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Project Lead The Way – Wisconsin

Professional Development Conference

Country Springs Hotel and Convention Center

www.pltwwi.org

2011

A special thanks to our conference sponsors: Rockwell Automation, the Kern FamilyFoundation and Milwaukee School of Engineering. This conference is possiblebecause of their commitment to the Project Lead The Way program and its mission.

Values • Education • Innovation

As an engaged business partner, Rockwell Automation invests in academicprograms that prepare and inspire students for careers in science, technology,engineering and math (STEM). Rockwell Automation’s in-school pillar program,Project Lead The Way, was selected to help build a global pipeline of studentswho can be potential candidates for their scholarship and internship programs.

Conference OrganizerMilwaukee School of Engineering is one of the nation’s premier engineering andengineering technology universities. In 2004, MSOE became the PLTW NationalAffiliate for Wisconsin to assist in providing higher standards in science,technology, engineering and math. In May 2011, MSOE was named the Midwestaffiliate for the new PLTW Biomedical Sciences Program. MSOE is committed tofostering a higher standard of academic programming, personalized service,instruction and guidance.

The founders, Drs. Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern have a strong commitment toscience, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, which opens somany doors for students to become productive citizens in a technology-drivenworld. They believe that a solid background in math and problem-solvingconcepts, coupled with an understanding of responsible innovation, are thekeys to meeting the challenges that America will face in a rapidly changingglobal economy.

Dear Colleagues,

The past ten months have brought unprecedented challenges for the educationalinfrastructure in Wisconsin. We have seen record layoffs and retirements, significant cuts inacademic offerings and after school activities, and new structural relationships betweenemployers and their employees. These issues combined with a paralyzing climate offinancial and regulatory uncertainty have been a major distraction from our primary missionof teaching and learning.

Yet, the Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Program in Wisconsin continues to thrive. Schools,in significant numbers, are joining the network; teachers, in steadily increasing numbers, are registering forcore training; students, in record numbers are applying for transcripted credit; and the commitment of ourindustry partners is stronger than ever. This pattern of growth in the face of adversity is a testament to thepassion and determination of our community of PLTW educators and their local partners.

Your affiliate university, Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), is also adapting to better serve ourgrowing network. In May MSOE was selected to be the affiliate university in the upper Midwest for theBiomedical Sciences program. In June MSOE hosted a regional reception for Dr. Vince Bertram toacknowledge his selection as our new PLTW, Inc. CEO. In October MSOE released the inaugural issueWisconsin STEM Pathways, a new magazine designed to promote the accomplishments of the Wisconsinnetwork. And, in January MSOE will open the doors to its state-of-the-art rapid prototyping center so PLTWstudents can model their parts and assemblies using the same technologies that advanced manufacturersacross the country are using.

It is my hope that this event will provide a forum for both gathering and disseminating information, bestpractices, and good will. While we have numerous topical sessions in which to participate during theconference, please don’t hesitate to engage your friends and colleagues from across the state inmeaningful conversations about issues that matter.

On behalf of the Wisconsin PLTW State Leadership team and our conference sponsors, I want to thankyou for your commitment to PLTW, for your support for each other, and most importantly for yourprofessional service to our children.

With Highest Regards,

Steve SalterAffiliate DirectorPLTW – Wisconsin

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Keynote Speakers

Wednesday Dinner – General Session

Sarah Miller Caldicott

As a great-grandniece of Thomas Edison, Sarah Miller Caldicott has been surrounded bycreativity and innovation throughout her life.

Sarah speaks to audiences across the country on Edison’s Five Competencies of Innovationand how to incorporate these best practices into our 21st century world. She is the co-author of

the book, Innovate Like Edison: The Success System of America’s Greatest Inventor.

Sarah received a BA from Wellesley College, where she was named a Wellesley College Scholar. She alsoholds an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Thursday Breakfast – General Session

William Symonds

William Symonds is the director of the Pathways to Prosperity Project, which is based at theHarvard Graduate School of Education. The Pathways Project was created in 2008 to findpromising solutions to our national failure to prepare many young adults for success. InFebruary 2011, the Pathways project released a major report summing up its research and

recommendations at an event in Washington that included keynote remarks from Education Secretary ArnieDuncan and other key officials. The report has generated enormous interest from around the nation, includingspeaking invitations from organizations in more than 20 states. The Project now hopes to work with severalstates to implement the vision for preparing young people.

Mr. Symonds helped create the Pathways Project while he was a senior fellow at Harvard’s School ofGovernment in 2007-2008. Prior to that, he spent 25 years as senior correspondent and bureau chief forBusiness Week magazine. He also served as Business Week’s chief education correspondent and wrote aboutthe role U.S. business plays in school reform.

Thursday Luncheon – General Session

Vince Bertram ED.D

Vince Bertram is the CEO of Project Lead The Way. Before joining PLTW, in April 2011, he ledthe Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, Indiana’s third largest school system withnearly 23,000 students, achieving outstanding results and setting the course for its futurethrough the establishment and implementation of the corporation’s strategic plan. During his

tenure, Vince focused on collaboration and creating outstanding educational options for students. Thoseoptions have included the expansion of Project Lead The Way across the school district.

Prior to the EVSC, Vince served as assistant superintendent, principal and teacher. He earned doctorate,specialist, master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Ball State University, and a master’s degree in educationpolicy and management from Harvard University. He also holds a certificate in strategy and innovation fromthe MIT Sloan School of Management and is an alumnus of the Chicago Management Institute at theUniversity of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 • Pre Conference

Noon – 2 p.m. Technical College Presidents Meeting ............Somerset Room

2 – 5 p.m. VEX Robotics Transition Planning....................Meadowbrook West

2:30 – 5 p.m. PLTW State Leadership Team Meeting ............Somerset Room

Conference

5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Conference Registration ..................................Grand Ballroom• Receive Conference Materials and Reception• Hotel Registration ............................................Main Lobby

6:30 – 7 p.m. Dinner ..............................................................Grand Ballroom

7 – 7:50 p.m. General Session 1 ............................................Grand Ballroom• Edison’s Five Competencies of Innovation – Inspiring Creativity

Ms. Sarah Miller Caldicott, President, The Power Patterns of Innovation

8 – 8:50 p.m. Breakout Session 1• 1A: Gateway To Technology (Foundation) – Curriculum Topics and Updates (ELC 1)• 1B: The PLTW Model Grant Program – Growing Your Offerings (Meadowbrook East)• 1C: Principles of the Biomedical Sciences – Curriculum Topics (Meadowbrook West)• 1D: NWEA Program Evaluation – Policies and Practices (Woodfield AB)• 1E: Building Local Partnerships – Strategies that Work (Woodfield C)• 1F: K12 Common Core Standards – Mapping the PLTW Curriculum (Woodfield D)

Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011

7:30 – 8 a.m. Breakfast ........................................................Grand Ballroom

8 – 8:50 a.m. General Session 2 …………………………………Grand Ballroom• Pathways to Prosperity – A Landmark Study of American Education Reform

Mr. William Symonds, Harvard Graduate School of Education

9 – 9:50 a.m. Breakout Session 2• 2A: Engineering Is Elementary – A K-5 STEM Curriculum (Meadowbrook East)• 2B: Human Body Systems – Curriculum Topics & Updates (Meadowbrook West)• 2C: Initial Certification/Recertification – Readying Your School (Woodfield AB)• 2D: Engineering Design & Development – A New Approach (Woodfield C)• 2E: The Gateway Academy Summer Camp – Building Excitement (Woodfield D)• 2F: The IBCC Certificate & PLTW – Combining Two National Programs (ELC 1)

10 – 10:50 a.m. Breakout Session 3• 3A: Earning College Credit – Opportunities for HS Students (Meadowbrook East)• 3B: The PLTW Innovation Portal – A Tool for e-Portfolio Development (ELC 1)• 3C: Gateway To Technology (Specialization) – Curriculum Topics (Meadowbrook West)• 3D: Medical Interventions/Biomedical Innovations – Curriculum Topics (Woodfield AB)• 3E: PLTW for Small Schools – Options for Building Consortia (Woodfield C)

Agenda

11 – 11:50 a.m. Breakout Session 4• 4A: The PLTW Friends Program – Strengthening Connections (Meadowbrook East)• 4B: Wisconsin PLTW Core Training – 2012 Sessions and Courses (Meadowbrook West)• 4C: Principles of Engineering – Curriculum Topics and Updates (Woodfield AB)• 4D: Biotechnical Engineering – Curriculum Topics and Updates (Woodfield C)• 4E: Autodesk Inventor – Trips and Tricks (ELC 1)• 4F: Portfolio Development – Successful Practices for Students (Woodfield D)

Noon – 1 p.m. Lunch …………………………………….………..Grand Ballroom• Celebrating Success – New School Recognition

1 – 1:50 p.m. General Session 3 ………………………………Grand Ballroom• The National Strategic Vision – Creating STEM Pathways for Students

Dr. Vince Bertram, CEO, PLTW, Inc.

2 – 2:50 p.m. Breakout Session 5• 5A: Digital Electronics – Curriculum Topics and Updates (Meadowbrook East)• 5B: Rapid Prototyping – New Technologies for the Classroom (Meadowbrook West)• 5C: Civil Engineering & Architecture – Curriculum Topics and Updates (Woodfield AB)• 5D: Computer Integrated Manufacturing – Curriculum Topics & Updates (Woodfield C)• 5E: Media Relations – Promoting Your Success (Woodfield D)

3 – 3:50 p.m. Breakout Session 6• 6A: Autodesk Revit – Tips and Tricks (ELC 1)• 6B: Introduction to Engineering Design – Curriculum Topics (Meadowbrook East)• 6C: Gender Equity – Strategies for Engaging Women in STEM (Meadowbrook West)• 6D: A PLTW Lab Design Guide – Optimizing the Learning Environment (Woodfield AB)• 6E: FIRST – The Perfect After school Companion for PLTW (Grand Salon)

Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011(Running concurrently with Breakout Sessions 3, 4, 5, and 6)

10 – 10:50 a.m. Networking Roundtable ………………………..Somerset Room• Consult with a master teacher or chat with a colleague

11 – 11:50 a.m. Networking Roundtable ………………………..Somerset Room• Consult with a master teacher or chat with a colleague

2 – 2:50 p.m. Networking Roundtable ………………………..Somerset Room• Consult with a master teacher or chat with a colleague

3 – 3:50 p.m. Networking Roundtable ………………………..Somerset Room• Consult with a master teacher or chat with a colleague

Agenda

Session Descriptions

Session 1A:Gateway To Technology, Foundation (Formerly GTT,Basic) – Curriculum Topics & Updates

For new and veteran teachers alike, this session willprovide an opportunity to learn, share and discusscurriculum updates, best practices, tips for challengingunits, and guidance on pacing, assessment, teaming andcoordination with other content areas in your building.

Session 1B: The PLTW Model Grant Program – GrowingYour Offerings

Overcoming the startup costs of launching a PLTWprogram or expanding an existing implementation toinclude multiple programs is challenging. This session willlay out the options and the processes that are nowavailable to Wisconsin schools to seek funding from PLTWfor supporting their implementation plans.

Session 1C:Principles of the Biomedical Sciences – CurriculumTopics & Updates


Session 1D:NWEA Program Evaluation – Policies &Practices

Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) and PLTW’sOffice of Assessment & Evaluation have teamed up toprovide a highly effective student assessment platformfrom which the high school programs can be evaluated atthe local, state and national levels. This session will reviewthe processes and provide the teacher or administratortechniques for monitoring program performance.

Session 1E:Building Local Partnerships – Strategiesthat Work

The success of PLTW as a leading provider of rigorousand innovative STEM education programs is madepossible by a large and dedicated network of volunteersand supporters. PLTW community partners can add valuein many ways, including hosting a class field trip, speakingat a career day, or donating equipment to the school’sPLTW laboratory. Learn about what makes a successfulPLTW partnership, and how your school can achieve “bestpractice” results in the classroom and in the community.

Session 1F:K12 Common Core Standards – Mappingthe PLTW Curriculum

The new common core standards in English language,arts and mathematics have been adopted by Wisconsin,and the framework for a common core standard in sciencewill soon be released by the National Academies. Join thissession to learn about the work that is being done toevaluate the PLTW curriculum against these standards.Offer your perspective as to whether the PLTW program isadvancing efforts to promote college and career readiness.

Session 2A:Engineering is Elementary – A K-5 STEMCurriculum

As our society becomes increasingly dependent onscience and engineering, it is imperative that ouryoungsters understand these fields. To meet this need,educators across the country are working to infusetechnology into the classroom. The Engineering isElementary (EiE) program promotes elementary studentlearning of science and engineering with curriculummaterials and teacher professional developmentopportunities. Join this session and discover how EiE is expanding the STEM education pipeline to theelementary grades.

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Session 2B:Human Body Systems – Curriculum Topics &Updates


Session 2C:Initial Certification/Recertification –Readying Your School

This session will provide participants with informationabout the Pathway To Engineering (PTE) and BiomedicalSciences (BMS) certification program, and the Gateway ToTechnology (GTT) recognition program. These nationalquality oversight programs enable PLTW to recognize highperforming PLTW implementations as early as theirsecond year in the network. Topics will include benefits toschools and students, school district agreement highlights,how to get started, preparing for the school visit, andprocess outcomes. Teachers, administrators, counselorsand business partners will all benefit from this informativesession.

Session 2D:Engineering Design & Development – A NewApproach

For new and veteran teachers alike, this session willprovide an opportunity to learn, share and discusscurriculum updates, best practices, tips for challengingstudents, and guidance on pacing, assessment, teamingand coordination with community partners.

Session 2E:The Gateway Academy Summer Camp – BuildingExcitement

For middle schools that are contemplating adopting thePLTW curriculum, the Gateway Academy Summer Camp isan excellent low cost way to test the waters. For middleschools that are experienced with the PLTW program, theGateway Academy is an exceptional recruiting strategy.Join this session to get all the details.

Session 2F:The IBCC Certificate & PLTW – CombiningTwo National Programs

The International Baccalaureate Career-relatedCertificate (IBCC) enables schools with the IB DiplomaProgramme to offer their students the unique opportunityto marry their IB curriculum with a course of study in aselected career concentration. The national office ofPLTW has formally partnered with IB to enable PLTW’shigh school sequence in engineering to be adopted as aschool’s selected career concentration. This combinationof IB and PLTW could be a very powerful pathway formany high school students in Wisconsin and a verysignificant discriminator for many school districts. Join thissession to learn more.

Session 3A:Earning College Credit – Opportunities forHigh School Students

Opportunities for high school students completingPLTW course work go beyond the classroom. Thispresentation will explain the process for applying forundergraduate college credit from MSOE and what thecredit may mean for the student. This is one incentive tomotivate your students’ daily performance and add totheir future endeavors.

Session 3B:The PLTW Innovation Portal – A Tool for e-Portfolio Development

This soon-to-be-released web-based service for thenational PLTW network will provide a platform and acommunications capability for designing, developing,assessing, and distributing PLTW course e-portfolios forstudents and teachers who prefer a digital format insteada paper format for capturing and archiving course work.Join in the discussion and discover whether this new toolis right for your implementation.

Session 3C:Gateway To Technology, Specialization (FormerlyGTT, Advanced) – Curriculum Topics & Updates

For new teachers and veteran teachers alike, this sessionwill provide an opportunity to learn, share, and discusscurriculum updates, best practices, tips for challengingunits, and guidance on pacing, assessment, teaming, andcoordination with other content areas in your building.

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Session 3D:Medical Interventions/Biomedical Innovations –Curriculum Topics & Updates

This session will introduce the Biomedical Sciencescourses Medical Interventions and Biomedical Innovations.It will provide an opportunity to learn, share and discusscurriculum details, best practices, tips for challenging unitsand guidance on pacing, assessment, teaming andcoordination with other content areas in your building.

Session 3E:PLTW for Small Schools – Options forBuilding Consortia

The current PLTW network agreement requires theschool district to offer or make available to their highschool students a minimum of three engineering or threebiomedical sciences courses. For many small schools thiscan be a challenging obligation. Join this session anddiscover how collaborating with neighboring districts,local technical college campuses, and/or industry partnerscan help overcome the limitations of size.

Session 4A:The PLTW Friends Program StrengtheningConnections for Your Program

This session will introduce you to a new initiative justlaunched throughout our state-wide network. It’s calledthe Friends of PLTW – Wisconsin program, and willconnect students, alumni, parents, teachers,administrators, college faculty, industry partners andgovernment representatives who support PLTW in amember organization. Members will enjoy exclusivebenefits and services.

Session 4B:Wisconsin PLTW Core Training – 2012Sessions and Courses

This session will lay out all the details for next summer’sPLTW teacher training, including sessions, courses, dates,pre-assessments, registration, lodging, meals and tuition.Check your school’s course implementation schedule and plan to join us for a professional developmentplanning discussion.

Session 4C:Principles of Engineering – Curriculum Topics &Updates


Session 4D:Biotechnical Engineering – Curriculum Topics &Updates


Session 4E:Autodesk Inventor – Tips and Tricks

Autodesk Inventor is the 3D solid modeling softwareapplication that is central to several PLTW courses. Thissession will focus on exploring the many features of thesoftware and will offer tips for maximizing its capabilities.

Session 4F:Portfolio Development – Successful Practicesfor Students & Teachers

Portfolio development is required for all PLTW courses.However, little information is available for teachers andstudents as to what constitutes a quality portfolio. Thissession will outline the attributes of a quality portfolio, andprovide examples and rubrics that can be used to enhancethis critical component of the learning process forstudents.

Session 5A:Digital Electronics – Curriculum Topics & Updates


Session 5B:Rapid Prototyping – New Technologies forthe Classroom

Interested in offering rapid prototyping capabilities toyour GTT, IED, POE, or EDD students? If yes, join thissession to learn about the new PLTW Rapid PrototypingConsortium. Joining the consortium will provide access foryou and your students to the world class RapidPrototyping Center on the MSOE campus.

Session 5C:Civil Engineering & Architecture – Curriculum Topics& Updates


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Session 5D:Computer Integrated Manufacturing – CurriculumTopics & Updates

For new and veteran teachers alike, this session willprovide an opportunity to learn, share, and discusscurriculum updates, best practices, tips for challengingunits, and guidance on pacing, assessment, teaming, andcoordination with other content areas in your building.

Session 5E:Media Relations – Promoting YourSuccess

In order to sustain and grow a PLTW program, schoolsneed to forge strong bonds with students, parents,school leaders, business partners and the general public.A Brookfield-based marketing firm will discuss practicaland effective ways in which schools, large and small, canensure that their PLTW program gets the attention itdeserves. Participants in this session will be invited toshare best practices with one another, while proven tools and techniques for reaching local audiences are presented.

Session 6A:Autodesk Revit – Tips & Tricks

Autodesk Revit is the architectural design software thatis central to the PLTW specialization course CivilEngineering & Architecture (CEA). This session will focuson exploring the many features of the software and willoffer tips for maximizing its capabilities.

Session 6B:Introduction To Engineering Design – CurriculumTopics & Updates


Session 6C:Gender Equity – Strategies for EngagingWomen in STEM

Understanding the disconnect between the interests ofyoung women and career fields in engineering andtechnology continues to be challenging. See the historictrends during the last several decades and the economicforecast of talent shortages we face if more youngwomen and minorities are not exposed to the richopportunities and broad spectrum of careers in STEM. Ifyou are seeking ways to build interest, motivation, andsupport your underrepresented student populations, thissession will have some answers for you.

Session 6D:A PLTW Lab Design Guide – Optimizingthe Learning Environment

Recently released by a leading architectural firm herein Wisconsin, this new resource is a full-featured designguide for the PLTW learning environment. The guidecombines state-of-the-art thinking regarding architectureand learning with a thorough understanding of the PLTWcurriculum and its project-based delivery model. Receivea copy of the guide and learn how you can apply it toyour current or planned PLTW classroom space.

Session 6E:FIRST – The Perfect After-schoolCompanion for PLTW

The FIRST family of competitions, designed forelementary, middle and high school students, challengesyoung people to exercise their 21st century skills to solvecomplex problems in a competitive environment. FIRSTLEGO League, FIRST Tech Challenge and FIRST Roboticseach provide age-appropriate opportunities for STEMlearning, team building and leadership development.These programs have proven to be exceptional after-school complements to the PLTW curriculum. Join thissession and see for yourself.

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Greg Cisewski, Wausau School District

Greg Granberg, Madison School District

Greg Groom, Lake Geneva School District

Dale Hanson, Appleton Area School District

David Hay, Tomah Area School District

Steve Huth, Janesville School District

Tania Kilpatrick, Coop. Educational Service Agency #6

Brent Kindred, State Department of Public Instruction

James Mackey, Wisconsin Technical College System

Ken Maguire, Project Lead The Way

Rich Merkel, STEM Forward

Rita Obrien, Appleton Area School District

Greg Quam, Platteville School District

Sarah Reigstad, Wisconsin Technology Council

Lisa Riedle, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Antonio Rodriguez, Milwaukee Public Schools

Steve Salter, Project Lead The Way - Wisconsin

Joanna Skluzacek, University of Wisconsin Extension

Frank Steck, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Jason Tadlock, Wheatland School District

Sylvia Tiala, University of Wisconsin-Stout

Karen Wilken, Kern Family Foundation

Wisconsin Project Lead The Way State Leadership Team

Biomedical Sciences

Greendale High School

Hartford Union High School

St. Thomas More High School

Pathways to Technology

Ashwaubenon High School

Cedarburg High School

Hartford Union High School

Homestead High School

Hudson High School

J.I. Case High School

Lakeland High School

Monroe High School

Mosinee High School

North High School - Sheboygan

River Falls High School

Sommerset High School

South High School - Sheboygan

St. John Northwestern Military Academy

Tomah High School

Washington High School

Watertown High School

Schools New to the PLTW Network in 2011

Biomedical SciencesKettle Moraine High School

Platteville High School

Washington Park High School

Wilmot Union High School

Pathway to TechnologyDarlington High School

Hortonville High School

Indian Trail High School and Academy

Lancaster High School

Marshfield High School

Medford Area Senior High School

Middleton High School

Milwaukee Campus for TechnologyTrades and Media

Mineral Point Middle School/HighSchool

Richland Center High School

Shullsburg High School

Winneconne High School

Gateway to Technology81st Street School

Benjamin Franklin School

Bonduel Middle School

Cardinal Heights Upper MiddleSchool

Cooper School Middle School

Darlington Elementary MiddleSchool

Fox River Middle School

Greenfield Middle School

J.C. McKenna Middle School

Kennedy Middle School

Kickapoo Middle/High School

Lancaster Middle School

Longfellow Middle School

Madison Black Hawk Middle School

Milwaukee Campus for TechnologyTrades and Media

Park View Middle School

Parkview Jr/Sr High School

Parkview Middle School

Pulaski Community Middle School

Richland Middle School

Rock River Intermediate School

Seeds of Health Elementary

Shattuck Middle School

Waupun Area Junior/Senior High

Wheatland Center School

Whitman Middle School

Whitnall Middle School

Winneconne Middle School

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