Defining the “Project” in Project Lead the Way

Abstract: What sets Project Lead the Way (PLTW) apart from traditional high-school and middle-school curricula? In a word: projects. PLTW, a nonprofit charitable organization that provides a robust science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curriculum to middle and high schools nationwide, relies on an activities, project and problem-based (APPB) method of learning, meaning students learn by doing.

Keywords: Higher Education Brief - STEM