WHY ARE YOU SO SPECIAL?

“PLTW is like chocolate”, Thor Misko

Why are You so Important?

79% of future jobs are expected to be STEM related, but…

Only 4% of the 2005 9th grade class will graduate in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree

in a STEM major.- National Center for Education Statistics

Ten of the 20 fastest growing occupations are healthcare related.

-U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011

Why are You so Important?Science and Technology in Our Society

Research

Complex Design

Development

Manufacturing Test and Evaluation

Routine Design

Production

Operation, Service, And Maintenance

Distribution and Sales

Our colleges and universities are well aligned with this…

But how is this connected to high schools?

Complex Analysis

Science and Technology in Many High Schools

Wood shop, Auto shop, Machine shop & Drafting

Chemistry,

Physics, &

Biology

More than 600,000 students eat PLTW chocolates every day.

How Did We Get Here?

Launched October 4, 1957Shiny -Visible all around the earth.Beeps-Transmitted on “Ham” bands.

PSSC Physics launched 1960

The Bete Noir!

The Threatening Wake-up Call

WHY ARE YOU SO SPECIAL?

PLTW is like Legos

How are You Different?

NOT OSHA or PLTW Approved!

Do NOT allow this in your

classroom!!!

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PLTW is MAGIC!PLTW is NOT MAGIC!