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Registration for the PA Design Challenge Competitions is now open. Deadline for registration, Feb. 10, 2012
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PLTW PA Website Goes Mobile! Now you can visit our PLTW state website on your smartphone or tablet!
2012 Penn State Berks Training Will Be Held July 8 through July 20, 2012
2012 PA PLTW High School Design Challenge Is On!
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Answers to your questions can be found on the FAQ Page.
Newly Certified PLTW High Schools
Lakeland High School, Jermyn, PA
Abington Heights High School, Clarks Summit, PA
West Allegheny High School, Imperial, PA
Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy, Pittsburgh, PA
Hamburg High School, Hamburg, PA
Harry Truman High School, Levittown, PA
Delwaware Valley High School, Milford, PA
Penn State Berks PLTW Summer Training Schedule
A map of all PA PLTW schools.
Can any PLTW Engineering Courses Be Taught By Other Than A Tech Ed Teacher? The qualified answer is "yes, but...". The PA Dept of Education has indicated that PLTW courses shall be taught by a Technology Education certified teacher. Science and Math certified teachers would be permitted to teach PLTW if they passed the Technology Education Praxis and added it to their certifications. Jeff Earle of Forest City (who has passed the Praxis) advises he used the Teacher's Wraparound Edition of Technology by R. Thomas Wright as a Study Guide.
2011 Design Challenge for PLTW High Schools
Results:
Eastern Challenge - Story with videos of award winners
Best Middle School Overall - Forest City Jr High School
Best Overall - Abington Heights High School
Best Design - Hamburg High School
Best Presentation - Parkland High School
Best Teamwork - Radnor High School
Western Challenge
Best Overall - South Park High School, Team #1
Best Design - Pittsburgh Science & Technology Academy
Best Presentation - Laurel Highlands High School
Best Teamwork - West Allegheny High School, Team #2