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High School

• Certification Program
• Self Assessment
• PLTW Certification Visit

For more information

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.

High School Certification Self Assessment

Schools interested in the Certification Process will be asked to complete a self-assessment which will focus on the PLTW program in the school. The following provides an outline of the categories and descriptors. Schools will be asked to indicate if they meet or do not meet the quality standards in the PLTW program and provide information to support their ranking in the Comment section:

The process includes four steps:

• Administration: Demonstrates support for the program and course requirements
• Counselors: Demonstrates knowledge of the program; attends yearly conferences
• Curriculum/Software: Demonstrates implementation of the PLTW curriculum/teaching methods
• Equipment/Laptop: Demonstrates effective use of equipment and supplies
• Partnership Team: Demonstrates community involvement: clear goals and accomplishments
• Students: Demonstrates engagement, interest in the lessons/course; reflects diversity
• Math Requirements: Demonstrates that all students in PLTW courses are enrolled in the required math courses
• Portfolio: Demonstrates portfolios are consistent with requirements
• Teachers: Demonstrates that all teachers have been trained at the National Training Center
• Teaching Methods: Demonstrates that all teachers are using teaching methods learned at the National Training Center