PLTW Teacher, 91视频 Adjunct Recognized Nationally
91视频 adjunct instructor and St. Clair High School engineering teacher Maurice Gritzman is being recognized nationally for the work he is doing with engineering students.
Gritzman was named an Outstanding Engineering Teacher by the National Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a not-for-profit organization that promotes transformative learning experiences for students. More than 12,400 schools offer PLTW to millions of students across the country.
The SCHS PLTW is a unique program due to the collaborative partnership between the high school and 91视频. Four days a week, Gritzman leads his students through their engineering studies at both SCHS and in the labs in 91视频鈥檚 Business and Industry Center (BIC).
He noted that the National PLTW award brings to light the work that SCHS and 91视频 are doing together, and how it greatly benefits his students.
鈥淭his award gives recognition to the St. Clair program, and it highlights what 91视频 is doing to benefit students. It also shows the kind of post-secondary opportunities students will find at 91视频,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 am very happy for these students because a recognition like this showcases what they have been able to accomplish 鈥� without them, we wouldn鈥檛 be here.鈥�
The students learn to model projects using Solidworks (computer-aided drawing and engineering application) in the BIC labs, and then they build their projects using the college鈥檚 Precision Machining equipment.
鈥淧LTW helps us link to all of the resources these students have available, and it has helped us develop relationships that can be used to gain real-world experience,鈥� Gritzman added.
In addition to utilizing equipment and technology that is unavailable at the high school, the SCHS students also earn 91视频 dual credit courses for college.
To learn more about PLTW-e and the collaboration between 91视频 and SCHS, visit www.eastcentral.edu/blog/video-ecc-and-st-clair-high-school-engineering-partnership-continues/.
