NSF/ATE Centers: Preparing America’s 21st Century

WorkforceModerator: Linnea Fletcher, Co-PI, Bio-Link, Department Chair

Biotechnology Austin Community College, NSF Program Director 2008-2010

Panelists: Deborah Boisvert PI and Director, Boston-Area Advanced

Technological Education Connections, University of MassachusettsDeb Newberry, PI and Director, Nanoscience Technology, Dakota

County Technical CollegeMarilyn Barger, PI and Director, Florida Advanced Technological

Education CenterElaine Johnson, PI and Director Bio-Link, City College of San

FranciscoRobert J Spear, PI and Director, Cyberwatch, Prince George’s

Community College

What is ATE?• The Science and

Advanced Technology Act of 1992 mandated the creation of ATE

• Focuses on the education of science and engineering technicians

• Community colleges have leadership roles on all projects.

3

Look What Happens When You Put

Community Colleges in the Driver’s SeatOpen Access

+A Diverse

Faculty and Staff

=More Options,

Opportunities

4

A Community College That is a Catalysis for

Change Workforce Bridge Programs that Combine Developmental Education with Education Leading to a Job!

Less “Red Tape” Allows for More Innovation and Transformation

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Talking Points How have you built strategic business/industry

partnerships, to support your program and support program graduates?

What industry driven curriculum is being adapted by ATE centers and community college partners?

Have you interwoven industry credentials/certifications into a rigorous educational program, and are the career pathways transparent to students (step –in/step-out points)?

What strategies have you employed to ensure timely student completion through your programs?

 What has been the impact on business/industry of the program graduates who are currently working (employee impact)?

STEM Tech 2011: Focus on NSF ATE Centers

NSF Focus on Community Colleges Building American Skills by Strengthening Community

CollegesPresident Obama set two national goals: by 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world, and community colleges will produce an additional 5 million graduates.

Role of Community Colleges in Undergraduate Education

• Community colleges serve ~44% of the undergraduate students in the United States.• Half of the students who receive a baccalaureate

degree attend community college in the course of their undergraduate studies.http://www.aacc.nche.edu/AboutCC/Trends/Pages/studentsatcommunitycolleges.aspx

ATE63.7%

S-STEM23.6%

STEP10.9%

Noyce1.2%

MSP0.4% CCLI/TUES

0.3%

~$350 million total

Active NSF 2-Yr College Projects (DUE)

Advanced Technological Education (ATE)

• The ATE program has supported close to 1000 projects and centers since its inception in 1994.

• From 1994 to 2010, the ATE program has provided $654,700,000 in support of community college technician education programs.

ATE

ATE solicitation (11-692): www.nsf.gov , Education, DUE Formal Proposals: October 20, 2011

$64 million FY2011, same request for FY2012

Projects: up to $900,000 for 3-yrs Small, new to ATE: $200,000 for 3-yrs

Centers: $1.6 – 5 million for 4-yrs Targeted Research: up to $1.2 million for 4-yrs

Lead Institution: Dakota County Technical CollegeUniversity Partner: University of MinnesotaPI: Deb Newberry deb.newberry@dctc.edu

Nano-Link will enable community colleges and high schools to infuse nanotechnology

into the curriculum in easy stages.

Nanomaterials NanoelectronicsNanobiotechnology

Module

Topic or

concept

specific

•Topic specific•3 to 5 hours of class time•Background information on the topic•Prerequisites•List of companion traditional concepts•Lecture Power Points – Nano Concepts•As Appropriate:•Demonstrations•Activities•Experiments•Student Assessment•Topics for Discussion•Models, Simulations, animations•Related journal articles and worksheets

A Module is…………..

Outcomes

SKAs

Cybersecurity Workforce Needs

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CyberWatch Second Life Island

16

Mid-Atlantic Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition

17

K-12 Pipeline

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Florida Advanced Technological

Education Center

FLATEwww.fl-ate.org

www.madeinflorida.orgADVANC

ED MANUFACTURINGTECHNOLOGIES

FLATE will be Florida’s leading resource for education and training expertise,

leadership, projects, and services to promote and support the workforce in the

high performance production and manufacturing community.

VISION

Impact Locally, Lead Nationally

Curriculum

Outreach

ProfessionalDevelopment

Support for College Programs Innovative Career-Life Pathways Comprehensive Statewide

Outreach “Made in Florida” Industry-Education Partnerships Professional Development

Engineering Technology Education and Pathways at 10 Florida Colleges supporting Florida’s manufacturers

Broadening Advanced Technological Education Connections

www.batec.org

BATEC’s Summer International Exchange Program in Scotland allowed 9 Bunker Hill students to spend 4 weeks at Glasgow Caledonian University studying and working on projects across the campus.

BATEC Industry and Academic Partners work closely together to ensure that all students have the problem-solving techniques, performing computational thinking and other higher-order skills.