Project Lead The Way and National Engineers Week Foundation Partner

By DE Editors

Project Lead The Way (PLTW) and National Engineers Week Foundation announced a partnership designed to raise awareness for the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and educate communities about specific things they can actually do to support STEM education programs.

With the 60th Anniversary of National Engineers Week coming up on Feb. 20-26, 2011, PLTW launched a campaign that is designed to generate support for STEM education from students, teachers, STEM professionals and associations. The interactive aspects of the campaign include the submission of photos and videos from current STEM education students and teachers; an Essay Contest where students have an opportunity to win a prize by answering questions about the value of engineering education; and PLTW’s daily tips on how to support STEM education.

“Every day, PLTW students are creating, designing, building and coming up with solutions to real-world problems,” says Thor Misko, Interim CEO of PLTW. “By highlighting what these students are accomplishing during National Engineers Week and educating the public about how to get involved, we hope to generate more support for STEM education programs that prepare students for the jobs of the 21st century.  We are proud to partner with National Engineers Week Foundation to inspire the public to get involved with supporting STEM education so that every student has the opportunity to develop the skills they are going to excel in today’s global economy.”

For more information, visit the National Engineers Week site and Project Lead the Way.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.