Project Lead the Way - New Mexico
Announcements:
 Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
is a national nonprofit organization that partners with middle schools
and high schools to implement a curriculum, developed by it and imparted
by teachers whom it has trained, that emphasizes hands-on experiences in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and biomedical sciences.
New
Mexico State University became a PLTW Affiliate in 2006, and has hosted
Summer Training Institutes for teacher training, as well as Counselor
Conferences. In 2010, NMSU implemented an innovative online Core Training section using a variety of internet-based services to serve a virtual classroom of participants around the country.
Click here to learn about our November 2011 conference in Albuquerque
 Summer Core Training at NMSU, 2012!
June 17 - July 29 in Las Cruces, NM
NMSU is offering three Core Training courses this summer.
GTT Foundation (DM, AR, EE) (GTTF) - Seats: 20 (20 available!)
Introduction to Engineering Design (IED) - Seats: 20 (20 available!)
Principles Of Engineering (POE) - Seats: 20 (19 available!)
Details for all courses:
Session: 2
Cost: $2,300.00 Room And Board: - Deadline to
register is June 1, 2012.
- There will be a $300 fee if canceled after
June 10, 2012.
- Room accommodations at local hotel near University and
Core Training site $1000.
- Meals $400 includes breakfast and lunch (Monday-
Friday).
For information about PLTW Professional Development and Core Training, please take a look at the PLTW.org page on the subject.
They also provide a very clear PDF document showing how to start the Pre-Assessment Process.
What is that thing floating there?The Atlantic online has a beautiful feature called Remembering Project Gemini. It has a collection of large images from fifty years ago. Be sure to take a look.  Major 'Buzz' Aldrin is inside the capsule of Gemini 12, looking out the window. What's that funny thing floating in front of him? Is it some kind of wrench? An astronaut's back scratcher?
If you show this picture to your math or science teacher, they may get all dewey-eyed and nostalgic, and spend the class period talking about the good old days. Try it.
For extra credit, you might try out this handy PDF
When I was in college, my current job hadn't been invented yet.OK, so I'm old. Still, today's high school students need to understand that they are not preparing for a specific job. They are being educated to be able to adapt and learn how to work in this place:
They may not be doing 3D computer-aided design and manufacturing. Some will be teleportation bandwidth managers, or something equally unheard-of.
Do you ever look at a homepage and think this:
Me too. So I'll be re-structuring the homepage in the near future. It will be more exciting (at least to me) and useful (I hope to you).
If you have any ideas of what should appear on the front, please post to the Forum. I'll read it eventually.
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