MA Schools
Creating a PLTW Implementation Plan
As your state affiliate university, we can help you decide if PLTW is right for your school and what implementation options might be appropriate.
Who is involved in PLTW Implementation?
As your affiliate university, WPI:
- Helps districts and schools learn more about PLTW
- Works with schools to evaluate current lab facilities and plan for implementation
- Hosts two-week, intensive Summer Training Institutes for teachers
- Holds annual guidance counselor conferences
- Conducts school certification visits
- Offers undergraduate credit to WPI students from PLTW certified high schools
For successful implementation of the Project Lead The Way curriculum, school administrators, teachers, guidance counselors, IT specialists, and representatives from area colleges, businesses, and other community organizations should be involved through the school's PLTW Partnership Team.
MA Curriculum Framework Alignment
WPI has been working to determine the correlation between the PLTW curriculum and the MA Curriculum Frameworks. Feel free to contact Terry Adams for available course objectives and correlation documentation. If you would like to share curriculum alignment that you or your school have done, please email it to Terry Adams.
Certification
According to the PLTW District Agreement, when a high school is in its second year of implementation of the PLTW curriculum, an application should be made for certification. The national PLTW website provides detailed information on the school Certification Process.
Preparing for the Certification Visit
After you submit the school Self-Assessment Document 2, representatives from WPI will visit your school to do a certification visit. Download Preparing for the Certification Visit and visit PLTW Certifications to learn more about this component of the process.
