Advancing Community College Leadership in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology Education

该项目包括七个相互关联的活动，旨在提高社区学院在科学、数学、工程和技术（SMET）教育方面的领导地位，鼓励更多社区学院发展与ATE相关的项目，并在教育领域内外分享ATE项目的价值、成就和社区影响的信息。这些活动建立在美国国家科学基金会支持的AACC先前努力的成功基础上。他们支持致力于改善SMET教育的社区学院网络，并帮助扩大和关注ATE计划的未来，因为它定位自己以迎接新世纪提出的挑战和对训练有素的技术劳动力日益增长的需求。有七个方面的活动：* 2002年、2003年和2004年举行的三次全国ATE首席研究员会议；*发展ATE领导计划，包括三次ATE中心会议、三次ATE校长会议；技术教育峰会，联合社区学院和商业代表制定战略，加强国家的技术劳动力和师资队伍；*继续AACC ATE指导计划，帮助十所社区学院建立科学、数学、工程和/或技术方面的新项目；*两份AACC简报，一份侧重于ATE指导计划的成果，另一份侧重于ATE PI会议的影响和结果。*技术教育峰会的建议和发现的总结，*通过AACC出版物、演讲、专题报道、会议记录、列表服务和网页传播有关技术教育计划和目标的信息，以及*评估。

This project features seven interrelated activities designed to advance community college leadership in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET) education, to encourage the development of ATE-related programs in more community colleges, and to share information about the value, accomplishments, and community impact of the ATE program in and beyond the education field. The activities build upon the successes of AACC's previous efforts supported by the National Science Foundation. They support the network of community colleges dedicated to improving SMET education, and help to expand and focus the future of the ATE program as it positions itself to meet the challenges presented by a new century and an increasing demand for a trained technical workforce. There is activity in seven areas:* Three National ATE Principal Investigators Conferences in 2002, 2003, and 2004,* Development of an ATE Leadership Program to include three ATE Centers Meetings, three ATE Presidents Meetings, and a Summit on Technological Education that combines community college and business representatives to develop strategies to strengthen the nation's technical workforce and faculty pipeline,* Continuation of the AACC ATE Mentoring Program to help ten community colleges establish new programs in science, mathematics, engineering, and/or technology,* Two AACC Briefs, one focusing on the outcomes of the ATE Mentoring Program, and one focusing on impact and results of the ATE PI Conference.* A summary of recommendations and findings from the Summit on Technological Education,* Dissemination of information about ATE programs and goals through AACC publications, presentations, feature stories, conference proceedings, a listserv, and a Web page, and* Evaluation.