Nevada Information Technology Education (NVITE)

计算机科学（31）智力优势：该项目协调信息技术教育，使课程与国家标准保持一致，并为内华达州的中等和高等教育系统制定全州范围的衔接协议。学院还开展全面的教师专业发展，以确保教学符合国家标准，并确保学生在工作时具备行业所需的技能。更广泛的影响：信息技术目前在内华达州提供了至少2万个工作岗位，预计这一数字将在未来5年内增长25%。通过将内华达州的学生与这个巨大的机会联系起来，该项目通过改善高中和社区大学教育直接增加了该州的劳动力。该项目为教育系统和企业提供全州范围的协调，这些教育系统和企业正在发展强大而多样化的技术教育能力，以确保劳动力能够支持该州不断增长的IT产业。

Computer Science (31)Intellectual Merit: This project is coordinating information technology education, aligning curriculums with national standards, and developing a statewide articulation agreement for Nevada's secondary and higher education system. It is also conducting comprehensive faculty professional development to ensure that teaching meets national standards and students arrive on the job with the skills needed by industry. Broader Impacts: Information technology is currently responsible for at least 20,000 jobs in Nevada, and that number is expected to grow by 25% in the next 5 years. By connecting Nevada's students to this tremendous opportunity, this project is directly increasing the state's workforce through improvement of high school and community college education. The project is providing the statewide coordination for education systems and businesses which are developing a robust and diverse technological education capacity to ensure the workforce is capable of supporting the state's growing IT industry.