September Newsletter
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Upcoming Events
Dear Reader,
Welcome to a new school year! This summer was busy with
our 6 weeks of Core Training, in which 200 teachers attended
our 18 classes!
We are interested in learning more about what your school is
doing within your PLTW programs, and sharing it with the rest of
the network. If there is anything within your school that you
would like us to highlight, please contact Deborah Cooper. All
stories are posted in the ‘News’ section of our website.
Additionally, if there is information you would like to see on our
website, please let us know!
Be Sure to Send Your Grades to RIT for College
Credit
If you have not already sent in grades to RIT for your students who qualified
for RIT credit from their 2014-2015 courses, please do so immediately.
Course credit registration deadline is November 2, 2015; students cannot be
registered without your grade submissions. Please use this grade report
template and email to Deborah Cooper at dacpltw@rit.edu. The parent
letter and the current registration form can be found on our website.
Unable to retrieve the scores for your students? Please email the Solution
Center, schoolsupport@pltw.org. They will assist with score retrieval from
the PLTW database.
NY STEM Conference
November 18, 2015
Winter Core Training
January 22 – 31, 2016
A Visit with Vince
Bertram!
This summer, we were
honored to have Vince
Bertram spend the day with
us. Our staff, teachers and
Master Teachers who were
here for Core Training, had
the opportunity to converse
with Dr. Bertram, and ask
questions. We had a GREAT
day!
Read one of Vince’s current
articles:
STEM or STREAM: We’re
missing the Point
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Student Rostering is Open for 2015-2016 School Year
Student rostering for the 2015-16 school year is now open! PLTW District Administrators, School Administrators, or
Principals need to roster all PLTW students to ensure students have access to myPLTW and any applicable End of
Course (EoC) assessments. Rostering also provides PLTW the ability to accurately report student-level demographic
and performance data to state departments of education and provide EoC data to colleges and universities in support of
preferential admissions and other student opportunities. The updated rostering template and detailed instructions are
available under the FAQs section of myPLTW. Please note slight delays may occur due to high volume during the
rostering period.
Once students are rostered, teachers need to enroll their students into the myPLTW Learning Management System
(LMS).
If you have questions, please contact the PLTW Solution Center at 877.335.7589 or schoolsupport@pltw.org.
PLTW Assessment Program Announcements
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The 2015-16 End of Course (EoC) Assessments will be available to the network on Oct. 15, 2015, and will
close on June 30, 2016, for all courses.
In the coming weeks, we will provide more information to ES and ICS, ICS1, and ICS2 teachers regarding the
pilot EoC exams.
When rostering students in the myPLTW Learning Management System (LMS), please ensure the end date is
no later than June 30, 2016. All students should be rostered with an end date of June 30, 2016, or earlier to
be included in the 2015-16 school year.
The Assessment module of the PLTW Professional Learning Community (PLC) in the LMS includes resources
and links to information to help prepare teachers for administering the EoC exam. The following resources will
be available by Oct. 15:
o 2015-16 Assessment Program Guide and Administration Manual – must-know information about
administering the EoC
o Course blueprints
o Engineering formula sheet
o Content maps
o EoC score interpretation guides
o Achievement Level Descriptors
Please contact the Solution Center with any questions regarding this information.
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More Exciting News
Explore RIT! Upcoming Events
Fall Open House, RIT Counselor Breakfast and Information Session,
Undergraduate Admissions events.
NY Cyber Security & Engineering Technology
Conference
RIT is hosting the ETA Conference October 22 – 23, 2015. This is a unique
technical conference in which both industry and educational experts collaborate
to research and discuss the most current advances in engineering technology
and STEM course design, application and teaching as well as diving into the most
current and available access technologies for special needs populations. More
information and registration is available online.
2015 NY STEM Conference
This year’s NY STEM Conference is begin held on Wednesday, November 18,
2015 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Binghamton, NY. All counselors,
administrators, teachers and prospective school personnel are invited to attend.
Please remember that as per your PLTW agreement, at least one counselor or
administrator is required to attend the conference each year. The conference is
free of charge and you can register online. Please register by November 12.
Upcoming Core Training
Winter Core Training: January 22 – January 31, 2016. Courses offered are: IED,
POE, DE and CSE.
Registration for all courses is available online. For questions regarding Core
Training, please contact Sarah Pillittere.
2016 PLTW Summit
The 2016 PLTW Summit will be held March 20 – 23, 2016 in Indianapolis,
Indiana.
This national gathering serves as a catalyst for collaboration that can help solve
the education and workforce development challenges facing our nation. Join us
to be inspired and inspire one another; engage in networking activities and
learning experiences; and share success stories and actionable ways to empower
students.
Pictured above, Ben Grieco
and Mike Stolt, CIM Core
Training 7/15
Contact Information
George Zion
Director, University Affiliate at
RIT
585-475-6106
ghzite@rit.edu
Deborah Cooper
Asst. Director, Marketing &
School Relations
585-475-4609
dacpltw@rit.edu
Sarah Pillittere
Assoc. Director, Operations &
Professional Development
585-475-4744
scppltw@rit.edu
Colleen Lombardi
Sr. Staff Assistant
(585) 475-2086
Colleen.Lombardi@rit.edu
Carolyn Malstrom
Sr. Director, School Engagement
CT, MA, MD, NJ, NY, RI
Project Lead The Way, Inc.
(518) 320-6909
cmalstrom@pltw.org
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