Brent Kindred

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Wisconsin PLTW Informational Meeting October 2009
Project Lead the Way EDUCATING THE 21st CENTURY
WORKFORCE

• Brent Kindred
• Wisconsin Department of Public
  Instruction
• State Consultant Technology and Engineering
  Education
• SkillsUSA State Director

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First Things First

• Why are we all here?
• Why are we ready to present?

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CONSIDER THIS FROM FORTUNE MAGAZINE, DECEMBER 10,
2007

• King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is spending 12.5
  billion for a graduate research university,
  endowed with 10 billion--as big an endowment on
  day one as MIT built in 142 years--to attract the
  best researchers in science and technology.
• HCL Technologies, (Indian infotech firm), noticed
  a major change in its best young employees. Until
  two or three years ago, few of them would work
  unless they were promised an overseas assignment.
  Now it's the opposite They see India as most
  compelling source of excitement and opportunity,
  and don't want to be sent away.

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We've known for a long time that this day was
coming, and now it's here

• Countries are finally realizing that their future
  prosperity depends not on natural resources or
  even on financial capital, but on human capital.
  Companies have been battling for years to attract
  and keep the best people. Now countries are
  engaging in the same fight.

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NOW WE CAN TALK

• THESE STORIES MAKE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE
  COMPETITIVE EDGE REAL, SO NOW WHAT DO WE DO?

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What is Project Lead The Way?

• PLTW is a 501(c)(3)not-for-profit organization
• PLTW partners with public schools, higher
  education institutions and the private sector to
  grow the nations science, engineering, and
  engineering technology workforce.

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PLTWs Curriculum

• Aligns key learning concepts to national learning
  standards
• Includes
• day-by-day lessons
• support and enrichment activities
• course vocabulary
• instructional resources including numerous
  PowerPoint presentations
• evaluation and assessment tools aligned to the
  key concepts

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The Focus of PLTW isProblem-Based Learning

• Students do authentic real-world work and may
  work in teams.
• Learning is contextualnot a disjointed series of
  concepts.
• Expectations are clearly articulated.

Activities and projects have predictable outcomes.
Problems have unpredictable results.
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Students Learn Real World Skills

• Solve problems
• Cope with failure and try again
• Work in Teams
• Analyze information
• Communicate verbally and in writing
• Manage Time to meet deadlines
• Think creatively and critically to solve
  problems.
• Understand and practice professional conduct.
• Understand how research is conducted and funded.
• Have fun while working hard

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• Why Do We Need PLTW?

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Why Do We Need PLTW?
Our Workforce Has Changed.
20 Skilled
20 Professional
60 Unskilled
15 Unskilled
1960
20 Professional
65 Skilled
2000
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Why Do We Need PLTW?

• There are currently 1.3 M engineering/engineering
  technology jobs available in the U.S. without
  trained people to fill them.
• According to the Federal Government we will need
  15 million engineers and technology workers by
  2020.

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Science and Technology in Our Society
Manufacturing
Test and Evaluation
Routine Design
Development
Engineering Technology
Complex Design
Production
Operation, Service, And Maintenance
Complex Analysis
Engineering
Distribution and Sales
Research
Requires Multiple Skills, Offers Multiple
Pathways, Provides Multiple Opportunities
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PLTW Graduation Expectations

• Understand technology as a tool for problem
  solving.
• Understand the scientific process, engineering
  problem solving and the application of
  technology.
• Prepared for the rigor of college level
  Engineering or Engineering Technology programs.
• Understand, technological systems as they
  interface with other systems.
• Use the principles of mathematics in their
  application to problem solving.
• Communicate effectively using reading, writing,
  listening and speaking.
• Demonstrate the ability to work in teams.

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• PLTW COURSES

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Middle School Gateway to Technology

• Design and Modeling
• The Magic of Electrons
• The Science of Technology
• Automation and Robotics
• Flight and Space
• Energy and Motion
• (Under development)

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PLTW Classes in Action Middle School
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HS Engineering Program
Foundation Courses

• Introduction to Engineering Design
• Principles of Engineering
• Digital Electronics

Specialization Courses (HS offers 1 or more)

• Computer Integrated Manufacturing
• Civil Engineering/Architecture
• Biotechnology
• Aerospace Engineering
• Power and Energy (to be developed)

Note Course program requires college entrance
mathematics each year.
Capstone Course

• Engineering Design Development

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PLTW Classes in Action High School
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Foundation Course Principles Of Engineering
A Hands-on, project-based course that teaches

• Engineering as a Career
• Materials Science
• Structural Design
• Applied Physics
• Automation/Robotics
• Embedded Processors
• Drafting/Design

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Foundation Course Introduction To Engineering
Design
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Foundation Course Digital Electronics
Design gt Simulate gt Prototype gt Fabricate
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Specialization CourseCivil Engineering and
Architecture

• Soils
• Permits
• Design
• Structural Analysis

Cuban Restaurant
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And a Neighborhood Park
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Aerospace Engineering
A Sample Project

• Design and build an airfoil.
• Test it in a wind tunnel.
• Create a 3D solid model of the airfoil in
  AutoDesk Inventor.

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Specialization CourseComputer Integrated
Manufacturing
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Capstone CourseEngineering Design and
Development
Problem Solving in Teams
Juried Presentations
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Sample Four Year Schedule
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
English History Algebra I Biology Physical
Ed.
English History Geometry Chemistry
English American History Algebra
II Physics Foreign Language
English 12 Govt/Economics Trig or
Pre-Calculus Science
Foreign Language
Introduction to Engineering Design
Digital Engineering and/or Specialty course
Principles of Engineering
Engineering Design Development
6 units
6 - 7 units
6 units
6 units
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Reaching all Students (80 HS)
What does High Rigor High Relevance look
like in a school curriculum ? Project Lead The
Way is a model.
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RIGOR / RELEVANCE FRAMEWORK
PLTW
AP
General Math
Blooms Levels of Learning
Application Model Adapted from W. Daggett
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This is Project/Problem Based Learning!
From Principles of Engineering
Design and build a modifiable device that will
launch a ping pong ball into a 10 inch bowl with
100 accuracy. On launch day the distance will
be varied by the instructor within a range of 5
to 15 feet. High Rigor, High
Context with Predictable
Outcome
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RIGOR / RELEVANCE FRAMEWORK
PLTW
AP
General Math
Blooms Levels of Learning
Application Model Adapted from W. Daggett
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This is Project/Problem Based Learning!
From Digital Electronics
Design and build an electronic device to
automatically measure the distance a person is
away from the device. High
Rigor, High Context with
Unpredictable Results
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RIGOR / RELEVANCE FRAMEWORK
PLTW
AP
General Math
Blooms Levels of Learning
Application Model Adapted from W. Daggett
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PLTW Math Science Connections
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• Professional
• Development

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3 Phase Professional Development
Self-Assessment Pre-Core Training
Core Training Summer Training Institute
Continuous 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
• Biomedical Science (under development)

Ready for teaching
Ready for core training
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• Who Does Well in PLTW? And How Do We Know?

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What Students do Well in PLTW?The student who is

• Creative- Likes to design things.
• In the upper 80 of their class
• A hands-on learner.
• An underachiever who might get hooked by an
  interesting project-based class.
• Interested in computers, science, or technology.
• Good in math and science.

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STUDENT COMMENTS

• PLTW is a better learning experience because you
  are self-motivated.
• The learning that comes when it doesnt work is
  just as valuable as the learning when it does
  work.
• You think differently because you cannot just
  look up the answers. You have to come up with the
  solution. It is more critical thinking.
• Though Im not pursuing an engineering degree,
  the problem-solving skills learned are important
  no matter your field.

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Teacher Principal Comments

• Our teachers recognize that the same skills
  emphasized in PLTW classes make a student
  successful in any class. (Diane Lashinsky,
  Administrator, The Innovation School)
• I am excited to see PLTW courses challenging
  students with good problems that require strong
  math, science, and analytical skills. As an
  engineer teaching these kinds of things to high
  school kids is as good as it gets. (Craig Devine,
  PLTW Teacher Former Engineer.)

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Business Comments

• I hired four PLTW students right out of high
  school. They came to us with real-life job skills
  and their work has been used in successful
  proposals, products, and systems installations.
  This program is a win for everyone involved.
  (Andrea L. Mann, Ph.D. President, Mann Wireless,
  Ltd.)

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Business Comments

• We are an electronics manufacturing facility, so
  the idea of PLTW fits well into what we do. It
  is exciting to us that our local school has
  embraced the technology field, and that local
  students can finally look at us, know what we do,
  and want to be part of it. (Peg Murphy, Director
  HR, Espey Mfg. Electronics Corporation)

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• Research Findings

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Research DataKey Findings based upon 450 PLTW
students

• 80 of PLTW seniors plan on attending college or
  community college versus 65 nationwide.
• 54 plan to study engineering or engineering
  technology versus 10 nationally.
• 19 plan on attending Community College or
  Technical School.
• 85 student retention rate in 2nd year of
  Engineering or Eng. Tech. versus 40 nationwide.

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PLTW Grads Education Plans(excludes non-college
bound grads)
Non-Science 20
Undecided 12
Engineering 68 7X the National Average
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How are PLTW students doing when compared to
other Career/Technical students at High Schools
That Work (HSTW) schools?
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PLTW Students Mean Scores vs. a Random Sample
of CTE Students from Similar Fields
Source Southern Regional Education Board
Research Brief, September 2007
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Comparison of PLTW Students Mean Scores with a
Random Sample of Students from ALL CTE Fields
Source Southern Regional Education Board
Research Brief, September 2007
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Comparison of PLTW Students Course-taking
Patterns to Other CTE Students
4 Yrs College Math
4 Yrs College Science
Source Southern Regional Education Board
Research Brief, September 2007
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Percentages of Students Planning Post-Secondary
Study
Source Southern Regional Education Board
Research Brief, September 2007
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• University Partners

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• PLTW Across the Nation

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National PLTW Network

• 2009 Calendar Year
• Districts 1,725
• Total Schools 4,000
• Total teachers trained 7,000
• Total counselors trained 3,800
• Total students engaged 300,000

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Nationwide Participant Growth 1997 - 2006

• 1996-1997 11 Schools
• 2004-2005 800 Schools
• 2006-2007 1600 Schools
• 2007-2008 2300 Schools
• Wisconsin has approximately 120 schools for the
  2007 2008 school year

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Funding for PLTW in Wisconsin

• Kern Family Foundation is offering grants for
  high school and middle school programs.
• For the second biennium in a row, your state
  legislature has appropriated 500,000 for PLTW
  high schools in Wisconsin.
• DPI offered STEM grants this year up to 5,000
  per school.

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Wisconsin PLTW Network

• 2009 Calendar Year
• Districts 90
• Total Schools 202
• Total teachers trained 342
• Total counselors trained 338
• Total students engaged 20,700

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• National Partnerships
• Recognition

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National Recognition
National Academy of Engineering, National Academy
of Science and the Institute of Medicine October
2005

• PLTW program is recommended as the model
  curriculum for creating K-12 rigorous
  curricula, standards and assessments based on
  world-class standards.
• Students participating in PLTW courses are
  better prepared for college engineering
  programs.

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• Received endorsement of the American Aerospace
  Industry Association (AIA) in December, 2006 as
  offering proven curriculum and teacher
  professional development with the potential to
  increase the quantity and quality of engineers
  and engineering technologists graduating from our
  education system.

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National Academy Foundation
National Academy Foundation has partnered with
PLTW to establish 14 Engineering Academies
nationwide
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Innovative Technical Activity in
Academics Project Lead The Way, Inc. and San
Diego State University
Education Program of the Year -2007
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Kindred Technology and Engineering Education
Consultant Wisconsin Department of Public
Instruction brent.kindred_at_dpi.wi.gov