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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 hightechnology 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)
4/27/2020
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 wellqualified 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 History
Total number of Awards (793)
29
4
WASHINGTON
3
4
MONTANA
NORTH DAKOTA
MAINE
15
2 7
MINNESOTA
21
18
2
OREGON
VT.
IDAHO
WISCONSIN
4
0
WYOMING
NEW YORK
MICHIGAN
16
22
7
3
PENNSYLVANIA
IOWA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
ILLINOIS
13
COLORADO
92
INDIANA
KANSAS
OHIO
2
4
2
39
8
24
2
UTAH
W.V.
17
MISSOURI
KENTUCKY
CALIFORNIA
7
ARIZONA
OKLAHOMA
15
50
VIRGINIA
20 MD.
19 D.C.
18
TENNESSEE
3
20
ARKANSAS
S.C.
NEW MEXICO
TEXAS
21
1 R.I.
15 N.J.
2 DEL.
NORTH CAROLINA
16
20
11
15
MISS.
ALABAMA
8
GEORGIA
2
LOUISIANA
28
3
FLA.
ALASKA
9
HAWAII
56
MA.
43
13
SOUTH DAKOTA
N.H.
3
PUERTO RICO
ATE Centers of Excellence (36)
1
National Center
Regional Center
Resource Center
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HI
Foci of ATE Awards
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
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65
54
Totals
ATE Professional Development
Opportunities
• Go to www.TeachingTechnicians.org
• Now over 100 professional development
opportunities
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Thank you