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PLTW Summit

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From 0 to 60 in Three Months

Loogootee Community Schools

PLTW Implementation Team

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Our Story

  • School Background
  • Design Process

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0 m.p.h.

  • Traditional classrooms
  • Equipment purchased but not used
  • No direction
  • Chromebooks
  • Only PLTW engineering courses offered
  • Limited Community Partnerships

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60 m.p.h.

  • Project-based environments
  • Lion Manufacturing
  • University of Loogootee High School
  • Technology committee
  • K-12 PLTW courses
  • Meaningful community partnerships

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Community Partnerships

  • EWAT Team
  • Community expectations
  • Partnerships
    • Loughmiller Design
    • Hawkins Health Center
    • NWSC Crane
    • IU Center for P-16 Research
    • VU, IU, IVY Tech, ISU
    • Internship partners

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Challenges

  • Brainstorm possible challenges

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Our Challenges

  • Technology
  • Money
  • Training
  • Teacher buy-in
  • Student and parent buy-in
  • Room

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Next Steps

  • Continuing community partnerships
  • Teacher trainings
  • Adding classes
  • More purchases
  • Informing students
  • Sustainability
  • Technology to be used

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Questions?

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Contact Information

  • Dara Chezem, Asst. Superintendent
    • dchezem@Loogootee.k12.in.us
    • 812-295-3254, ext 524

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  • www.loogootee.k12.in.us