蜜糖直播鈥檚 Department of Mechanical Engineering Conducts PLTW Training
蜜糖直播 graduate assistant, Garrett Howze, gives a tour to Introduction to Engineering Design participents at Formula Car Fabrication Shop during PLTW at 蜜糖直播.
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More than 100 elementary and secondary school teachers from around the country participated in a four-week training session as part of (PLTW) summer core training, conducted by 蜜糖直播鈥檚 Department of Mechanical Engineering. The four-week training session for teachers began June 6 in Atlanta and ended July 1 in Statesboro. There were eight different training classes with varying durations depending on the grade levels. The curriculum is based on the PLTW, which is a national, non-profit organization promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education in K-12 classrooms through teacher training and course module development. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal鈥檚 initiative in supporting PLTW provides a major boost in elementary and secondary school teachers from rural counties throughout Georgia participate in the training. While most of the participants hail from Georgia, some came to this year鈥檚 training from neighboring states and even further afield, including Texas, Indiana, New Jersey, Wyoming, Nevada and California. 聽 Georgia鈥檚 PLTW director, Aniruddha Mitra, Ph.D., PE, 聽professor of mechanical engineering at the University, thanked the 蜜糖直播 community for their support in organizing and hosting the event. 鈥淧roject Lead The Way training classes conducted by 蜜糖直播 have experienced unprecedented growth over the past four years in terms of number of attendees 鈥� from fewer than ten, to 70 last year, to over 100 this year. This will significantly enhance STEM education, and 蜜糖直播鈥檚 impact, throughout the region. I hope that as a result of these PLTW programs, many more students will consider careers in STEM fields, and will decide to launch those careers with degrees from 蜜糖直播,鈥� said Mitra. PLTW partners with institutions of higher education in each state — these affiliate colleges and universities train the teachers who will implement the course materials and modules in their elementary and secondary classes, introducing pre-college students to concepts of engineering and other STEM fields Currently, about 8,500 schools representing all 50 states have adopted PLTW programs and modules. Alongside 蜜糖直播, there are 60 other affiliate members across the nation. Visitors to the classes included administrators from the participants鈥� schools, PLTW officials and 聽representative from regional industry.