So, You want to be an engineer?

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Forging future generations of scientists and
engineers
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Preparing for National Certification
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2 Tiered Ohio System
Site visit following first year of program
implementation

• Technical assistance visit resulting in
  provisional certification
• You will be notified in the spring of your first
  full year of implementation to schedule a visit.
• Program should meet minimum requirements outlined
  in district contract with PLTW
• Submit Document 2, the self-assessment, outlining
  your enrollment figures and participation in
  teacher training, professional development, and
  data collection
• See website at www.pltwohio.org for complete
  instructions

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2 Tiered Ohio System
Site visit following schools request for
consideration for full national certification
(500 certification fee charged)

• Evaluative visit resulting in full national
  certification
• Request certification visit once program is
  implemented and all requirements are met
• Program should meet minimum requirements outlined
  in district contract with PLTW
• Resubmit Document 2, the self-assessment,
  outlining your most recent enrollment figures and
  participation in teacher training, professional
  development, and data collection
• See website at www.pltwohio.org for complete
  instructions

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What are we looking for?

• Compliance with PLTW signed school contract
• At least three courses implemented, and a plan
  for the fourth course in place
• The RIGHT students, enrolled in the RIGHT math
  and science classes to ensure success
• VisibilityPLTW posters in the halls, labs
  clearly marked
• A trained and committed teacher who is following
  the PLTW curriculum
• A counselor who understands the program and which
  students will best fit into it

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What are we looking for?

• An administrator who is committed and
  enthusiastic about implementing the program
• Students who are learning and connecting what
  they learn in math and science and applying it in
  PLTW classes
• A viable program with steadily increasing
  enrollment and a clear path into post-secondary
• A relationship with a local post-secondary
  institution with a plan for local articulation in
  place

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Who do we want to see?

• PLTW teacher or teachers
• At least one high level administrator (principal,
  superintendent)
• Counselor
• Advisory Council member
• Post secondary partner
• Several Students
• At least one parent
• Tech prep representative if possible

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What do we want to see?

• PLTW signed school contract
• Teacher summer training completion certificates
  for each PLTW class taught
• Student schedules
• Software licensing agreement
• List of advisory council members with companies
  and/or institutions
• Minutes from previous advisory council meetings
• PLTW required equipment in place
  (Fischertechnics, etc.)
• Student projects, both extra-curricular and
  straight from the PLTW curriculum
• Student portfolios and engineers notebooks
  (excludes Biomed)

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Why become fully certified? Whats in it for my
school?

• Your students, once your PLTW program is fully
  certified, will be eligible for college credit at
  all the PLTW national affiliates such as Purdue,
  Rochester Institute of Technology, etc. See
  complete listing of affiliate universities at the
  following link
• http//www.pltw.org/Engineering/Professional-Devel
  opment/Affiliates/affiliates.cfm
• PLTWs goal is to certify ALL the programs in the
  nation as they become eligible. This will ensure
  quality and further the programs credibility
  with ANY of the post-secondary institutions
  chosen by your students.

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What happens after the visit?

• You will generally, though not always, know at
  the visit whether certification is being
  recommended. If it is, paperwork is submitted to
  PLTW National
• You will receive notification and a PLTW banner
  from National
• The school will be honored at the next Fall
  Conference

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Questions?

• Visit www.pltw.org and www.pltwohio.org for
  answers to most questions regarding certification
• Call us! 937-512-4516