NorthWest Center for Emerging Technologies: New Designs for Advanced Information Technology Education

西北新兴技术中心（NWCET）继续致力于在确定信息技术（IT）雇主和学生的需求方面发挥领导作用。与代表公司、专业协会和教育机构的领导组织合作，为IT技能标准、IT课程、教学材料和教师的专业发展提供方向发展和实施。该中心正在与四年制大学、高中和技术预科联盟建立衔接协议，以确保学生的无缝过渡。中心的四个主要目标是：推动企业、教育和政府之间的合作模式，以促进信息技术教育，为学生提供新的信息技术课程和新的高级技术学位的途径，开发、测试和传播信息技术课程、课程产品和教学资源，并通过传播信息技术教育的“最佳实践”，为国家领导做出贡献。该中心与Gartner集团、Harcourt Brace和教育发展中心建立了合作关系，传播材料和专业发展研讨会。美国电子协会正在验证技能标准。

The NorthWest Center for Emerging Technologies (NWCET) continues its work to be the leader in determining the needs of information technology (IT) employers and students. Partnerships with leadership organizations representing corporations, professional societies, and educational institutions provide direction development and implementation of IT skill standards, IT curricula, instructional materials, and professional development of faculty. The Center is establishing articulation agreements with four year colleges and with high schools and Tech Prep consortia to ensure seamless transitions for students. The four major goals of the Center are to advance model partnerships linking business, education and government to promote IT education, to provide student pathways to new IT programs and new Advanced Technology degrees, to develop, test and disseminate IT curricula, curriculum products and teaching and learning resources, and to contribute to national leadership through dissemination of "best practices" in IT education. The Center has established working relationships with the Gartner Group, Harcourt Brace, and Educational Development Center to disseminate materials and professional development workshops. The American Electronics Association is validating the Skill Standards.