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Welcome to ATE 2008. NSF-41. Purpose of ATE.

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NSF-41

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  1. Welcome to ATE 2008 NSF-41

  2. 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.

  3. ATE ProgramComponents • 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

  4. 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)

  5. 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

  6. 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.

  7. 9 Number of Awards per State in ATE’s 14 Year HistoryTotal number of Awards (793) 29 WASHINGTON 4 MAINE 3 MONTANA 4 NORTH DAKOTA 15 MINNESOTA 2 VT. 7 N.H. 21 OREGON 18 WISCONSIN 56 MA. 2 IDAHO 43 NEW YORK 4 SOUTH DAKOTA 0 WYOMING 13 MICHIGAN 14 CT. 16 PENNSYLVANIA 1 R.I. 22 IOWA 15 N.J. 7 NEBRASKA 3 NEVADA 39 OHIO 2 DEL. 8 INDIANA 24 ILLINOIS 2 UTAH 20 MD. 2 W.V. 13 COLORADO 21 VIRGINIA 4 MISSOURI 19 D.C. 2 KANSAS 17 KENTUCKY 92 CALIFORNIA 18 NORTH CAROLINA 16 TENNESSEE 7 OKLAHOMA 20 ARIZONA 3 ARKANSAS 20 S.C. 15 NEW MEXICO 8 GEORGIA 11 MISS. 15 ALABAMA 50 TEXAS 2 LOUISIANA 28 FLA. 3 ALASKA 3PUERTO RICO HAWAII

  8. ATE Centers of Excellence (36) National Center Regional Center Resource Center

  9. ATE Professional Development Opportunities • Go to www.TeachingTechnicians.org • Now over 100 professional development opportunities

  10. Thank you NSF-42

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