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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
$51.0 M
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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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