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Welcome to ATE 2008
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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 nations economy.

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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

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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)

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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

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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.

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Number of Awards per State in ATEs 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
3 PUERTO RICO
HAWAII
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ATE Centers of Excellence (36)
National Center
Regional Center
Resource Center
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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

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ATE Professional Development Opportunities

• Go to www.TeachingTechnicians.org
• Now over 100 professional development
  opportunities

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Thank you
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