Duane Crum

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CSU, Chico November 15, 2007
Forging New Generations of Scientists, Engineers
and Technologists.

• Duane Crum
• California State Leader
• Project Lead the Way

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What is Project Lead The Way?

• PLTW is a not-for-profit organization.
• PLTW partners with public schools, higher
  education institutions and the private sector to
  grow the nations technology workforce.

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PLTWs Three Keys to Success

• Curricula - Rigorous and Relevant middle and high
  school engineering courses (with college credit
  options) that use problem-based learning. Its
  free to participants,
• Professional Development High-quality,
  rigorous, continuing, and course-specific teacher
  training,
• Counselor Conferences Full-day training on the
  program and courses.

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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 like real engineers.
• 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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PLTW Students Learn the Real World Skills
Required by Engineers

• Solve problems
• Cope with failure and try again
• Work in Teams
• Listen and work in Teams
• Analyze information
• Manage Time to meet deadlines
• Have fun while working hard
• Communicate verbally and in writing
• Conduct Research

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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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• Why Do We Need Scientists, Technologists,
  Engineers?

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Why Do We Need Engineers?
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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Are We Training the Engineers and Technicians We
Need?
Associate Degrees
Bachelor Degrees
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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
Our colleges and universities are well aligned
with this But how is this connected to high
schools?
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Science and Technology in Many High Schools
Engineering Technology
Wood shop, Auto shop, Machine shop Drafting
Chemistry, Physics, Biology
Engineering
There is no Engineering!
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What Can We Do?
Make a small change in the culture of American
high schools by

• Strengthening the core academic curricula, (e.g.
  English, math, science, social studies, etc.)
• Adding a rigorous, technical, standards-based
  program of study in engineering and technology,
  leading to jobs, trade schools, 2-year, 4-year
  and post graduate degrees.

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• PLTW COURSES

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Gateway to Technology

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

Five, 9-week units
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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

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

• Engineering Design Development

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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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If you want someone to learnTeach them what
they like.
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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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Civil Engineering Architecture Kearny
Redesigns Their Classroom
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