Pre-College Education

Project Lead The Way

Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is a not-for-profit national program dedicated to developing STEM-relevant courses for middle and high school students. The National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) and PLTW are affiliated organizations within the CCEFP. NFPA has provided funding to PLTW to develop fluid power-relevant content for several of its middle and high school curriculum modules. Faculty from the CCEFP and engineers from CCEFP member companies serve as subject matter experts for PLTW, reviewing curriculum relevant to fluid power and identifying opportunities where new content can be inserted. CCEFP faculty and students are working with PLTW to develop hands-on fluid power lab activities to complement the PLTW curriculum as well as materials for teachers that enable them to take full advantage of these resources. PLTW teachers also participate in the CCEFP RET program.

[Project Leader: Will Durfee, UMN]