National Forum on Critical Issues in Environmental Technology Programs at Two-Year Colleges

正在举行一个为期两天的邀请讲习班，审查与环境技术教育有关的关键问题。 参加讲习班的有数学、科学、环境教育和技术领域的中学后教育工作者以及雇主、中学教育工作者和政府代表。 论坛参与者，在六个技术小组之一工作，正在确定和优先考虑的问题，并制定有关两年制大学环境技术教育的建议。 每个工作组都由一名被公认为特定领域专家的技术工作组主席领导。 工作组正在解决环境技术人员教育专业化的问题;课程和计划的制定和实施;教师的准备，证书，专业发展和继续教育;人力资源，包括招聘，保留和安置学生;环境技术人员当前和未来的就业需求;并为中学生成功进入中学后环境技术教育方案做好准备。 讲习班的报告正在分发给学术机构和私营部门以及对环境技术教育感兴趣的地方和联邦政府工作人员。 该论坛的规划和实施是NSF先进技术环境教育中心（ATEEC），危险材料培训和研究所（HMTRI），美国社区学院协会（AACC）和国家科学基金会（NSF）的合作努力。

A two day invitational workshop is being held to examine critical issues relating to environmental technology education. The workshop involves postsecondary educators in the fields of mathematics, science, environmental education, and technology as well as employers, secondary school educators, and government representatives. Forum participants, working in one of six technical groups, are identifying and prioritizing issues and developing recommendations concerning Environmental Technology education at two-year colleges. Each working group is being directed by a technical working group chair recognized as an expert in a particular area. The working groups are addressing issues in the professionalization of environmental technician education; curriculum and program development and implementation; preparation, credentials, professional advancement, and continuing education of faculty; human resources including recruitment, retention, and placement of students; current and future employment needs for environmental technicians; and preparation of secondary school students for successful entry into postsecondary environmental technical education programs. The workshop report is being distributed to academic institutions and the private sector as well as local and federal government staff interested in environmental technology education. Planning and implementation of the forum is a cooperative effort involving the NSF Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center (ATEEC), the Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute (HMTRI), the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).