Resources for PLTW Educators
Access resources including advanced training, ways to engage with fellow PLTW educators, opportunities for students to connect with industry professionals – and much more.
Mass Learning Project
Starting in 2023-2024, MLP will be supporting PLTW implementation in Massachusetts.
Mass Learning Project seeks to increase K-12 student access to high quality applied learning through curriculum adoption and implementation support empowering educators to center student thinking on complex, real-world problems.
High School Recruitment Resources
Posters and flyers created to catch students’ interest, provide more information for students & families about PLTW pathways, and help communicate the value of the classes.
Learn more and download all the resources and materials.
Educator resources
- PLTW Community Leads Connect with a community lead and collaborate with other MA PLTW educators
- Facebook Community Interact with fellow PLTW teachers on Facebook
- Graduate credit for PLTW core training Earn graduate-level credit at a reduced rate for your PLTW core training via UMass Lowell. Apply by July 19, 2024
Student opportunities
- Sr. Capstone Mentors This year we’re excited to offer EDD, BI, and Common Capstone teams the opportunity to work with industry mentors. The registration deadline for this year's program has passed, but stay tuned for future opportunities!
- Student Industry Connects Submit PLTW student coursework online for review by industry professionals and chance to win prizes
- Showcase Students present to and receive feedback from STEM professionals at our end of year applied learning showcase. For the SY23-24, the showcase will be on 5/10 in Boston. Click to see the eligible projects!
- Massachusetts Scholarship and Credit Opportunities for PLTW Students Your PLTW students can earn scholarships and college credit for their work. Let students know!
Program resources
- High School Sample Course Descriptions This document provides sample course descriptions for all high school courses in PLTW’s three pathways -- biomedical science, computer science, and engineering. The intention is to provide schools with example descriptions based on student and teacher inputs. These samples provide insight into the content covered in the course as well as the types of projects and learning experiences available to students. Please note, the descriptions can be used as is or tailored as needed to reflect local school context (e.g., credit units, weighting, prerequisites, honors).
- Project Lead The Way Survey FAQ Completing your PLTW student and educator surveys help us improve programming and supports.
- Dashboards To support schools' implementation of PLTW and in the spirit of continuous improvement, Mass STEM Hub offers program dashboards for all PLTW schools in MA.
- Course codes All PLTW classes K-12 now have course codes in the student information systems. Please use these codes when scheduling your students. Accurate enrollment data is critical for us to support PLTW schools across the state. View the codes here on the DESE website (Document name: "Appendices A-I of EPIMS Data Handbook v. 20.0"). If you have any trouble finding the codes in your data system, please get in touch with the Mass STEM Hub team.
- Gateway Standards Crosswalk This Crosswalk shows how each PLTW Gateway unit supports the Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework. Click to read more.
- Launch Standards Crosswalk This Crosswalk shows how each PLTW Launch module supports the Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework. Click here to read
