Project Lead the Way - New Mexico
Announcements:
It's that time again . . .
Teachers will be able to register for Core Training sessions beginning Monday, April 1 by logging into the PLTW Extranet and clicking on the Professional Development ("Pro Dev") link on the left side of the screen.
- For New PLTW Programs in 2013-14: The school district must have submitted and returned the PLTW Agreement. The District Administrator (District Delegate) will need to add the teacher in the PLTW Extranet before the teacher can sign up for Core Training.
- For Existing PLTW Programs in 2013-14: The District Administrator (District Delegate) will need to add the teacher in the PLTW Extranet before the teacher can sign up for Core Training.
VEX robotics training for teachers offered by New Mexico State University The New Mexico State University Engineering New Mexico Resource Network,
in cooperation with NMSU College of Education’s Scientifically
Connected Communities program and Robotics Education and Competition
Foundation, will host a teacher training on VEX robotics. The training
will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13, on the New Mexico
State University Campus in Las Cruces, room to be determined.
Read the NMSU News Center announcement
There is no cost for New Mexico teachers, but registration is required.
Cost of the training is $40 for non-New Mexico Teachers. Space is
limited.
To register, visit http://nmsuvex.eventbrite.com.
 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.
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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