ATE Collaborative Outreach and Engagement Project

ATE 协作外展和参与 (ACOE) 项目将实施一项战略和计划，以提高人们对国家科学基金会先进技术教育 (ATE) 计划、计划资助的中心和项目以及这些受赠者开发的宝贵资源的认识。这种意识将有助于建立伙伴关系和协作、传播创新的 ATE 资源，并围绕该计划的工作创造协同效应。此外，该项目的成果将有助于进一步说明美国对技术人员教育的关键经济需求以及社区学院在 ATE 项目及其他领域所发挥的重要作用。该项目将允许整个社区——从小项目到国家中心——突出个人活动，同时解释 ATE 计划的更广泛影响。ACOE 项目将通过以下方式提高技术人员和技术教育者的技能和知识：(1) 提高对 NSF ATE 受赠者可用资源的认识； (2) 促进中心和项目之间的协作活动，以惠及更多的教育工作者和学生、社区学院和雇主； (3) 增强决策者对 NSF ATE 计划的了解； (4) 促进行业和其他利益相关者以及 ATE 社区之间的伙伴关系。该项目的重点是提供与高质量材料相结合的互动和协作机会，这将提高先进技术领域内容知识、教学法和技术技能的严谨性、相关性、强度和交叉转移。总的来说，该项目将通过混合媒体方法传播信息并与雇主、管理人员、教育工作者、行业合作伙伴和学生等各级利益相关者有效互动，从而加强 ATE 社区的外展工作。

The ATE Collaborative Outreach and Engagement (ACOE) project will implement a strategy and plan to raise awareness of the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program, the centers and projects the program funds, and the valuable resources these grantees develop. This awareness will help build partnerships and collaborations, disseminate innovative ATE resources, and create synergy around the program's efforts. In addition, the deliverables of this project will help further the case for the critical U.S. economic need for technician education and the important role community colleges play in the context of the ATE program and beyond. The project will allow the whole community - from small projects to national centers - to highlight individual activities and simultaneously to explain the broader impact of the ATE program.The ACOE project will improve the skills and knowledge of technicians and technical educators by (1) increasing awareness of the resources available from NSF ATE grantees; (2) fostering collaborative activities among centers and projects to reach more individual educators and students, community colleges, and employers; (3) enhancing decision maker knowledge of the NSF ATE program; and (4) facilitating partnerships between industry and other stakeholders and those in the ATE community. The project focuses on providing opportunities for interaction and collaboration in tandem with high-quality materials that will increase the rigor, relevance, intensity, and cross-transfer of content knowledge, pedagogy, and technical skills in advanced technology fields. Collectively, the project will strengthen the ATE community's outreach efforts through a mixed-media approach to disseminate information and effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels including employers, administrators, educators, industry partners, and students.