Professional Development That Prepares Teachers to Transform Classrooms

Professional development designed to meet teachers where they are with the tools and resources needed to create a hands-on, immersive learning experience for their students.

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Any Teacher Can Teach STEM with PLTW Professional Development

PLTW provides professional development that immerses participants in a collaborative learning environment that challenges them to look at their classrooms in a new way. Teachers take on the role of a student, engage in in-depth exploration of PLTW coursework, and gain invaluable experience to take back to their classrooms.

PLTW is excited to offer in-person training options at two innovative learning spaces across the country in Indianapolis, IN and Los Angeles (El Segundo), CA.

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PLTW Launch

Develop the conceptual and instructional understanding you’ll need to guide students as they engage in cross-disciplinary activities and develop skills related to problem-solving, critical and creative thinking, collaboration, and perseverance.

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“This training was awesome in the sense you literally walk through almost every single activity, project, and problem. It has 100% prepared me to teach this in a school setting, whether it be virtually or in person.”
PLTW Core Training Participant
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PLTW Gateway

Develop the conceptual and instructional understanding you’ll need to challenge your students to think big as they explore sustainable solutions to energy needs, the science of aeronautics as they design, build, and test an airfoil, or solve medical mysteries.

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“I immediately felt confident in using the curriculum and became assured of my skills to teach this course in a few weeks.”
PLTW Core Training Participant
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PLTW Computer Science

Develop the conceptual and instructional understanding you’ll need to empower students to discover computer science tools, learn about the ever-growing and far-reaching field of cybersecurity, or create original solutions to user interfaces and web-based database designs.

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“This is by far the best professional development training I’ve ever had! The material stretched me well beyond my comfort zone and energized me to take this back to our school as an upper level advanced course.”
PLTW Core Training Participant
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PLTW Engineering

Develop the conceptual and instructional understanding you’ll need to guide students as they explore the physics of flight, topics such as mechanisms, strength of structure and materials, and automation, or learn about the far-reaching and diverse applications of engineering.

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“PLTW Core Training was fantastic! First, the Master Teachers were exceptional — well prepared, organized, and professional. They worked the curriculum and submitting our assignments was
straightforward. The other teachers attending were enthusiastic and fun to work with!”
PLTW Core Training Participant
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PLTW Biomedical Science

Develop the conceptual and instructional understanding you’ll need to guide students as they examine the interactions of human body systems, design their own innovative solutions for the most pressing health challenges of the 21st century, or design a prosthetic arm.

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“I thought it was facilitated very well and the trainers had a great balance of lecture, work time, and grouping people up. I felt engaged throughout the course and learned a lot in a very short time.”
PLTW Core Training Participant
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Training Guarantee

Protect Your Investment with the PLTW Training Guarantee

The PLTW Training Guarantee protects a district’s investment in PLTW programs by guaranteeing that if a teacher leaves within four years of earning a PLTW credential, PLTW will provide a grant in the amount of the training fee for the district to train a teacher in the same course, replace the credential(s), and support continued student learning.

4 Years

The PLTW Training Guarantee is valid for four years from the date the teacher leaving earned the credential. This means that the teacher filling the open position must receive training within four years from the date the teacher who left earned the credential. Only PLTW Core Training credentials earned after June 1, 2017 are eligible for the PLTW Training Guarantee.

No Open Invoices

The district must be in good financial standing with PLTW (e.g., no invoices 60 days or more past due).

Credentialed Teacher

The teacher filling the open position must complete training for the same course in which the original teacher earned a credential. All credentials earned by the departing teacher are eligible for the guarantee if they fall in the four-year timeframe and were earned after June 1, 2017.

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