Resources for PLTW Educators
School may look different this year, but we have great content planned for you and your students. Access resources to help lighten the load and create engaging learning experiences including teacher learning communities, meaningful student opportunities, connections to industry, and more.
Grants
Start or grow your PLTW program. Learn more about grants from the One8 Foundation.
Professional learning for teachers
- Coaching Work side-by-side with an experienced PLTW Master Teacher
- Learning Teams Join a collaborative community of Massachusetts PLTW teachers
- PLTW Educator Database Opt in to access an online network of PLTW educators in the state
- Graduate Credit Earn credit for participating in PLTW Core Training
- Facebook Community Interact with fellow PLTW teachers on Facebook
Student opportunities
- Online Industry Challenges Submit PLTW student coursework online for review by industry professionals and chance to win prizes
- Showcase Events Students present to and receive feedback from STEM professionals at exciting locations
- In-school showcases Showcase your students’ work in your school using a handy "event-in-a box" toolkit!
- Scholarship & College Credit Your PLTW students can earn scholarships and college credit for their work. Let students know!
Program resources
- Survey: We need feedback! 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.
- Standards Crosswalk Coming soon. Email Katherine with any questions.
Additional resources
Check out additional resources for all STEM educators, such as:
- STEM Career videos to use in your classroom
- Transportation grant opportunities
