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PLTW Couselor's Conference, June 11-12

2007 Summer Training Institute

• Agenda for Sunday, June 17, 2007
• Curriculum
• Fee Schedule
• Housing
• Meals
• Travel
• Computer Requirements
• Application for PLTW STI Graduate Credit at USC
• Out-of-state Registration Request [PDF]
• Participant Expectations [PDF]
• Participant Supplies List [PDF]

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To learn more about Project Lead the Way or how your company can join a PLTW partnership, contact Dr. Donn Griffith, Outreach Director, College of Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina, 803.777.7505, donn@engr.sc.edu, or Mr. B. T. Martin, South Carolina Department of Education, 803.734.3398, btmartin@ed.sc.gov.

To learn more about Project Lead the Way, visit their website.

PLTW Counselor's Conference
June 11-12, 2007

The PLTW Counselor’s Conference has been developed to provide School and Career Counselors and in those schools implementing Project Lead The Way (PLTW) and/or Gateway to Technology (GTT) information about the programs and their potential benefits to students.  We believe counselors play a key role in the course selection decisions made by students and their families and are a vital link to the success of a PLTW program,  These sessions have been designed to provide you with the information and support needed to carry out this important role.

---------- Monday, June 11, 2007 ----------
Time		Task		Location/ Speaker
7:30 to 8:30 am		Continental Breakfast		Amoco Hall Lobby
8:30 to 9 am		PLTW Overview		Donn Griffith PLTW Affiliate Director
9 to 9:15 am		Welcome		John Weidner Professor and Interim Associate Dean for Research College of Engineering and Computing
9:15 to 9:45 am		GTT Overview		BT Martin South Carolina PLTW State Leader
9:45 to 10:15 am		Role of the Counselor		Donna  Gibson USC Educational Studies
10:15 to 11 am		Role of PLTW Counselors		Carolyn Helm Director of Pre-engineering Program Southern Regional Education Board
11 to 11:30 am		PLTW Impact/True Outcomes		BT Martin/ Donn Griffith SC SDE/ Office Career & Technology Education
11:30 am to 12:30 pm		HSTW/MMGW with PLTW/GTT		Carolyn Helm PLTW/SREB
12:30 to 1:30 pm		Lunch		Amoco Hall Lobby
1:30 to 2:30 pm		School Certification Undergraduate College Credit		Donn Griffith
2:30 to 3:30 pm		Careers in Engineering and Computing 10 minute presentation by each College of Engineering and Computing program		USC College of Engineering and Computing Department Chairs
3:30 to 4 pm		Question/Answer Session		Amoco Hall Donn Griffith and BT Martin

---------- Tuesday, June 12, 2007 ----------
Time		Task		Location/ Speaker
7:30 to 8:30 am		Continental Breakfast		Amoco Hall Lobby
8:30 to 9:30 am		GTT Student Presentation		Lola Whitworth GTT Master Teacher
9:30 to 10:30 am		PLTW Student Presentation		Ray Klimbal/ Mandy Orzechowski PLTW High School/ Career Center Teacher
10:30 to 10:45 am		Extra-Curriculum Experiences		Donn Griffith
10:45 to 11:15 am		FIRST LEGO League		Lola Whitworth
11:15 to 11:45 am		FIRST Vex Challenge		Ray Klimbal/Mandy Orzechowski
11:45 am to 12:15 pm		FIRST Robotics Competition		Mike Byran Robert Bosch/FRC Team 342
12:15 to 12:30 pm		Question/Answer Session		Lola/Ray/Mandy/Mike
12:30 to 1:30 pm		Lunch		Amoco Hall Lobby
1:30 to 3 pm		College Enhanced Learning Labs Experiences		Swearingen and 300 Main
3 to 3:45 pm		USC Admissions		Susan Hudson USC Admissions Outreach and Admissions
3:45 to 4 pm		Question/Answer Session Evaluation/ Closing Comments		BT Martin and Donn Griffith