Advancing the Impact of STEM Education II: The Community College Role, 2010-2013

该项目以六项相互关联的活动为特色，旨在提升社区学院在STEM教育中的领导地位，鼓励更多的社区学院发展与ATE相关的项目，并提升ATE项目的价值、成就和影响。这些活动建立在国家科学基金会支持的以往努力的成功基础上，包括：2011、2012、2013年的三次全国ATE首席调查人员会议，通过会议博客、YouTube频道、视频和音频下载以及网络研讨会改进对ATE PI会议的介绍和材料，MentorLinks方案的继续，另外10所社区学院在STEM领域建立新的方案或加强现有方案，侧重于MentorLinks方案成果的项目简报，突出10名ATE学生及其成就的一系列学生视频简介，以及通过演示、专题故事、网站等更多地传播关于ATE方案及其影响的信息。以及社交媒体技术的使用。这些活动的影响是帮助社区学院领导人建立必要的重要联系和伙伴关系，以建立和维持他们的STEM项目。这些活动正在帮助扩大、塑造和关注ATE计划的未来，因为它正在定位自己，以满足在保持美国在全球经济中的竞争力的挑战中对训练有素的技术劳动力日益增长的需求。

This project features six interrelated activities that advance community college leadership in STEM education, encourage more community colleges to develop ATE-related programs, and promote the value, accomplishments, and impact of the ATE program. The activities build upon the successes of previous efforts supported by the National Science Foundation, and include: three National ATE Principal Investigators Conferences in 2011, 2012, 2013, improved access to ATE PI Conference presentations and materials through a conference blog, YouTube channel, video and audio downloads, and webinars, continuation of the MentorLinks program with an additional 10 community colleges establishing new programs or strengthening existing programs in STEM fields, a project brief focusing on the outcomes of the MentorLinks program, a series of student video profiles highlighting 10 ATE students and their accomplishments, and increased dissemination of information about ATE programs and their impact through presentations, feature stories, web site, and the use of social media technologies. The impact of these activities is helping community college leaders to make the important connections and partnerships necessary to build and sustain their STEM programs. The activities are helping to expand, shape, and focus the future of the ATE program as it positions itself to meet the increasing demand for a trained technical workforce amid the challenges of maintaining U.S. competitiveness in a global economy.