Duane Crum, State LeaderBruce Westermo, Affiliate Director

Omar Garcia, PLTW Master Teacher

Students from Kearny High School

California PLTW

www.pltwca.org

California PLTWSDSU became the State Affiliate in 2002

22 schools in PLTW in 2002

Currently over 120 schools are enrolled

There are over 2,400 middle/high schools in CA

PLTW is in roughly 5% of CA schools

In Indiana, PLTW is in 42% of the schools!

Affiliate Institute’s Functions

Teacher SupportSummer training … 245 teachers trained to-dateOn-going professional developmentCreate a supply of new teachers

State LeadershipSupport the State Leader and the Advisory Board

Informational Presentations/Counselor Conferences

Affiliate Institute’s Functions

Assistance to the SchoolsAdvisory boardFund raisingA-G credit, CertificationScholarships

Coordination of the Regional CentersPomona, San Luis Obispo, Sacramento, San Jose

Sponsor extra-curricular activitiesSummer campsDesign/project competitionsVolunteers in the classes

The CSU Engineering Colleges Initiative

CSU Campuses have initiated an engineering outreach effort:• Full-time Person on each campus• Informational Conferences• Summer Training• Preferred Admission• Set-Aside Scholarships• Summer Interns• Individualized Support Programs

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Introduction to Engineering Design Principles of Engineering Digital Electronics

Computer Integrated ManufacturingCivil Engineering/ArchitectureBiotechnologyAerospace Engineering

Engineering Design & Development

Note: Course program requires college entrance mathematics each year.

Specialization Courses (HS offers 1 or more):

Foundation Courses:

Capstone Course:

High School Engineering Program

Pertinent to Aerospace/Defense Industries:

IED – the design process, visualization, 3-D solid modelingPOE – analysis, testing, structures, automation, materialsCIM – computer integrated manufacturingDE- digital electronicsAE – aerospace, aeronautics, rocketry

Duane Crum, State LeaderBruce Westermo, Affiliate Director

Omar Garcia, PLTW Master Teacher

Students from Kearny High School

California PLTW

www.pltwca.org

What’s Really Special About Project Lead The Way?

The kids.

It’s a curricular, problem-based program.

It has unmatched professional development.

It’s scalable and sustainable.

It’s metric driven and proven to make a difference.

Its implementation is locally driven. 9

PLTW is a Curricular, Problem-Based Program

Standards-based curriculum teaches both the soft and hard skills needed, verified by end-of-course exams..

Puts “T” and “E” into STEM education.

Problem-Based Curriculum is rigorous, relevant and adapts to serve a wide range of students.

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Ready for core training

• Gateway To Technology (Middle School)• Principles of Engineering • Introduction To Engineering Design• Digital Electronics• Computer Integrated Manufacturing• Civil Engineering/Architecture• Aerospace Engineering• Biotechnology• Engineering Design and Development

Core TrainingSummer Training Institute

Self-Assessment& Pre-Core

Training

Ready for teaching

Advanced Training (Virtual Academy)

Unmatched Professional Development

PLTW Makes a Difference

At Galt High, PLTW students take one class per school year, beginning in 9th grade:• Digital Electronics• Principles of Engineering• Civil Engineering and Architecture• Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Critical Question: What impact, if any, has Project Lead the Way had in closing the achievement gap for Hispanic/Latino students?

English Math Science HistoryWhite students 357 322 335 352Hispanic students 326 309 315 321

PLTW Hispanic students

383 351 362 367

PLTW Makes a DifferenceCST Scores at Galt High School (2007)

PLTW Makes a Difference

Results:

For three consecutive years, PLTW students scored higher than other students at Galt H.S. in all 5 subjects on the California Standards Tests (English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, History/Social Science, and Life Science).

PLTW is Locally Driven and Implemented

State Leader and Affiliate Director work together, along with the State Leadership Team, to implement the program throughout the state

State Leader:• Recruits and supports schools throughout the state.• Addresses Statewide Education Issues (articulation

agreements, “a-g” approvals, state standards).• Works with business and industry organizations to obtain

the local support needed.

Financial support (and lack thereof) is based on each state’s unique educational codes and policies.

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