Architecture & Design

2. Architecture & Design • CADesign Challenge • CADesign (foundational course) • Architectural CADesign • Industrial CADesign • Architectural Engineering & Model Making • Landscape Design & Water • Surveying • Senior - PLTW Engineering Design and Development (capstone course)

3. Landscape & Design Student using GPS equipment

4. PLTW District Contract • 5 year agreement • Mandatory training • Mandatory purchases • After 5th year the district has the opportunity to break away from PLTW

5. Training • Two week summer training at affiliate universities around the country • Very intense • Teach whole course in two weeks

6. RRHS - A Nationally Certified Pre-Engineering Program • RRHS - first in NM to accomplish this • State is looking to us to lead the state movement for Engineering & Design education • NMSU – New Mexico’s PLTW Affiliate University • Community College’s across the state • They see high school programs as pipe-lines • Santa Fe • Los Lunas • Las Cruces • Las Vegas • etc

7. PLWT State meeting @ RRHS

8. Budget • $5,000 training per course (includes required laptop for the teacher) • Courses have materials, equipment, software, computer requirements, lap set up, workbenches • Each course can vary in expense

9. Apprenticeship Program • RRHS junior and senior students working for Engineering firms, Architectural firms or other businesses that use the skills that they develop in the ACADEMY. • Go to www.rrps.net – to the high school link – to academies – to Engineering & Design – to Apprenticeship program

10. How can you get involved? • Funding sources • Get me in front of other school districts, Engineering firms. • Continued state awareness and support • Apprenticeship Program • Engineering Alliance

11. http://www.rrps.net/Newrrhs/TeacherPages/ED/engineeringHome.htmwww.pltw.org Questions?

12. We Put It All Together!