K12 STEM Opportunities PLTW K12 STEM Opportunities Workshop

PLTW K-12 STEM Opportunities Workshop March 31, 2016 Agenda 9: 30 cst (8: 30

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K-12 STEM Opportunities

PLTW K-12 STEM Opportunities Workshop March 31, 2016 Agenda 9: 30 cst (8: 30 mst) Coffee and Registration On Site Local Host 10: 00 cst (9: 00 mst) Welcome Simulcast Sally Wei 10: 10 cst (9: 10 mst) PLTW Program Overview Simulcast Kimberly Glenn Robin Schott, PLTW 11: 20 cst (10: 20 mst) Getting Started with PLTW Simulcast Panel (S. Wei moderator) 11: 50 cst (10: 50 mst) Break On site Local Host 12: 00 cst (11: 00 mst) Lunch and Local Panel On site Local panel facilitated by local host 12: 45 cst (11: 45 mst) Building PLTW Program Diversity Through Professionalism Simulcast Kimberly Glenn, PLTW 1: 15 cst (12: 15 mst) Closing remarks Simulcast Dr. Timothy Wei, Dean of Nebraska Engineering 1: 30 cst (12: 30 mst) Adjourn and survey On site Local Host

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Nebraska Engineering Ambassadors Network: Develop Engineering Leaders–Boost K-12 Engineering Education Create. Connect. Change. http: //engineering. unl. edu/engineering-clubs/engineering-ambassador-network /

Nebraska PLTW State Conference Tuesday, June 7, 2016 – Kearney, NE Pre conference to NCE Conference (Nebraska Career Education) June 6 -9, 2016 Younes Conference Center, Keaney 9 am-4 pm Registration opens, April 15, 2016 http: //nceconference. com/

Survey https: //www. surveymonkey. com/r/pltw 3_31 We would appreciate it if you would please take some time to fill out the survey. Thank You! Sally Wei swei 2@unl. edu 402 -472 -2670 Kimberly Glenn PLTW kglenn@pltw. org 515. 231. 2440