Planning Grant for a National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education

该规划项目正在为新的材料技术教育国家资源中心奠定基础。该计划是基于行业对了解材料技术基础知识的合格和训练有素的技术人员的需求。这对于纳米技术和复合材料技术以及结构制造和电子加工的新发展以及未来对所有材料系统的回收利用的需求（ISO 14000）尤为重要。它建立在以前的ATE项目在材料技术教育，并在目前的社区学院教育programmes.The项目的目标是开发一个课程交换所的广泛的材料，因为它们适用于制造和工程技术，并提供专业发展和支持所需的教师充分对待材料技术在他们的课程。该计划的重点是加强对处理结构和电子制造材料的制造技术人员的教育。该项目的预期成果包括与基于行业的核心竞争力相一致的增强课程模块，以提供与行业需求相一致的学生教育，以及如何将这些模块插入典型制造和工程技术课程的示范课程。预计还将在这一领域的高中和社区大学一级培养一批训练有素的教师，并建立一个日益壮大的大学、学校和工业联盟，努力进一步发展这些成果。还包括为专业协会和行业在提供课程和提供辅导方面发挥新的作用。这个国家资源中心的规划小组包括社区学院、工业、专业协会、国家实验室、四年制学院和大学以及全国的学区合作伙伴。这个项目的智力价值是基于课程的开发，这将有助于教师使用创造性的、以学生为中心的教学材料来激励学生，然后是一个高质量的项目，导致技术职业。教育研究和教育被集成在这个程序中，它提供了学生参与，指导和有效的模式，为学生招聘和保留在制造技术的传播。该规划项目建立在埃德蒙兹和其他地方收集的材料技术课程的广泛基础上，作为过去和当前计划的结果，以及其他ATE中心和项目开发的模块化课程，填补了与材料技术相关的空白。强大的机构支持为该计划的可持续性提供了保障。更广泛的影响侧重于制造技术人员当前和未来与其使用的材料相关的需求。它还包括通过利用与专业协会的互动来发展强化的行业-学校伙伴关系，这将为学生、教师和专业人员提供指导、实习和建立联系的机会。该中心的课程计划非常注重解决技术代表性不足的群体的需求。通过专业协会和教育组织广泛传播该中心的产品，提高了学生在制造，工程和材料课程的入学率，以及在这一关键领域进入劳动力市场的学生人数。

This planning project is creating the basis for a new National Resource Center in Materials Technology Education. The program is based on the needs of industry for qualified and trained technicians who understand the basics of materials technology. This is especially important relative to new developments in nanotechnology and composites technologies as well as in structural manufacture and electronics processing and the future need for recycling of all materials systems (ISO 14000). It builds on prior ATE projects in materials technology education, and on current community college educational programs.The goals of this project are to develop a curriculum clearinghouse for the broad range of materials as they apply to manufacturing and engineering technology, and to provide the professional development and support needed for instructors to adequately treat the subject of materials technology in their courses. The focus of the program is on enhanced education for manufacturing technicians who handle materials in structural and electronics manufacturing. The expected outcomes of this project include enhanced curricular modules aligned with industry-based core competencies to provide student education aligned with industry needs, and model programs on how to insert these modules into typical manufacturing and engineering technology courses. Also expected are a set of well-trained instructors at high school and community college levels in this area, and a growing alliance of colleges, schools and industry working to further develop these outcomes. The development of new roles for professional societies and industry in delivering courses and providing mentorships are also included. The planning group for this National Resource Center includes community colleges, industry, professional societies, national laboratories, 4-year colleges and universities, and school district partners nation-wide.The Intellectual Merit of this project is based on the development of curriculum that will assist teachers in motivating their students using creative, student centered teaching materials, followed by a quality program leading to technology careers. Educational research and education are integrated in this program, which provides for student participation, mentoring and dissemination of effective models for student recruiting and retention in manufacturing technology. The planning project build on the wide base of curricula collected at Edmonds and elsewhere in materials technology as a result of past and current programs, and on modular curricula developed by other ATE Centers and projects, filling gaps related to materials technology. Strong institutional support provides for sustainability of the program.The Broader Impact focuses on the current and future needs of manufacturing technicians as related to the materials they use. It also includes the development of enhanced industry-school partnerships through use of interactions with professional societies, which will provide mentoring, internship and networking opportunities for students, teachers and professionals. The Center's curricular programs have a strong focus on addressing the needs of groups underrepresented in technology. Broad dissemination of the products of the Center through professional societies and educational organizations enhance student enrollment in manufacturing, engineering and materials programs and the numbers of students available to enter the workforce in this critical area.