CONTACT: Ali Anderson
302.743.7366
WHAT: WVU’s Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources will host more than 100 students, teachers and administrators from across the state for the Project Lead the Way State. PLTW is a nonprofit organization that provides science, technology, engineering and math curriculum and professional development opportunities to K-12 teachers. The conference gives attendees the opportunity to network and share best practices and meet current students through a project expo.
WHEN: 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Nov. 13
WHERE: WVU Mountainlair Ballrooms
ACTIVITIES:
10:30 a.m. to 11:10 a.m., Laurel Room, Mountainlair
Biomedical
Program Presentation
An
instructor and students from Wayne High School will offer a description of the
PLTW biomedical courses at their school and demonstrate how to format the
program in other schools and districts. They will also give student
demonstrations and be available for questions.
1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Rhododendron
Room, Mountainlair
Project
Lead the Way Student Expo
Current PLTW students from Monroe, Monongalia, Wayne and Ohio counties will be presenting their work from various courses in the engineering and biomedical pathways.
2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., Ballroom,
Mountainlair
Project
Lead the Way Student Panel
PLTW students will discuss why they joined the program, how it has changed their lives and ways that it will influence their plans after high school.
On site contact: Ali Anderson
302.743.7366
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