Published the first Tuesday of each month, the ATE Central Connection is meant to disseminate information to and about ATE centers and projects, providing you with up-to-date ATE news, events, reminders, as well as highlighting new centers, projects, and resources. In addition, we will also highlight an educational topic with complementary resources found within ATE Central to help illustrate how ATE resources can be used in the classroom.

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December 2024 Featured Project: Advancing Next Generation Bio-Technician Preparedness in Northeast Florida
November 2024 Featured Project: Developing and Implementing Hybrid Instruction to Increase the Access of Women and Adult Learners to Diesel Technology Training
October 2024 Featured Center: Scaling Up Through Networked Improvement (SUNI): Testing a Practical Theory About Improving Math Outcomes for Developmental Students at Scale
September 2024 Featured Center: Weld-Ed: National Center for Welding Education
August 2024 Featured Center: Expanding Pathways to a Data Science Career by Developing a Certification in Data Science and Analytics
July 2024 Featured Center: Building the Cell Therapy and Flow Cytometry Workforce
June 2024 Featured Center: Hybrid Curriculum for Upskilling Photonics Technicians in Advanced Optics and Quantum Research Enabled Technologies
May 2024 Featured Center: Mentor-Connect
April 2024 Featured Project: A Bridge to Bio-Link's Future
March 2024 Featured Project: Developing Classroom-based Undergraduate Research Experiences in Antibody Bioengineering
February 2024 Featured Project: Enhanced Marine and Environmental Science Training for Pacific Island Community College Students
January 2024 Featured Project: Expanding Hands-On Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Experience for Diverse Student Populations
December 2023 Featured Project: Northwest Engineering and Vehicle Technology Exchange (NEVTEX)
November 2023 Featured Project: Technical Workforce Immersive Teaching and Learning Resources
October 2023 Featured Project: Expanding the Bio-Bench: Targeted Genome Editing
September 2023 Featured Project: Enhancing the Independent Mechatronics Technical Curriculum and Creating a New Pathway from Rural High Schools into Mechatronics Careers
August 2023 Featured Project: Using Cloud Technologies to Develop the Data Analysis Skills of Community College Students
July 2023 Featured Project: Collaborative Research: Developing Business Communication Skills in Manufacturing Technician Education
June 2023 Featured Center: Environmental and Natural Resources Technology Center (EARTh Center)
May 2023 Featured Project: Expanding the Data Analytics Technician Pipeline from High School into College and High Demand Jobs in Southwest Ohio
April 2023 Featured Project: Preparing Students for Technical Careers in Autonomous Technologies for Commercial Trucks and Off-Highway Vehicles
March 2023 Featured Project: Enhancing Design and Construction Technology Education Through the Context of Mass Timber
February 2023 Featured Project: Information Technology Skill Standards, 2020 and Beyond
January 2023 Featured Project: National Convergence Technology Center
December 2022 Featured Project: Modernizing Agriculture Technician Education in Appalachian Northeast Georgia
November 2022 Featured Center: Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge Resource Center (NACK Center)
October 2022 Featured Project: The Corrosion Technology Expansion Project
September 2022 Featured Project: Pathways to Diesel Technology Careers for High School and Community College Students
August 2022 Featured Project: Developing Photonics Education in Iowa's Rural Secondary Schools
July 2022 Featured Project: PathTech LISTEN
June 2022 Featured Project: Project COMPLETE
May 2022 Featured Project: Linking Attitudes and Behaviors to Student Success in Career and Technical Education
April 2022 Featured Center: National Convergence Technology Center (CTC)
March 2022 Featured Project: Bridging the Skills Gap in Smart Manufacturing through a New Technician Education Program
February 2022 Featured Center: The Micro Nano Technology Education Center (MNT-EC)
January 2022 Featured Project: The Center for Aviation and Automotive Technology Education using Virtual E-School (CA2VES)
December 2021 Featured Project: Northwest Engineering and Vehicle Technology Exchange (NEVTEX)
November 2021 Featured Center: National Center for Autonomous Technologies (NCAT)
October 2021 Featured Center: Regional Center For Nuclear Education & Training (RCNET)
September 2021 Featured Project: AccessATE: Making Community College Technician Education More Accessible for Everyone
August 2021 Featured Center: Northeast Advanced Technological Education Center (NEATEC)
July 2021 Featured Project: Contextualize to Learn: Preparing Faculty Toward Math Contextualization for Student Success in Advanced Technological Education
June 2021 Featured Project: GeoTEd
May 2021 Featured Project: Building Pathways to Innovation in Skilled Technical Workforce Education Through Strategic Employer Engagement
April 2021 Featured Project: Integrating Interdisciplinary Design Thinking: Developing High Demand Workforce Skills at the Intersection of Art and Industry
March 2021 Featured Project: Advanced Welder Education
February 2021 Featured Project: Collaborative Research - HSI ATE Hub - Diversifying the ATE Program with Hispanic Serving Institutions using Culturally Inclusive Mentoring and ATE Resources
January 2021 Featured Center: InnovATEBIO National Biotechnology Education Center
December 2020 Featured Center: GeoTech Center
November 2020 Featured Center: Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME)
October 2020 Featured Center: Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing (RCNGM)
September 2020 Featured Center: National Cybersecurity Training and Education Center
August 2020 Featured Project: Mentor-Connect
July 2020 Featured Project: Increasing the Student Biotech Pipeline
June 2020 Featured Project: The STEM Guitar Project
May 2020 Featured Project: Increasing ATE Career Placement for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Identification and Dissemination of Best Practices
April 2020 Featured Center: Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education Support Center (CREATE-SC)
March 2020 Featured Center: Nanotechnology Applications and Career Knowledge (NACK) Support Center
February 2020 Featured Center: Smart Manufacturing for America's Revolutionizing Technological Transformation
January 2020 Featured Center: National CyberWatch Center
December 2019 Featured Project: Collaborative Proposal: Pathways for Learners to Engineering Technology Employment
November 2019 Featured Center: Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center
October 2019 Featured Event: ATE PI Conference 2019
September 2019 Featured Center: Nano-Link: Center for Nanotechnology Education
August 2019 Featured Project: The Necessary Skills Now Network: Integrating Employability Skills Development into Technician Education Across STEM Disciplines
July 2019 Featured Event: High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC)
June 2019 Featured Center: Central Virginia Advanced Manufacturing Initiative
May 2019 Featured Center: Austin Community College Bio-Link Regional Advanced Technological Education Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences
April 2019 Featured Project: Providing Opportunities for Women in Energy Related (POWER) Careers
March 2019 Featured Project: Unmanned Aircraft System operations Technician Education Program (UASTEP)
February 2019 Featured Center: CollaborATE
January 2019 Featured Center: National Center for Supply Chain Automation
December 2018 Featured Center: Laser and Fiber Optics Regional Center (LASER-TEC)
November 2018 Featured Project: Building Social Media Capacity of ATE Centers and Programs
October 2018 Featured Event: ATE PI Conference – October 24-26, 2018 – Washington D.C.
September 2018 Featured Center: PathTech LIFE: Constructing a National Survey of Engineering Technology Students through Regional and Statewide Testing
August 2018 Featured Center: National Convergence Technology Center (CTC)
July 2018 Featured Center: Southeast Maritime and Transportation (SMART) Center
June 2018 Featured Project: Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Integrated To Unlock Potential (AMP-IT-UP)
May 2018 Featured Center: EvaluATE: Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education
April 2018 Featured Center: Regional Center for Nuclear Education & Training (RCNET)
March 2018 Featured Project: University, Community College and Industry Partnership: Revamping Robotics Education to Meet 21st Century Workforce Needs
February 2018 Featured Project: ComGen Authentic Research Experiences (C-ARE): Dissemination, Enrichment and Expansion Project
January 2018 Featured Center: Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT)
December 2017 Featured Project: Creating Pathways for Big Data Careers
November 2017 Featured Project: InnovATE
October 2017 Featured Event: ATE PI Conference – October 23-25, 2017 – Washington D.C.
September 2017 Featured Project: Collaborative Research: Neutron Monitor Observations of Cosmic Rays from Jang Bogo and McMurdo
August 2017 Featured Project: GeoTech Consortium of Western New York: Get the GIST (Geospatial Information Science Technology) Certificate
July 2017 Featured Center: Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC)
June 2017 Featured Event: High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC)
May 2017 Featured Project: The Supply Chain for Middle-Skill Jobs: Education, Training, and Certification Pathways
April 2017 Featured Project: Manufacturing Original Didactic Experiences in Learning 3D (MODEL 3D)
March 2017 Featured Center: Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance (VESTA)
February 2017 Featured Center: Midwest Regional Center for Nanotechnology Education (Nano-Link)
January 2017 Featured Center: Northeast Biomanufacturing Center and Collaborative (NBC2)
December 2016 Featured Center: CyberWatch West
November 2016 Featured Project: Mt. SAC STEM Teacher Preparation Program (STEM TP2)
October 2016 Featured Event: ATE PI Conference – October 26-28, 2016 – Washington, DC
September 2016 Featured Center: DeafTEC: Technological Education Center for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
August 2016 Featured Center: Automotive Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative (AMTEC)
July 2016 Featured Center: Cyber Security Education Consortium (CSEC)
June 2016 Featured Event: High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC) July 25-28, 2016
May 2016 Featured Project: HURI SURI: Helping Future Biotechnologists in Rural Appalachia HURI-up with Undergraduate Research
April 2016 Featured Project: SAGE 2YC: Supporting and Advancing Geoscience Education at Two-year Colleges through Workshops and Web Resources
March 2016 Featured Center: National Aerospace Technical Education Center (SpaceTEC)
February 2016 Featured Center: National Center for Supply Chain Technology Education
January 2016 Featured Center: Snohomish County Advanced Manufacturing Project (SnoCAMP)
December 2015 Featured Center: Marine Advanced Technology Education Support Center (MATE)
November 2015 Featured Center: Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC)
October 2015 Featured Event: ATE PI Conference – October 21-23, 2015 – Washington, DC
September 2015 Featured Center: Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC)
August 2015 Featured Project: Bio-Link: Educating the BioTechnology Workforce
July 2015 Featured Project: Landscaping, Operations, Construction and Architectural Design/Drafting/Interior Design Technical Education for High Performance (LOCATE)
June 2015 Featured Event: High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC) July 27-30, 2015
May 2015 Featured Center: Weld-Ed: National Center for Welding Education
April 2015 Featured Center: GeoTech Center
March 2015 Featured Center: Regional Center for Nuclear Energy Education and Training (RCNET)
February 2015 Featured Center: Convergence Technology Center (CTC)
January 2015 Featured Center: Center for Advanced Automotive Technology (CAAT)
December 2014 Featured Project: E-books and Mobile Apps for Technician Education (E-MATE)
November 2014 Featured Project: The National STEM Guitar Project
October 2014 Featured Event: ATE PI Conference – -, 2014 – Washington, DC
September 2014 Featured Project: National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN)
August 2014 Featured Center: National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education (MatEd)
July 2014 Featured Project: A National Collaboration to Strengthen the Advanced Environmental Technology Education Programs at Tribal Colleges
June 2014 Featured Event: High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC) July 21-24, 2014
May 2014 Featured Center: Northeast Biomanufacturing Center and Collaborative (NBC2)
April 2014 Featured Center: Southwest Center for Microsystems Education (SCME)
March 2014 Featured Center: OP-TEC: National Center for Optics and Photonics Education
February 2014 Featured Center: Seattle’s Hub for Industry-driven Nanotechnology Education (SHINE)
January 2014 Featured Project: Geospatial Technician Education (GeoTEd)
December 2013 Featured Center: Viticulture Enology Science and Technology Alliance (VESTA)
November 2013 Featured Center: South Carolina Advanced Technological Education National Resource Center (SC ATE)
October 2013 Featured Event: ATE PI Conference — October 23–25, 2013 — Washington, DC
September 2013 Featured Center: 360° Manufacturing and Applied Engineering Center of Excellence
August 2013 Featured Center: Marine Advanced Technology Education Center
July 2013 Featured Center: National Center for Supply Chain Technology Education
June 2013 Featured Project: Consortium for Education in Renewable Energy Technology
May 2013 Featured Project: Development of a Technical Program in Stem Cell Technologies: Responding to an Emerging Need
April 2013 Featured Project: HURI SURI: High School Undergraduate Research Initiative/Science Undergraduate Research Initiative
March 2013 Featured Project: Digital Fabrication Learning Community
February 2013 Featured Project: Access Tech Careers: Improving Access to Technological Education Programs and Careers for Community College Students With Learning Disabilities
January 2013 Featured Project: PRIMER-Tropical Bioprospecting Venture at CETA
December 2012 Featured Project: Synergy Collaborative Laboratory for Research, Practice and Transformation
November 2012 Featured Center: The Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance
October 2012 Featured Event: ATE PI Conference — October 24–26, 2012 — Washington DC
September 2012 Featured Center: California Regional Consortium for Engineering Advances in Technological Education (CREATE)
August 2012 Featured Project: Creating a Regional Workforce for Rural Manufacturing
July 2012 Featured Project: The Institute for Food Safety
June 2012 Featured Project: Teachers' Domain
May 2012 Featured ATE Project: Destination: Problem-Based Learning Project
April 2012 Featured ATE Project: The Green Center
March 2012 Featured ATE Project: Advancing Women in Automation Robotics and Engineering (AWARE) Camp
February 2012 Featured ATE Center: The Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing (RCNGM)
January 2012 Featured ATE Project: Aerospace Manufacturing Education (AME)
December 2011 Featured ATE Center: Florida Advanced Technology Education Center for Manufacturing (FLATE)
November 2011 Featured ATE Project: Bridging Engineering, Science, and Technology (BEST) for Elementary Educators
October 2011 Featured ATE Event: ATE National Principal Investigators Conference October 26-28, 2011
September 2011 Featured ATE Center: Viticulture and Enology Science and Technology Alliance (VESTA)
August 2011 Featured ATE Project: Making Learning Real with Problem-Based Case Learning
July 2011 Featured ATE Event: High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC), July 25-28, 2011
June 2011 Featured ATE Project: Preparing a New Workforce for a Sustainable Economy
May 2011 Featured ATE Project: STEM Guitar Project
April 2011 Featured ATE Opportunity: AACC Announces National STEM Mentoring Grants Open to Community Colleges
March 2011 Featured ATE Project: Academy for College Excellence (ACE)
February 2011 Featured ATE Opportunity: MentorLinks: National Call for STEM Mentors
January 2011 Featured ATE Center: Bio-Link: Educating the BioTechnology Workforce
December 2010 Featured ATE Project: Life Support and Sustainable Living (LSSL) Program
November 2010 Featured ATE Project: Math Machines
October 2010 Featured ATE Event: ATE National Principal Investigators Conference October 27-29, 2010
September 2010 Featured ATE Center: Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center (ATEEC)
August 2010 Featured ATE Project: Deaf Initiative in Technology (DiiT)
July 2010 Featured ATE Project: SAgE Project – Sustainable Agriculture Education
June 2010 Featured ATE Event: High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (HI-TEC) July 26-29, 2010
May 2010 Featured ATE Center: National Aerospace Education Center (SpaceTEC)
April 2010 Featured ATE Project: Integrated Geospatial Education & Technology Training (iGETT)
March 2010 Featured ATE Center: Automotive Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative (AMTEC)
February 2010 Featured ATE Project: Tennessee Board of Regents Teacher Preparation Partnership (TBR-TPP)
January 2010 Featured ATE Project: BETSI: Biotechnology Education and Training Sequence Investment
December 2009 Featured ATE Center: OPTEC: National Center for Optics and Photonics Education
November 2009 Featured ATE Center: Mid-Pacific Information and Communications Technologies (MPICT) Center
October 2009 Featured ATE Project: Advanced Technological Education Television
September 2009 Featured ATE Project: Wind Energy Technician Program
August 2009 Featured ATE Center: South Carolina Advanced Technological Education National Resource Center (SC ATE)
July 2009 Featured ATE Center: Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Center
June 2009 Featured ATE Project: Achieving Technological Literacy in Arizona for Students and Teachers (ATLAST)
May 2009 Featured ATE Event: High Impact Technology Exchange Conference (Hi-Tec) July 19-22, 2009
April 2009 Featured ATE Center: Convergence Technology Center (CTC)