplies
$
8,200 $
Furniture
$
9,400
Software
$
Consumables
$
26,000
2,000 $
2,000 $
2,000 $
2,000
1,300 $
1,300 $
1,300 $
1,300 $
1,300
1,100 $
1,100 $
1,100 $
1,100 $
1,100
Computer Rm Air
Conditioning
Design/Modeling Equip and Supplies
Automation/Robotics
- Equip and Supplies
$
$
300 $
6,000 $
300 $
200 $
300 $
200 $
300
$
300
200
$
200
Magic of ElectronsEquip and Supplies
$
2,300 $
500 $
500
$
500
Flight & Space™ UnitEquip and Supplies
$
1,400 $
200 $
200
$
200
52,300 $
8,600 $
5,600 $
Total Cost - Middle
School
$
5,600 $
Lansing Multi-Year Implementation Plan
5,600
High School
Computers
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
Software
1,300
1,300
1,300
1,300
Consumables
1,100
1,100
1,100
1,100
Introduction to Eng
Des (DDP)
3,200
100
100
100
10,000
100
100
17,000
200
Equipment/Supplies
Furniture
Digital Electronics
Principles of
Engineering
$
2,500
Engineering Design
and Development
$
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$
7,600
$
14,500
$
21,600
$
7,300
Grand Total - MS + HS
per year
$
52,300
$
16,200
$
20,100
$
27,200
$
12,900
Cumulative Total
$
52,300
$
68,500
$
88,600
$
115,800
$
128,700
Total Cost - High
School
Lansing Multi-Year Implementation Plan
Lansing Project
Lead the Way
CDC and
Sponsors:
2010-2011
45,000
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
15,000
15,000
15,000
20,000
10,000
5,000
53,500
88,500
113,500
133,500
133,500
Over/Under
1,200
20,000
24,900
17,700
4,800
CDC Checks
Sent
32,000
Cargill HS
Anonymous
6,500
Merrill
Cumulative
Total
2,000
Lansing Multi-Year Implementation Plan
Advantages
Updates curriculum and provides opportunity
Flexible curriculum
Meets current needs of our students
Prepares students for future
Emphasizes higher level thinking and problem
solving skills
Teacher training and professional development
Engages professional technology community
Increases technology teacher retention
Fosters student success
Disadvantages
Requires full multi-year commitment
Costs more than traditional program
An increased demand for high school courses may
require more staff in the future at high school level
Needs
Board Support of Multiyear Implementation
Show of support enlists CDC funding support
Need to officially register the High School with
PLTW
Action
Board Resolution Next Month
Allows Lansing to officially engage the High
School with PLTW
Teacher Professional Development
Teacher training Summer 2011
Counselor and Administrator training
(Conference)
Questions?