Guest Post by PLTW.org Since 1997, Project Lead The Way (PLTW) has been the leading provider of in-school STEM curriculum for millions of middle and high school students. Now, we are expanding the STEM pipeline and bringing our activity-, project-, and problem-based curriculum and professional development to kindergarten through fifth grade. We are proud to announce our K-5 program: PLTW…
Guest Post by Dorothy Powers Vice President of Engagement Project Lead The Way, Inc. What are the chances that an aerospace engineer knows she’s excited about the field without an early introduction to the science of flight? Or that a biomedical researcher embarks on his career in biophysics without having learned at a young age about the fundamentals of motion?…
STEM: It takes a village Guest Post by Dorothy Powers, Vice President of Engagement, Project Lead The Way, Inc. The old adage, “It takes a village,” still rings true in education today, especially STEM education. Bringing local industry and community organizations into the learning experience drives relevancy in the classroom and helps students see the real-world implications of what they learn. But…