Project-based learning helping students solve future problems now
Students in Anderson County Middle School's STEM class are finding solutions for problems that might affect the world they live in years from now as part of an innovative project.
KY first regional career academy offers students a competitive advantage in global economy
Incoming high school freshmen from Carroll, Gallatin, Henry, Owen and Trimble Counties now have a groundbreaking choice about where to go to high school. The superintendents of the five school districts announced this week they are opening Kentucky’s first regional career academy so their students can pursue competitive advantage for the Golden Triangle region’s highest-demand, highest-wage jobs. iLEAD Academy, located [...]
PLTW offers webinars on STEM curriculum
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) will conduct four webinars on its K-5 Launch Curriculum and how it engages active minds while aligning to the Kentucky Core Academic Standards. Discussion topics will include launch modules, standards alignment, curriculum delivery, training model and cost. The PLTW Launch Curriculum was released in August. The webinars are scheduled for: Feb. 10, 3:30-4:30 p.m. ET [...]
Program launches younger students into STEM
Two Kentucky elementary schools participated in a pilot of a new STEM-based elementary school curriculum from Project Lead the Way.
2013 Project Lead the Way (PLTW) RFA Awards announced
The Kentucky Department of Education is pleased to announce completion of the review process for the 2013 PLTW RFAs. Award listings can be found on the KDE Competitive Grant Awards page. Awards are contingent on available funding and districts/schools meeting programmatic and budgetary requirements. For budget-related questions please contact leaann.lewis@education.ky.gov. For questions related to the application process or for copies [...]
Twenty-five Kentucky schools earn Project Lead The Way funding
The Kentucky Department of Education has announced that the review process for the 2011 Project Lead The Way grants has been completed. The awards listed are contingent upon districts/schools meeting all programmatic and budgetary requirements. In addition, awards are contingent upon available funding. 2011 Engineering Pipeline Awards Hardin County McCracken County Montgomery County Shelby County 2011 Energy Technology Awards Daviess [...]
Lego robots help students build on what they learn
Program promotes real world connections and 21st-century skills.
Project Lead the Way adds biomedical science courses
Last year, 47 students at Muhlenberg County High School used hands-on activities to study diabetes to learn about homeostasis and metabolism, and they investigated sickle-cell disease while learning about genetics and DNA.