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Project Lead the Way Offers High School Students Opportunities to Study Engineering

Project Lead the Way is a unique, national program designed to recruit and prepare high school students for careers in engineering. Through the Connecticut Community College's College of Technology, students in Project Lead the Way can earn college credits for up to four courses. Combined with college preparatory math and science courses in high school, these students will be better prepared to succeed in college engineering programs. Courses in the program include:

  • Introduction to Engineering Design
  • Digital electronics
  • Principles of engineering
  • Computer Integrated Manufacturing
  • Civil Engineering and Architecture
  • Biotechnical engineering (in development)
  • Aerospace Engineering (in development)
  • Engineering Design and Development

A critical component of the Project Lead the Way program is its comprehensive teacher training model. The curriculum these teachers are required to teach utilizes cutting edge technology and software requiring specialized training. Ongoing training supports the teachers as they implement the program and provides for continuous improvement skills. Currently, Connecticut teachers are trained through a rigorous program sponsored by the University of New Haven. (Go to this link to find out about the University of New Haven's teacher training program...Project Lead the Way - University of New Haven)

If you are a high school teacher interested in becoming a Project Lead the Way instructor in your school, contact Greg Kane at the Connecticut Department of Education, Gregory.Kane@po.state.ct.us. For more information about the Project Lead the Way program, go to their Web-site at www.pltw.org

 


The Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing is funded through a grant from the National Science Foundation Advanced Technology Education program. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.