Building Success for Latino Students with Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
Building Success for Latino Students with Project Lead the Way (PLTW) will be held at Ridgewater College-Willmar Campus in the Outreach Room, Building F, Second Floor on Thursday, May 19, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Park in Lot C-East. There is no cost to registered participants.
See the Building Success for Latino Students with Project Lead the Way (PLTW) flyer.
The purpose of this session is:
o To identify barriers and challenges faced by Latino students to enter STEM career fields
o To show the support systems available to schools today.
o To give school staff interested in PLTW the information necessary to make an informed decision if PLTW is right for their students, how to fund and how to connect with a support network.
o To give new administrators, school board members, business partners, legislators, and others an understanding of the benefits of PLTW in Minnesota and where PLTW is at.
o Recognize and sustain quality PLTW programs in MN
Lunch will be served. Costs for lunch/refreshments are supported through the Minnesota Center For Engineering & Manufacturing Excellence (MNCEME) www.mnceme.org
For more information, contact Jim Mecklenburg at james.mecklenburg@mnsu.edu or 320-493-5229.
