Registration for Core Training opens April 1, 2013
Frequently Asked Questions about Core Training:
Core Training is an intensive program intended to give you an overview of the PLTW course you will be teaching at your school. Class meets from 8AM to 5PM each day (no weekends), with an hour for lunch. Attendance is required at all sessions. During the training, participants complete a portfolio in order to be certified to teach the course.
First, your school must be a PLTW school. If your school has not registered as a PLTW school, please go to http://www.pltw.org/getting-started/getting-started to submit the online registration form.
The teacher's School Administrator (SA) must register that teacher with PLTW online before the teacher can sign up for Core Training. If you do not know your school administrator, use the School Locator to search for yout school. Your SA's contact information will be included with your school's listing.
Registration for this summer’s Core Training opens April 1st.
To register for CT go to this link http://www.pltw.org/login
The Readiness Modules are specific for the courses that a teacher has registered for in Core Training. They are designed to prepare teachers for their training. We encourage teachers to review the detailed outlines of each program. These can be requested online for each curricular program on the Our Programs page of the PLTW website. These are required to be completed prior to attending Core Training.
You should bring a laptop, a scientific calculator, a USB memory stick, and a 10-15 foot Ethernet cable. An external mouse for your laptop is highly suggested. The instructor(s) for your class may contact you prior to training about specific needs for your class.
You are required to bring a laptop to Core Training. You must have administrative privileges, on this laptop so that you may add both hardware and software. For the current minimum laptop specifications visit the PLTW website at:
http://www.pltw.org/sites/default/files/Appendix_C_Computer_Specs_2013.pdf
These specifications are a minimum – for new purchases it is recommended that you buy as fast a machine with as much memory as possible to prevent obsolescence in the near future.
Information may be obtained at: http://www.doe.in.gov/student-services/licensing/professional-growth-plan-pgp
Graduate credit is available at additional cost for Purdue PLTW Core Training courses. Engineering courses are three credit hours; GTT courses are two credit hours. Registration is during the first week of the session. You may pay by electronic check, debit card, or credit card on line. **If you pay by debit or credit card, you be assessed a non-refundable 2.75% service fee (minimum $3.00)**
To make other arrangements, please contact Melody Carducci at 765-496-3338 or mmcbrite@purdue.edu.
Additional tuition for graduate credit is: $347.85/hour (Indiana residents); $948.30/hour (out of state)
Purdue University Kokomo is located on the Indiana University Kokomo campus. For a map to PUK and the hotel go to: http://www.tech.purdue.edu/pltw/SummerTraining/Documents/2008maptohotelandiuk.pdf
You will receive your parking pass at registration. Park only in student designated parking lots.
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Several rental car companies have offices in Kokomo. These include Avis, National, and Enterprise.
You will be very busy during core training, so we do not encourage family visitation except over the weekend. Any additional charges required by the hotel for additional family members will be the responsibility of the participant. We do not provide meals for family members.
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