In technician education, biology serves as a gateway course for students interested in technical fields such as agricultural technology, biotechnology, and environmental sciences where the deaf/hh population is underrepresented.  Improving biology education practices for deaf/hh students has the potential to increase their participation by engaging them at the introductory biology level and lowering barriers to technical career education tracks.  
 
This conference will offer a focused, immersive professional development experience for high school teachers, community college faculty, and interpreters involved in teaching life sciences to deaf/hh students.  We will focus on using using literacy-building case-based learning pedagogy, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, and teaching in American Sign Language (ASL) to enhance student success in biology.

Who Should Attend?

Life science teachers at high school and two year colleges who teach students who are deaf/hh, and interpreters who specialize in life science education are welcome to attend.

Conference registration is free and all travel expenses will be covered by a grant from the NSF ATE program. You must apply and be accepted to attend the conference. Conference applications are due by Friday, Sept 6th.

The NEON Science Summit will convene current and prospective users of data from the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) to explore major questions that can be addressed at continental scales. At this workshop you will further your understanding of NEON data products and their potential use, connect with other NEON data users, and help drive questions in ecology and environmental science.

This meeting will be conducted in an ‘unconference style’ which is an alternative means of organizing meetings that allows participants to drive the agenda, creating substantial freedom in themes and approaches. Example themes include identifying plant species from space using NEON’s airborne observing platform data, exploring patterns of biodiversity across the U.S., tracking how climate change is affecting stream hydrology, and understanding nutrient cycling in forests at continental scales. The unconference will initiate new collaborative working groups that take research ideas beyond the scope of the Summit.

This workshop will be great for early careerists who are looking to expand their network to colleagues at other institutions working on similar research questions.

Minnesota manufacturers are invited to come together at the 2019 Minnesota Manufacturing Conference to strengthen and unify the manufacturing industry. The Center is a platinum sponsor of this conference.

The two-day conference is a one-stop shop for educational seminars and keynote presentations on lean, leadership, technology, and workforce development. It is the only conference in the state that has been created by and designed for manufacturers.

Held during Minnesota’s manufacturing month, this is the largest local manufacturing conference of its kind that is designed to bring together members of manufacturing associations and professional business groups from around the state to facilitate business relationships that will strengthen the industry’s profile.

Integrated Nanophotonics refers to the integration of photonic systems (e.g. optical devices, laser sources, and optical detectors) on a silicon or silicon compatible chip that can be interfaced with conventional integrated circuit technology.  By leveraging recent advances in Si chip technology integrated nanophotonics is currently transitioning to high-volume manufacturing. This presentation provides an overview of integrated nanophotonics technology and several key aspects of manufacturing and quality control (testing). The implications of this technology regarding relevant skill standards for technicians is described as well as core elements of potential technician education modules required to support this exciting new field.

The New York Geographic Alliance is pleased to announce that we will be bringing back to GeoFest to Monroe Community College on Saturday October 19, 2019! 

This is a six-hour conference will an opening ceremony, with a continental breakfast at 9:00 AM. This will followed by workshops on a variety of topics related to geography and other social studies or science disciplines. This is a free event! Registration for GeoFest 2019 will be available online in September. All teachers, college professors and students, and informal educators are welcome to attend. We especially encourage participation from pre-service teachers. 

The event is America’s largest vehicle and component testing and validation technology and services exhibition, featuring more than 360 exhibitors and attracting over 6,000 attendees.

Visitors can expect to see the latest in ADAS testing, NVH measurement tools, test rigs, simulation packages, durability testing technologies, crash testing know-how, dynamometers, emission measurement systems and dynamic assessment tools, as well as countless service providers such as proving grounds and test facilities.

The American Association of Community Colleges, with the support of the National Science Foundation, will hold the 26th National ATE Principal Investigators’ Conference at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. The conference will bring together approximately 850 people to focus on the critical issues related to advanced technological education. Key people working on ATE projects across the country participate in the conference. Conference attendees represent community colleges, business and industry, secondary school systems, and 4-year colleges covering projects in a wide variety of areas, such as information technology, engineering technology, micro- and nanotechnologies, chemical technology, biotechnology, and others.

To download the conference app, visit the ATE Central conference page.

 

The Michigan Design and Manufacturing Alliance (DMA) will hold their annual fall conference at Oakland Community College’s Auburn Hills campus. The Career Technical Education (CTE) experience prepares students for opportunities in all the various career pathways, with discussions on current and future jobs availability. A hot breakfast and lunch are included.

This workshop provides you with the tools needed to teach critical thinking skills while covering required course content. By the end of the workshop, you are able to create lesson plans that enhance students’ critical thinking skills using the content from any discipline in the Humanities or Social Sciences. You also learn how to easily and accurately measure critical thinking skills.

Innovations in Mobility will provide attendees with a revolutionary technical experience in the areas of Smart Manufacturing, Next Gen Materials, Advanced Propulsion, Smart Mobility and Infrastructure, Automated and Unmanned Mobility, and more under one singular event.

In response to evolving mobility demands, eight previously held SAE International events will be co-located, along with the aforementioned topics, into 5 technology tracks – creating the most comprehensive technical program, all being offered together at our Innovations in Mobility event.

All technology sessions will be carefully aligned so that attendees can participate in multiple tracks and effectively create an event that meets their specific needs. Gain the technical education and connections you need to fuel your career in a transformative industry – only at Innovations in Mobility.

The workshop will offer one day of tutorials and two days of technical presentations that include plenary speakers, panel discussions, 12 technical tracks consisting of 48 oral presentations, and a poster session.

There will be five 80-minute tutorials on October 29, 2019. Two happen during the morning session after breakfast; one covers the design of silicon carbide (SiC) circuit breakers and the other discusses using simulation while designing power modules and its impact on development time in the laboratory.  Three sessions will take place after lunch.  The first presents SiC and gallium nitride (GaN) based Switched-Tank Converters for data centers and electric vehicles.  The second tutorial describes best practices for using voltage acceleration to determine the reliability of GaN devices.  The final presentation covers the application of 10 kV to 15 kV SiC power devices in soft and hard-switching medium voltage converters.  More information about the tutorials is available on the workshop's website (https://wipda.org/tutorials/).

The workshop formally begins on October 30, 2019 with two plenary presentations in the morning.  These are followed by two panel sessions: "GaN Power Device Market Adoption – What is the Status and What are the Barriers and Accelerators to Market Penetration," and "Challenges and Opportunities for SiC in High Power Applications."

Presenter Dr. Barry Gump is the first holder of the Harvey R. Chaplin Eminent Scholar’s Chair in Beverage Management at Florida International University’s Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. In this position he is developing new graduate and undergraduate beverage classes to expand the offerings of the Beverage Management curriculum. Dr. Gump is Emeritus Professor of Chemistry and Emeritus Adjunct Professor of Enology at California State University, Fresno. He has had a long association (over thirty years) with the wine industry, conducting research in analytical methodology applied to grapes, juices, and wines.

M-STEM provides hands-on sessions that bring together students, faculty, industry and business to strengthen understanding of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) principles, especially relating to advancing materials science, and to enhancing a K-20 technology education integration. A unique feature of M-STEM is hands-on, interactive learning which presents information in a way that engages students and teachers.

M-STEM offers:

• Focus on hands-on experiments, demonstrations and laboratories
• Poster and oral presentation opportunities on application, research and education
• Talk to current grant holders from NSF and DOE
• Assistance to instructors in evaluation and course assessment methods
• Networking opportunities with industry, faculty and students
• Assistance with new materials technologies
• Road maps and development methods of new materials and related courses
• Direct means for introducing materials concepts into existing courses
• Opportunity for peer-reviewed publication
• Major topics for emerging industry

This workshop will benefit winemakers, cellar workers, winery staff, and wine enthusiasts who seek a deeper understanding of these topics and their impact on a winery’s success. In addition, workshop attendees will be guided through sensory test methods to access perceived differences and preferences in wine.

Topics include: Welcome and Introduction to Tasting, White Sensory Standards, Red Sensory Standards, and Evaluating Palate Attributes: Alcohol, Acid, and Tannin Wine Defects, Descriptive Wine Analysis of White Wines, Descriptive Analysis of Red Wines, Laboratory Investigating, Wine Competition Methodology and Professional Wine Rating Systems. A certificate will be awarded after the completion of this workshop.

This conference will focus on mathematics for teachers working with students who are deaf and hard of hearing from middle school level through community college level. Anyone interested in this topic is welcome to attend.

This workshop provides attendees the opportunity learn and perfect their skills in performing the eight basic laboratory analyses of wine and must under the direct supervision of Dr. Barry Gump, author of Wine Analysis and Production.  

Presenter Dr. Barry Gump is the first holder of the Harvey R. Chaplin Eminent Scholar’s Chair in Beverage Management at Florida International University’s Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. In this position he is developing new graduate and undergraduate beverage classes to expand the offerings of the Beverage Management curriculum. Dr. Gump is Emeritus Professor of Chemistry and Emeritus Adjunct Professor of Enology at California State University, Fresno. He has had a long association (over thirty years) with the wine industry, conducting research in analytical methodology applied to grapes, juices, and wines.

Technology Alliance Groups of the Northwest (TAGNW) presents their annual summit on the Whatcom Community College campus. The theme this year is Strengthening Our Technology Community and will highlight both professional development and technical education with breakout tracks for business leadership, software/web developers, and IT/cybersecurity professionals. Activities will allow for networking, socializing, and additional discussion.

Explore how graphic storytelling can enable cybersecurity education, rather than training, and learn how both educators and employers can engage and assess learners at any stage with critical cyber concepts.

In this VBBL, Laurin Buchanan will discuss and demonstrate the use of Comic-BEE, a novel cybersecurity education technology designed to support the rapid creation of interactive, graphic stories -web comics- that align with cybersecurity curricular goals. By making choices on behalf of a character in the comic, readers experience the outcome of those choices –positive or negative– in a safe environment. These web comics can be used for education or evaluation (assessment) of diverse cybersecurity knowledge, skills and abilities. Join us to explore how graphic storytelling can enable cybersecurity education, rather than training, and learn how both educators and employers can engage and assess learners at any stage with critical cyber concepts.

Comic-BEE was awarded the Best Student Learning Aid in the 2018 Innovations in Cybersecurity Eeducation from National Cyberwatch Center.

The XR Symposium is a two day event that envelops the exciting and ever changing world of Immersive Technology. Many of the topics cover innovative approaches to AR/VR/MR (XR) simulations applications building and business. The research behind XR (Cross-Reality) in all its dynamic display, provides a glance into the training aspect for enterprise, and as well, gives way for hands-on demonstrations. Coastal Alabama CC AAS-Dynamic Reality Tech Program, through sessions and workshops, will illustrate the core competencies for the XR-based training simulations, findings on the state of the industry, tools and methodology. Additionally, information on the program of the IEEEVRAR - Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Working Group and TAPPI industry standards. With the support of the National Science Foundation, we aspire to demystify the training, building and training for this field and technology.

The implementation of a variety of assistive technology tools is becoming a more frequently used method of providing accommodations for students. However, challenges around getting students to engage with, buy-into, and have sustained use of these tools is frequently discussed and asked about. During this webinar, differing levels of student technology engagement will be discussed, as well as ideas and strategies to help students understand and embrace the positive ways technology can support them in their academics.

Are you doing an ATE project in which you train teachers on content, with the expectation that they will teach it in their classrooms Have you and your evaluator been wondering how you can learn about the impact of your project? Need help to get that done? Then the FAS4ATE2 project may be for you!

Learn about how this project can help you improve your ability to document impacts across your professional development project at the recruitment webinar. The FAS4ATE2 team will discuss the project and its benefits to participants, including tailored resources and training with international experts.

Places in the project are limited, so come along to the webinar, get your questions answered, and learn how to apply!  

Connect with Industry Insiders:

• Discover the career path that is right for you
• Hear from recent grads who found good-paying career employment
• Meet local businesses and learn who employers are hiring
• Learn about job skills that are in high demand
• Learn about apprenticeship programs including the Michigan Apprenticeship Program Plus (MAP+)

Trade Talks

• Industry of the Future
• Getting into an Apprenticeship
• Career Options and Outlook

This workshop will benefit winemakers, cellar workers, winery staff, and wine enthusiasts who seek a deeper understanding of these topics and their impact on a winery’s success. In addition, workshop attendees will be guided through sensory test methods to access perceived differences and preferences in wine.

Topics include: Welcome and Introduction to Tasting, White Sensory Standards, Red Sensory Standards, and Evaluating Palate Attributes: Alcohol, Acid, and Tannin Wine Defects, Descriptive Wine Analysis of White Wines, Descriptive Analysis of Red Wines, Laboratory Investigating, Wine Competition Methodology and Professional Wine Rating Systems. A certificate will be awarded after the completion of this workshop.

Biotech students at Los Angeles Mission College will be presenting their projects as posters at this event.

Employers demand strong employability skills, and their demand for these skills is increasing. Many technician educators find it challenging to engage in developing these skills. Join presenters as they discuss some tools and techniques that their research has identified. 

Participants will receive a downloadable handbook with tools and techniques for educators and employers called Working Stronger, Working Smarter. 

Impact evaluation can be a powerful way to assess the long-term or broader effects of a project. Attention to causal inference, which attributes change to the project and its activities, sets impact evaluation apart from other types of evaluation. Impact evaluation can support deeper learning and direction for project scaling and future sustainability.

This webinar is an introduction to impact evaluation and how it can be realistically implemented in ATE projects. ATE principal investigators, project and center staff, and evaluators who attend this webinar will learn:

• the basic tenets of impact evaluation,
• strategies for determining causal attribution, and
• the resources needed to implement impact evaluation for your project

The Institute is designed for community and technical college faculty members to learn about new skill standards, tools, and how to infuse energy management curriculum into existing HVAC, environmental controls, or building performance programs.

The institute will cover the following key topics:

• New skill standards for high-performance building technicians
• Latest in building technology and tools from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
• Project/problem-based learning applied to lab and capstone exercises
• Tour of a local facility guided by the building manager

Community and technical college faculty who teach in building operations-related programs are encouraged to apply. If selected as a participant, you will be asked to develop a work plan and commit to its implementation at your college. 

This workshop is FREE for faculty who are approved to attend, generally one per college. BEST Center will cover air and ground transportation, meals, and hotel costs. Participants will be asked to arrive in the afternoon on Monday, January 6 in time for the Tuesday morning institute start time and depart no earlier than the afternoon of Friday, January 10. 

Instructors set the tone in the classroom with their approach to their work and students; through their actions, instructors communicate their character, credibility, and convictions. Research has shown that engagement in today’s classroom requires a shift from traditional pedagogy, indicating that students now respond to how instructors make them feel rather than what they say. This means that in order to be an effective instructor, educators must learn how to connect with their students.

World-renowned leadership expert John C. Maxwell says that if you want to succeed, you must learn how to connect with people. And while it may seem like some folks are just born with it, the fact is anyone can learn how to make every communication an opportunity for a powerful connection. Through interactive discussions, personal reflections, and group activities, workshop participants learn new perspectives, practical tools, and key takeaways that are crucial to the skill of connecting. Participants return to their classrooms ready to implement new action plans and lead with renewed passion and commitment.

By the end of this workshop, participants know or are able to:

• Build a heartfelt rapport with students.
• Simplify messages down to their most relevant points.
• Share stories and illustrations to make important points more memorable.
• Communicate with character, credibility, and conviction.
• Identify and relate to all types of students in a way that increases influence.
• Forge connections that inspire trust, motivate hard work, and generate positive momentum in the classroom.

Participants receive a Certificate of Attendance upon completing the workshop.

The AACC John E. Roueche Future Leaders Institute, or Roueche-FLI, is an innovative leadership seminar designed for mid-level community college administrators who want to be leaders in their current positions or who are ready to move into a higher level of leadership. These individuals are currently in positions that are responsible for multiple employees, including faculty, administrators and/or staff and probably have titles such as Vice President, Dean, Associate Dean, Professor, Associate Professor or Director.

AACC’s Workforce Development Institute 2020 highlights promising practices, explores new opportunities, and celebrates all of the ways in which community colleges skill up and step up.