Establishing an Environmental and Natural Resources Technology Center

环境技术（ET）是一个职业领域，应用数学，科学，技术，经济学，工程学，法律和通信来管理，保护和维持自然资源，并确保人类健康和安全。环境技术人员是保护我国空气、水、土壤等国土安全的一部分，是应对全球气候变暖、水污染等重大环境问题的重要组成部分。教育技术亦将在新冠疫情后的“新常态”下重塑教学法及实践教学，并成为任何其他传染病大流行后工作场所健康及安全问题的解决方案的一部分。ET工作不能外包，也不能在经济衰退中生存。雇用环境技术人员的主要行业包括工程服务，地方和州政府，咨询服务，公共卫生机构，制造和补救服务，所有这些行业都迫切需要环境技术人员。环境和自然资源技术中心将综合ET相关部门的跨学科努力，并与行业、政府和公共机构、专业组织、2年制和4年制大学以及高中合作，定义和传播领导ET教育和支持环境先进技术行业所需的关键知识和技能。为了实现这一使命，该中心将追求几个目标。首先是建立一个领导网络，以支持开发和分享教育技术劳动力发展的最佳做法。其次是在ET领域现有和新的ATE项目之间建立合作，以指导潜在的PI并扩大ATE的影响。第三是为中学，2年和4年制机构，商业和工业，经济发展机构和政府之间的合作提供模式和领导。第四是促进ET职业，同时也解决了教育高技能技术人员和提供教师专业发展的需要。第五，发展中心职能的制度化，以维持授标后的活动。该中心将积极接触所有学习者，包括妇女，那些来自少数民族谁是在他们参与干，那些面临经济挑战的情况下，第一代学生，以及那些来自部落和/或农村背景。该中心计划交付的成果包括DACUM图表与职业能力;一个定义ET报告;一个最佳实践指南招聘，保留，并完成学生在ET领域针对URM，女性，军事和土著学生;一套互动的职业网站;和AVR学习模块。该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Environmental Technologies (ET) is a career field that applies math, science, technology, economics, engineering, law and communication to manage, protect and sustain natural resources and to ensure human health and safety. Environmental technicians are a part of homeland security in the protection of our country’s air, water and soil and an important part of the major environmental issues of global warming and water pollution. ET will also reshape pedagogy and hands-on delivery of learning in the post-COVID “new normal,” as well as become part of the solution for health and safety issues in the workplace following any other infectious disease pandemic. ET jobs cannot be outsourced and survive economic downturn. Major industries that employ environmental technicians include engineering services, local and state government, consulting services, public health agencies, manufacturing and remediation services, and there are immediate needs for Environmental technicians across all of these sectors. The Environmental and Natural Resources Technology Center will synthesize the cross-disciplinary efforts of ET-related sectors and collaborate with industries, government and public agencies, professional organizations, 2- and 4-year colleges, and high schools to define and disseminate the critical knowledge and skills required to provide leadership in ET education and support the environmental advanced technology industry.To achieve this mission, the Center will pursue several objectives. First is to create a Leadership Network to support the development and sharing of best practices in ET workforce development. Second is to establish collaborations between existing and new ATE projects in ET fields to mentor prospective PIs and broaden the impact of ATE. Third is to provide models and leadership for collaborations among secondary, 2- and 4-year institutions, business and industry, economic development agencies and government. Fourth is to promote ET careers while also addressing the need to educate highly skilled technicians and to provide faculty professional development. Fifth is to develop institutionalization of Center functions to sustain activities in the post-award period. The Center will actively reach out to all learners, including women, those from minorities who are underrepresented in their participation in STEM, those facing economically challenging circumstances, first generation students, and those from Tribal and/or rural backgrounds. The Center's planned deliverables include DACUM charts with occupational competencies; a Defining ET Report; a Best Practices Guide for Recruiting, Retaining, and Completing Students in ET Fields targeting URM, female, military, and indigenous students; a set of interactive career websites; and AVR learning modules. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the nation's economy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.