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Welcome to ATE2008

Purpose of ATE

• The ATE program promotes improvement in the education of science and engineering technicians at the undergraduate and secondary school level and the educators who prepare them, focusing on technicians for high-technology fields that drive the nation’s economy.

ATE Program Components• ATE Projects

–Program Improvement–Professional Development for Educators–Curriculum and Educational Materials Development–Teacher Preparation–Small Grants for Institutions New to the ATE Program

• ATE Centers–National Centers of Excellence–Regional Centers of Excellence–Resource Centers

• Targeted Research on Technician Education

ATE Program Budget

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2008 Competition

• 147 Preliminary Proposals (Apr. ‘08)

• Estimate 220 full proposals (Oct. ‘08)

• Expect to make 70-75 new awards– About 6-10 Centers (new or renewals)– About 15-20 Small Grants & Planning Grants– About 45 Project (included targeted research)

04/21/23

Not Quite New (2nd year) ATE Project Opportunity:

Small Grants for Institutions New to ATE • Purpose

– Stimulate implementation, adaptation, and innovation in all areas supported by ATE.

– Broaden the base of participation of community colleges in ATE.

– Strengthen the role of community colleges in meeting needs of business and industry

• Proposers are encouraged to include resources of ATE and other NSF awardees and to include those people as consultants and subawardees.

• Available only to community college campuses that have not an an ATE award within the last 10 years

• Limited to $150,000 with a maximum of 10% indirect

TARGETED RESEARCH ON TECHNICIAN EDUCATION

• Supports research on technician education, employment trends, changing role of technicians in the workplace, and other topics that make technician programs more effective and forward looking.

• Represents a TRUE collaboration reflected in activities, leadership, and budget between well-qualified researchers and two-year college educators and others as appropriate.

• What educational strategies are most effective in improving student learning in specific fields and how do you know?

• Across multiple technology fields, what are the impacts of strategies such as problem based learning and remote laboratories.

Number of Awards per State in ATE’s 14 Year HistoryTotal number of Awards (793)

9

13COLORADO

3MONTANA

0WYOMING

2UTAH

2IDAHO

3NEVADA

21OREGON

3ALASKA

HAWAII

92CALIFORNIA

29WASHINGTO

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20ARIZONA

4NORTH DAKOTA

4SOUTH DAKOTA

7NEBRASKA

15NEW MEXICO

50TEXAS

2KANSAS

7OKLAHOMA

15MINNESOTA

18WISCONSIN

22IOWA

4MISSOURI

3ARKANSAS

2 LOUISIANA

24ILLINOIS

8 INDIANA

17KENTUCKY

39OHIO

13 MICHIGAN

16TENNESSEE

11 MISS.

15ALABAMA

8 GEORGIA

28 FLA.

20S.C.

18NORTH CAROLINA

21 VIRGINIA

2 W.V.

16PENNSYLVANIA

43NEW YORK

4 MAINE

2 VT. 7

N.H. 56 MA.

14 CT.

1 R.I.

2 DEL. 20 MD.

19 D.C.

3 PUERTO RICO

15 N.J.

ATE Centers of Excellence (36)

National Center

Regional Center

Resource Center

FY FY FY

96-05 2006 2007

Biotechnology 38 9 5

Chemical Technology/Pulp & Paper/Environmental 57 1 3

Multidisciplinary 36 4 2

Electronics/Microelectronics/Nanotech/Mechatronics/Lasers 19 4 7

Other Engineering Technology 68 7 7

Geospatial (GIS/GPS/Surveying) 23 5 3

Manufacturing 85 7 4

Math/Physics/Computational Science 38 2 1

Computer/Information Systems/Cybersecurity/Telecommunications 130 9 8

Marine/Agriculture/Aquaculture/Natural Resources/Viticulture 17 3 2

Teacher Preparation 33 1 1

Multimedia 6 1 1

Energy Technology 3 3 3

Research/Evaluation 1 4 2

Recruitment/Retention 2 5 3

Institution Reform 3 0 2

Totals 549 65 54

Foci of ATE Awards

ATE Professional Development Opportunities

• Go to www.TeachingTechnicians.org

• Now over 100 professional development opportunities

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