Core Training

Core Training-Summer

Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Core Training is an intensive program that gives teachers an overview of the PLTW courses to be taught to middle and high school students. The middle school courses are one-week training modules and the high school courses are two-week training modules. The Core Training courses are taught by PLTW Core Training Instructors. Teachers from across the nation are invited to take advantage of the PLTW Core Training at Cal Poly Pomona.

Registration opens April 1, 2013

PLTW national course offerings

How to Register for PLTW Core Training (PDF)

The schedule for Summer 2013 at Cal Poly Pomona:

Session I

PTE- Pathways to Engineering (high school):
DE (Digital Electronics)- Orientation July 7; Training July 8-19
EDD (Engineering Design & Development)- Orientation July 7; Training July 8-19

CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing)- Orientation July 7; Training July 8-19

GTT - Gateway to Technology (middle school):

Magic of Electrons and Flight & Space- Orientation July 7; Training July 8-12

Medical Detectives and Science of Technology- Orientation July 15; Training July 15-19

Session II

PTE- Pathways to Engineering (high school):
POE (Principles of Engineering)- Orientation July 21; Training July 22-August 2

IED (Introduction to Engineering Design)- Orientation July 21; Training July 22-August 2

GTT - Gateway to Technology (middle school):

Design & Modeling- Orientation July 21; Training July 22-26

Automation & Robotics- Orientation July 29; Training July 29-August 2

Registration Fees:

PTE- Pathways to Engineering (high school):
Includes lunch and parking
$2,500 two-week session
Late registration fee is $150 in addition to cost of session for registrations received less than 1 month before training start date.

GTT - Gateway to Technology (middle school):

Includes lunch and parking
$1,500 one-week session

$2,500 for two one-week sessions
Late registration fee is $150 in addition to cost of session for registrations received less than 1 month before training start date.

Housing on Campus at Kellogg West Conference Center Lodge:
(optional; participants may choose to commute to campus each day)
Includes breakfast and dinner
Private room with bath, tv, phone, and patio or balcony. Access to complimentary fitness center and pool.
A-$1,250- 10 nights/no weekends/includes breakfast and dinner

B-$1,500- 12 nights/includes weekends, breakfast and dinner

C-$625- 5 nights/no weekends/includes breakfast and dinner

Cancellation:

Full refund if cancellation occurs 1 month prior to training start date.
Partial refund if cancellation occurs less than 1 month prior to training start date. Partial refund is the total cost minus a cancellation fee of $300.
No refund if cancellation occurs 1 week or less prior to training start date.

Core Training Photo Galleries

At Core Training, teachers learn how to use design software and work in teams to build their projects so that they can take what they learn back to their students in the classroom.

In the Gateway To Technology, teachers use Fischertechnik kits to create a working assembly line.

PLTW courses previously offered at Cal Poly Pomona:

Summer 2011:
Session I: GTT Advanced, IED, & POE (view photos)
Session II: CIM. DE& GTT Basic (view photos)

Summer 2010:
Session I: CIM, EDD, & GTT Basic (view photos)
Session II: IED & POE (view photos)

Summer 2009:
Session I: IED & CIM (view photos)
Session II: POE & GTT (view photos)