Professional Development

PLTW offers education professionals their own doorways and pathways to accomplishment. Your hard work, dedication, and creative spirit give students the spark to succeed.

We also want to make PLTW as beneficial to school counselors as it is to the remarkable students.

How PLTW Benefits Its Counselors

As a school counselor, you receive the best in professional development through extensive training at the program’s national affiliate schools. National affiliates offer:

• Training Opportunities for teachers, administrators and counselors
• Ongoing professional development for teachers and counselors
• Graduate school credit opportunities for teachers

How School Counselors Benefit the Program

School counselors facilitate student success by:

• Promoting the program in the school
• Educating parents and students about the benefits of the program
• Coordinating the choices that help students fit PLTW courses into their program of studies

Increase Your Expertise

As a school counselor, you can strengthen your knowledge and skills through the specialized PLTW professional development program and network created specifically to connect our counselors. By the end of 2007, more than 5,000 PLTW counselors had trained to help you as a fellow counselor in their ranks.

PLTW features a unique counselor program that helps guidance professionals like you remain up-to-date on current PLTW programs and curricula. You are informed of all the careers and opportunities in biomedical sciences and technology available to PLTW students.

Lead The Way for PLTW Students

Though PLTW provides boundless benefits to its students, its dedicated counselors are the lifeblood of the program. Thank you for your efforts on behalf of your students.