Mixed acronyms: ETIC, PLTW, GRAD
I want to thank Drew for his positive comments in favor of a Midge Festival. I think it would be fun and a good way for the community to make the best of the little pests.
Monday I made a presentation to the Engineering & Technology Industry Council in Portland. I told them about Project Lead the Way, which ETIC granted $99,765 this spring to help provide high school and community college teachers with information on how to incorporate engineering into their curricula.
OIT’s Dr. Tim Brower leads Oregon’s efforts in the national Project Lead the Way (PLTW) program. Last week he concluded a two-week Summer Training Institute that brought 19 educators to campus from Washington, Oregon, Utah, California and Colorado. Four master teachers from New York also participated in facilitating the classes for the participants.
The four areas of emphasis were Principles of Engineering, Introduction to Engineering Design, Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Digital Electronics.
Our GRAD (Graduation Really Achieves Dreams) students from Chiloquin High School are spending this week at Crater Lake. I’m sure they are having a great time and having incredible learning experiences outside of the classroom. Below are some photos from their activities last week.
Our Sponsored and Pre-College Programs office does a lot of great work. It is the home of GRAD, TWIST (Teen Women in Science and Technology), I’m Going to College (a program for elementary-school-aged children), Tech Challenge (a science fair competition), and the Lego Robotics Camp – among other great things. I cannot say enough about the good work going on for local young people through this office.
Catch you again next week.
Monday I made a presentation to the Engineering & Technology Industry Council in Portland. I told them about Project Lead the Way, which ETIC granted $99,765 this spring to help provide high school and community college teachers with information on how to incorporate engineering into their curricula.
OIT’s Dr. Tim Brower leads Oregon’s efforts in the national Project Lead the Way (PLTW) program. Last week he concluded a two-week Summer Training Institute that brought 19 educators to campus from Washington, Oregon, Utah, California and Colorado. Four master teachers from New York also participated in facilitating the classes for the participants.
The four areas of emphasis were Principles of Engineering, Introduction to Engineering Design, Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Digital Electronics.
Our GRAD (Graduation Really Achieves Dreams) students from Chiloquin High School are spending this week at Crater Lake. I’m sure they are having a great time and having incredible learning experiences outside of the classroom. Below are some photos from their activities last week.
Our Sponsored and Pre-College Programs office does a lot of great work. It is the home of GRAD, TWIST (Teen Women in Science and Technology), I’m Going to College (a program for elementary-school-aged children), Tech Challenge (a science fair competition), and the Lego Robotics Camp – among other great things. I cannot say enough about the good work going on for local young people through this office.Catch you again next week.
posted by VVL at 3:05 PM
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I'd like to add that those same Chiloquin students will be participating in a high-altitude balloon launch and recovery on Wednesday, August 8th. Launch preperations begin at 8am in front of Purvine on the OIT campus, with the actual launch occuring around 9am. Any and everyone who is interested in near-space experimentation and high-altitude ballooning is welcome and encouraged to attend the launch, which is co-sponsored by the MarsReach club.
It might help if I gave the correct date.
THE CORRECT DATE IS MONDAY, AUGUST 7TH!
My apologies for the mis-information.
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