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Online Industry Challenge

Student Solve

Date

December 12, 2024
9:00 AM — 1:00 PM

Location

Virtual Event

Contact

Julia Kostro

High School Middle School Project Lead The Way

A 4-hour virtual design challenge for PLTW students. Register for this event by November 15th.







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PLTW Gateway and High School students will have a chance to collaborate with an industry pro to solve a problem they actually face at their company – all virtually during a four-hour in-school field trip.

Students will work in teams and put their PLTW skills and tools to use, solving a real-world problem with the help of a virtual industry mentor.  Using the PLTW design process and additional resources provided to teachers, students will “pain storm”, evaluate potential solutions using a design matrix, and share a solution with the company. Solutions will be submitted virtually, and the winning solutions will be announced by industry partners at the end of the event. Winning teams will earn a pizza lunch for their entire school!

Registration Details:

  • Each teacher may register one class (up to 25 students) 
  • Mentors are limited; register as soon as possible to guarantee your class has an industry mentor to collaborate with
  • Students must be PLTW students, but they can come from different classes (e.g., you can participate with one of your classes or select students from different classes)
  • Students must work in teams of 3+ students (no individual solutions may be submitted), with a maximum of 5 teams
  • When you register, you do not need to know the exact # of students and teams who will participate – an estimate is fine
  • Tech requirements: two devices to connect to your industry mentor via Zoom – one set up facing the classroom for whole-group discussion and one for teams to meet individually with mentors. Plus a Google-connected device per team to access a Google site with Google suite resources and tools day-of.
  • See FAQs at One8ALHub.org/StudentSolveFAQs

Agenda

  1. 9:00am – 9:30am

    Statewide kick-off

    Welcome and overview of the day. Hear about the real-world problem your students will be solving directly from industry partners.
  2. 9:30am – 10:00am

    Meet your mentor

    Break off into a Zoom with your mentor. Break the ice, introduce your class, and learn more about your mentor. Dissect the problem together.
  3. 10:00am - 12:15pm

    Team work time and mentor check-ins

    Student teams work on their solutions and each team will have time to meet with their mentor for feedback and guidance on their in-process solution.
  4. 12:15pm-1:00pm

    Lunch, wrap-up, and winners announcement

    Teams submit their solutions by 12:15, then have a break to eat lunch (we'll provide a small stipend!). Then, get back together on a state-wide Zoom for winners announcements and celebrations!