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WHY ARE YOU SO SPECIAL? “PLTW is like chocolate”, Thor Misko

WHY ARE YOU SO SPECIAL? “PLTW is like chocolate”, Thor Misko. W hy are You so Important?. 79% of future jobs are expected to be STEM related, but… .

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WHY ARE YOU SO SPECIAL? “PLTW is like chocolate”, Thor Misko

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  1. WHY ARE YOU SO SPECIAL?“PLTW is like chocolate”, Thor Misko

  2. Why are You so Important? 79% of future jobs are expected to be STEM related, but…  Only 4% of the 2005 9th grade class will graduate in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in a STEM major. - National Center for Education Statistics • Ten of the 20 fastest growing occupations are healthcare related. -U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011

  3. Why are You so Important?Science and Technology in Our Society Manufacturing Test and Evaluation Routine Design Development Engineering Technology Complex Design Production Operation, Service, And Maintenance Complex Analysis Engineering Distribution and Sales Research Our colleges and universities are well aligned with this… But how is this connected to high schools?

  4. Science and Technology in Many High Schools Engineering Technology Chemistry, Physics, & Biology Wood shop, Auto shop, Machine shop & Drafting Engineering More than 600,000students eat PLTWchocolates every day.

  5. How Did We Get Here? The Threatening Wake-up Call The Bete Noir! Launched October 4, 1957 Shiny -Visible all around the earth. Beeps-Transmitted on “Ham” bands. PSSC Physics launched 1960

  6. WHY ARE YOU SO SPECIAL?PLTW is like Legos

  7. How are You Different? NOT OSHA or PLTW Approved! Do NOT allow this in your classroom!!!

  8. PLTW is NOT MAGIC! PLTW is MAGIC!

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