Project Lead the Way Counselor Conference

1. Project Lead the WayCounselor Conference Kearney, Nebraska March 30, 2012

2. LPS PLTW Journey 2006 – Digital Electronics • Trained 3 Electronics teachers and piloted first PLTW course at Lincoln East, Lincoln High, Lincoln Northeast 2009 – 2010—Introduction to Engineering Design • Trained 9 additional teachers and added additional PLTW course in all six LPS high schools. Implementing and integrating two PLTW courses throughout LPS Industrial Technology departments

3. Digital Electronics - Student Activity

4. Introduction to Engineering Design Student Activity

5. LPS PLTW Journey • 2009-2011 • National PLTW certification for LPS to establish dual credit opportunities. LPS was certified in February, 2011. Continue to work with UNL • 2011 – Civil Engineering and Architecture • In 2011 LPS trained 6 teachers in Civil Engineering and Architecture. It was the first PLTW training offered in our state and was held at Lincoln Southwest High School • 2012 • Continue to evaluate, integrate and implement additional PLTW curriculum

6. CEA Community CompetitionE-Week @ UNL

7. CEA Community ProjectDavis Design Contest

8. CEA Student SampleHBAL Contest

9. Benefits of PLTW to Your Students • Increase student achievement by rigorous academic and technical curriculum in a career area of student interest • Receive training on software and hardware used by industry partners • Enjoy working in a team environment on projects and problem-based activities • Use and apply higher-level math and science principles in a technical course • Prepare for college and career in a high-demand industry • Opportunities for dual college credit across the nation

10. Joana Torres,Lincoln Southwest Courses that Joana took while attending Lincoln Southwest high school: CAD IED I, CAD IED II, ADVANCED CAD CEA, Foundations of ITE, Intro to Woods - Joana graduated from Lincoln Southwest in 2011 - Headed towards UNL College of Engineering

11. In Joana’s own words . . . • My father is a custodian at Everett Elementary School. He works full time as a year-round custodian. My mother works at McDonald's and has worked there for almost 13 years. • Growing up in Mexico, my parents didn't get to go to high school as my mom only got to finish middle school and my father finished most of elementary school. Soon, I will get to be the first to graduate from high school and attend college. • I would like to make my parent’s dream of me graduating from both high school and college happen. I would like to make them proud because of what they have done for us to make a better life than what they had.

12. Joanna continues . . . • Taking advanced Math classes and ITE classes like Introduction to Engineering and Design (CAD IED 1 and 2), Advanced Civil Engineering and Architecture (Adv CAD CEA), Foundations of Industrial Technology, and Furniture Construction, I have been inspired to be an Engineer. • Each one of us has our own strengths and talents; mine would be Math and Art. I hope to use my Math and creativity in the future for a possible career in Engineering. I have been admitted to the UNL College of Engineering and will begin in the fall of 2011. • We plan to follow Joana and 50 or more other LPS grads that are attending UNL college of engineering and Architecture.

13. ITE Program Planning PLTW Certification PLTW Course: Digital Electronics LPS Implemented DE!,DE2 2006/7 Refresher Training 2009 PLTW course: IED LPS Training:2008-09 LPS /Courses: CAD Tech, CAD Eng LPS Implement: IED1,IED2 2009-10 PLTW Course: CEA LPS Training: 2010-11 LPS Courses: CAD arch, Adv Arch /Eng. LPS implement: CEA1, CEA2 2011-12 Lincoln Public SchoolsPLTW Implementation

14. NEXT STEPS POE Principles of Engineering • Evaluate • Integrate into Advanced Manufacturing CIM Computer Integrated Manufacturing • Evaluate • Integrate into Advanced Manufacturing EDD Engineering Design & Development • Evaluate • Integrate into IED & CEA Offerings Continuous Program Improvement Four year PLTW Curriculum Improvement Process Lincoln Public SchoolsPLTW Implementation

15. Marketing Your Program • Letters to prospective students, electronic brochure (available through PLTW) • Area businesses, industry partners, and post secondary institutions • Area businesses on partnership team • Articles in area news “How will it make a difference in the community?” • Webpage off school website • Student presentation at school board • Present program to math and science classes • Open houses for incoming students • Quarterly displays is public venues • Engineering clubs, Summer engineering camps

16. Lincoln Public SchoolsAdvisory Team Make up • 6 members with technical knowledge such as engineers, architects, and human resource representatives • 1 parent • All PLTW teachers should be involved in the process • 2 counselors • 1 PLTW student • 2 district administrators

17. Lincoln Public SchoolsAdvisory Team Direction • Provide assistance to enhance the curriculum and instruction of the program • Explore articulation agreements and college credit options with local post-secondary institutions • Provide assistance in address issues such as student recruitment and retention, career guidance, mentoring and internships • Provides a system of community advocacy for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) • Provides recommendation for professional development for PLTW faculty • Provides additional resources to students and teachers

18. Advisory Program of Work • Curriculum support • Staff Development assistance • Career Development and Work-based learning for students • Marketing and advocacy for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math • Student recruitment, mentoring, recognition and placement • Program Resources • Evaluation (of the program and the committee itself)

19. LPS TechnicalAdvisory Members Jim Linderholm - Alfred Benesh Dan Spiry - BVH Architects Peggy Merkel - Clark Enerson Partners Greg Smith - Davis Design Kaylea Dunn - Olsson Associates Liz Kuhlman - Sinclair Hille Architects David Jones - Associate Dean, UNL College of Engineering Mark Hoistad – Associate Dean, UNL College of Architecture

20. Project Lead the WayCounselor Conference QUESTIONS? Eric Knoll Asst. Curriculum Specialist for Career and Technical Education eknoll@lps.org 436-1857