The National Center for Supply Chain Automation (NCSCA) 4th Annual Virtual Symposium offers a valuable, collaborative, online networking opportunity for supply chain automation educators and industry leaders.

As an educator of the next generation of the supply chain workforce, staying apprised of the latest technologies in supply chain automation (SCA) is critical to your role. From artificial intelligence to blockchain to mechatronics, SCA is a constantly changing field in which certifications, technical degree programs, and continuing education are necessary to keep up with the pace of technology. SCA’s virtual symposium is an excellent avenue to supply educators with opportunities for online interaction with peers and industry experts who are on the cutting edge of future advances.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the government agency responsible for overseeing air transportation in the United States. The FAA focuses on air transportation safety, including the enforcement of safety standards for aircraft manufacturing, operation, and maintenance.

The FAA Aviation Safety (AVS) STEM Career Symposium is designed to educate students about STEM/aviation-related career opportunities and encourage them to enter into these types of fields when considering their own careers in the future.

The AVS STEM Career Symposium will include multiple guest speakers, interactive visual presentations, STEM engagement activities, and opportunities for students to talk with Aviation Safety professionals. Participating students will learn about exciting AVS careers such as aviation safety inspectors, aerospace engineers, medical officers, pilots, and mathematicians.

The gender inequity in energy jobs from the office to the field still exists. How to attract and retain women in energy jobs? Start by sharing the diverse range of energy careers and role models with girls. 

In this webinar award-winning authors and educators, Erin Twamley and Joshua Sneideman, will share their research on the power of sharing diverse role models, resources to find diverse role models in energy, and the impact this has on the ability of educators and the workforce to attract girls and women into energy careers. From research on role models to understanding the breadth of energy careers (not all require Ph.D. or work in the field) to sharing the strategies they use as authors, you will discover how to integrate energy and gender equity into the STEM narrative.

This webinar is a panel presentation for secondary and post-secondary educators, in transportation or related CTE programs, interested in creating or enhancing service learning in their education program. You will hear from a variety of presenters about their service-learning projects, key successes, lessons learned, and the impact these projects have had. There will also be an opportunity for Q&A at the end of the presentation to ask any questions you may have.

By attending this webinar, you have the opportunity for individual consulting on your new or existing service-learning projects with the Minnesota State Transportation Center of Excellence. Sign-ups for consulting will be made available after the webinar.

Oxidation is a way to create a non-conducting layer on Si wafers. Engineers carefully create isolation sites in order to channel the electrons for conduction. Having the ultimate goal of creating a transistor gate oxide in mind, the session will start by discussing various uses of the oxides and introduce wet and dry oxidation methods. The oxidation physics and chemistry will be highlighted heuristically and simulation methods will be offered to estimate the finalized oxide thicknesses. In contrast, ion implantation enables the engineers to assign certain areas to be more conductive. Next, the ion implantation tool will be introduced. The ion implantation mechanism will be studied by using a simulator for different dopant scenarios with different energies. Finally, atomic layer deposition as an emerging deposition method to achieve ultimate control over the thickness and quality will be covered. Atomic layer deposition of an alumina layer will be studied in-depth and the final thickness will be found out using an ellipsometer.

Military spouses have an incredible amount of transferrable skills to bring to the cybersecurity workforce. They are diverse and inclusive in ACTION who have situational awareness, accountability, are fast learners, are easy adaptors, are outstanding performers under pressure, and have character triumph over adversity. The cybersecurity workforce needs the hardworking, ethical attributes of military spouses, and they should offer moderate to high-paying salaries with flexible working hours as a result. This fair treatment would allow military spouses to continue supporting their active-duty significant other as well as add substantial value to the household income.

Join National Cybersecurity Student Association (NCSA) to learn more about engaging military spouses in the cybersecurity workforce. The session will host a dynamic panel of professionals from NCSA, Women in CyberSecurity, Excelsior College, Fortinet, and military spouses all sharing their resources, stories, inspiration, opportunities, and more! 

As a busy professional, the program is designed completely with you in mind. AACC understands that you're balancing a lot with your job and your personal life, and AACC has developed a schedule to deliver professional development that fits into your busy schedule.

AACC Digital includes the following:

• On-demand workshops on the topics that most interest you
• On-demand new product showcases that demonstrate how your peer institutions are using products to impact student success
• Real time and on-demand, bite-sized 30-minute sessions that allow you to get a taste of a topic
• Discussion rooms, where you can take discussions from sessions you have attended into a designated space
• Exhibit hall where you can make appointments with exhibitors, watch videos about their innovations, and read product documents
• Celebration of Leadership, Truman, and Diverse Champion recipients, new, 25-year, and retiring CEOs, Dale P. Parnell Distinguished Faculty honorees, and Awards of Excellence finalists and winners
• Keynote speakers Aaron Rodgers, America Ferrera and Misty Copeland

AACC Digital is a digital conference scheduled on Thursdays during May 2021. 

Webinars will be conducted mainly at the algebra/trig level suitable for teachers of students in high school and community colleges. (Students are welcome too!) Materials will be based on the textbook by professors Donnelly and Massa, LIGHT: An Introduction to Optics and Photonics, ed. 2. Recordings of webinars will be available OSA site where available.

What is problem-based learning (PBL)? How can it improve student understanding? This webinar will demonstrate the use of one of the PBL Projects “Challenges” (case studies) and share access to the online Challenge library.

In this session, you will learn how laser scanning confocal microscopy is used in nanotechnology to image biological cells and tissue. Laser scanning confocal microscopy, often abbreviated confocal microscopy is a derivative of optical microscopy, the kind of microscope used in most biology labs. The difference is that confocal microscopes can scan at different depths and can create 3-D images. Many confocal microscopes use lasers for illumination which scan across a sample. Confocal microscopes produce high-resolution, high-contrast images for an optical microscope. You’ll see applications of confocal microscopes and the workshop will explain the theory of how these nanotechnology characterization instruments work.

Advancing Research In Society (ARIS) and Research Impact Canada (RIC) are working in collaboration to host the 2021 Conference on Research Impact & Public Engagement at the Intersection of the Future Workforce. This Summit represents the first time ARIS and RIC have brought two communities together to learn from the collective expertise and network for future collaboration.

Plenary sessions, speakers, and panels will focus on research impact as drivers of economic and workforce development -- including precollegiate and higher education, business and industry, and government partnerships. Participants will discuss the community to career pathways in the STEM technical workforce, improving workforce diversity, government efforts to enhance workforce development, and the role of public engagement and research impact.

This webinar focuses on the various forms associated with NSF ATE grant proposals. Forms can make up 2/3 of a final proposal submission and impact the quality and accuracy of a proposal. The webinar will cover knowing the purpose of various forms associated with NSF ATE proposals, knowing what data to enter into each form associated with NSF ATE proposal, learning the importance of providing consistent information on forms and other components of a proposal, and recognizing common errors that can be avoided.

NSI's annual IMPACT Forum is essential for government and contractor security directors and managers responsible for protecting classified and sensitive information assets from a growing array of threats posed by espionage, terrorism, computer crime and information warfare.

Join NCAT for an informational webinar to introduce the newly formed SkillsUSA sUAS Drone Competition. SkillsUSA Minnesota Executive Director - Jessa Dahmes will give an overview of the program and what they offer for schools and organizations. The presenter will go through the competition manual and discuss skills assessment areas and equipment options as well as professional development opportunities for the core areas of the competition.

Increasingly, evaluators and principal investigators (PIs) are anchoring their work in equity-focused, culturally responsive, and social justice ideals. But PIs in the evaluation field have not yet established an empirical understanding of how evaluators and PIs define and measure diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In this webinar, presenters will report an examination of how evaluators and PIs funded by NSF’s ATE program define and measure DEI within their projects. The webinar will provide practical guidance (tools and strategies) and discussion on how to attend to culture and DEI in ATE evaluations and projects.

EvaluATE webchats are an opportunity for small groups of ATE evaluation community members to come together to share and learn from each other in real-time. Anyone interested in evaluation is welcome to attend. Participants are encouraged to turn on their webcams and join in the conversation, offering a great opportunity to network.

Through a series of workshops titled "Reimagining Innovation in STEM Education" (RISE), presenters will bring together practitioners from various public and private institutions including institutions of secondary and higher education, industrial and academic research organizations, social justice organizations, government agencies, tech companies and startups, along with current students to focus on a convergence approach in discussing and addressing four areas:  

• Support for advancement of underrepresented groups in STEM to pursue and obtain post-secondary degrees and careers in high-demand tech fields like artificial intelligence (AI), quantum technology, cloud technology, cybersecurity, biotechnology, etc.
• Social and human good research foundations to explore how research topics, such as the use of technology for social or human good, might ignite the interest of students from underrepresented groups by associating the application of technology with issues they care about.
• Technology supported education to identify how advanced technology areas like AI can be used to shape new models of education, evaluate and potentially course correct traditional education models and make connections from initial technology entry points (e.g., social/human good contexts) to application of the expertise to other technology challenges. Also, identify learning modules to address particular tech education gaps and help bridge the educational, aspirational and financial gaps caused and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Data trust development to capture details on student demographics, educational pursuits, participation in specific programs to support their advancement, and the resulting student educational and career outcomes. Also, recommend specific internship or research opportunities based on student skills and interests, or conversely, help hiring organizations identify candidates from underrepresented groups with appropriate skills.

Workshop dates: May 25, May 27, June 3, and June 8, 2021

This biomanufacturing workshop is the second of 2 sessions. The first virtual biomanufacturing workshop was hosted by the AC2 Bio-Link Regional Center in December 2020.

In this second virtual session, curriculum experts and industry representatives will talk about manufacturing monoclonal antibodies, cell and gene therapy, teaching supply chain concepts, biotech skill standards, and synthetic biology.

Faculty members who currently teach biomanufacturing, intend to teach biomanufacturing in the future, and faculty who wish to add industry-relevant components to their curriculum. 

This all virtual event will feature keynotes and sessions on geospatial education, Web GIS, and ArcGIS Pro.

Keynote speakers:

John Nelson is a map maker, software experience designer, and writer at Esri. He works with the Living Atlas team, creating geographic data, web experiences, moderately-educational blogs, and mildly-instructional videos. He works in a small woodshed in Michigan and relishes the opportunity to chat with other map folks.

Raynah Kamau is a Kenyan native who has been living in the US since 2013. She is co-founder of Black Girls MAPP and works as a strategic adviser for partners at Esri. Black Girls MAPP focuses on community mapping and evangelizing GIS in underserved and underrepresented communities. The group celebrates black women in the field of GIS and uses maps and apps to visualize social justice issues—using location intelligence to amplify the voices of marginalized and unheard communities.

The BETA Skills ATE project will be holding two professional development courses in June:

• BETA Skills (Biomedical Emerging Technology Applications)
• Cyberbiosecurity "Where Bio and Cybersecurity Worlds Intersect"

Both courses are designed for US-based instructors and K12 STEM teachers who wish to enhance their knowledge in Tissue Engineering and Biomedical Devices. Course delivery will include a mixture of synchronous and asynchronous online learning.  Neither course has an in-person component.

Major topics:

• Introduction to GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
• Introduction to Biomedical Devices   
• Introduction to Regenerative Medicine & 3D Printing

At the DRONETECH - STEM Drones in K-12 Education Workshop, participants will learn about the safety, legal and ethical considerations regarding Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). By attending this workshop, you will:

• Be introduced to the Ryze Tello STEM drone and accessories
• Learn how to interface with the Tello via mobile app and traditional controller
• Learn the basics of block coding and how to program the Tello for autonomous flight
• Practice flying in a controlled environment using the flying and coding skills learned throughout the workshop
• Learn about possible application-specific modifications using 3D printing technology
• How to integrate 3D printing technology into teaching and student competitions

This project, supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), is designed to provide support and professional development for STEM educators and other leaders from two-year colleges (2YCs) across the western United States to prepare competitive proposals for the NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program. The mission of the S-STEM program is to increase the number of STEM degrees earned by students in American colleges and universities. The program provides grant funds to institutions of higher education to support the efforts of low-income, academically talented STEM majors. The support includes scholarships for students and funds to implement and assess evidence-based curricular and co-curricular practices that enhance the STEM learning environments for the students.

To increase the number of S-STEM grants to two-year colleges, this project will offer a two-day virtual proposal preparation workshop in June 2021, along with pre and post-workshop support to enhance the efficiency and outcomes of the workshop activities. The primary goal of the workshop is to facilitate the submission of competitive S-STEM proposals in 2022 from the colleges that participate. Two representatives from each college will be invited to participate in the workshop. One of the representatives must be teaching in a STEM discipline supported by the S-STEM program.

At the DRONETECH - STEM Drones in K-12 Education Workshop, participants will learn about the safety, legal and ethical considerations regarding Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). By attending this workshop, you will:

• Be introduced to the Ryze Tello STEM drone and accessories
• Learn how to interface with the Tello via mobile app and traditional controller
• Learn the basics of block coding and how to program the Tello for autonomous flight
• Practice flying in a controlled environment using the flying and coding skills learned throughout the workshop
• Learn about possible application-specific modifications using 3D printing technology
• How to integrate 3D printing technology into teaching and student competitions

At the DRONETECH - STEM Drones in K-12 Education Workshop, participants will learn about the safety, legal and ethical considerations regarding Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). By attending this workshop, you will:

• Be introduced to the Ryze Tello STEM drone and accessories
• Learn how to interface with the Tello via mobile app and traditional controller
• Learn the basics of block coding and how to program the Tello for autonomous flight
• Practice flying in a controlled environment using the flying and coding skills learned throughout the workshop
• Learn about possible application-specific modifications using 3D printing technology
• How to integrate 3D printing technology into teaching and student competitions

NSF answers your questions about solicitations, partnerships and technical requirements.

Workshop participants will hear from and engage with NSF Program Officers, learn about the Directorate of Education and Human Resources (EHR) programs of interest, and gain insight on the merit review process.

The workshop will be hosted virtually through Zoom on the following dates and times: 

• Workshop Day 1: Navigating NSF, June 14, 2021, from 11:00 am – 2:30 pm EDT
• Workshop Day 2: Partnerships, June 15, 2021, from 11:00 am – 2:30 pm EDT
• Workshop Day 3: Technical Assistance, June 16, 2021, from 11:00 am – 2:30 pm EDT

There is no registration fee. Registration ends June 10, 2021.

In this Paper Development Workshop, you will have an opportunity to work with members of the Cybersecurity Skills Journal Editorial Board and Peer Review Panel members in virtual breakout rooms during which prospective authors may present an idea for, or draft of, a manuscript reporting evidence-based practices, theoretical frameworks, or case studies of skilled application or instruction of cybersecurity tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). Focus for this year's PDW sessions is developing manuscripts for publication in the 2021 Special Issue on Diversifying the Cybersecurity Workforce.

In this Paper Development Workshop, you will have an opportunity to work with members of the Cybersecurity Skills Journal Editorial Board and Peer Review Panel members in virtual breakout rooms during which prospective authors may present an idea for, or draft of, a manuscript reporting evidence-based practices, theoretical frameworks, or case studies of skilled application or instruction of cybersecurity tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). Focus for this year's PDW sessions is developing manuscripts for publication in the 2021 Special Issue on Diversifying the Cybersecurity Workforce.

If you are developing an NSF ATE Grant Proposal, you will need to indicate how you will ensure women will be included in your program, and that can be hard to do in fields with very few women – whether it’s drone technology or cybersecurity or manufacturing. This webinar will give you best practice examples and case studies of how ATE Projects successfully broadened the participation of women in two-year colleges. You will walk away with proven strategies that will result in actual increases in female enrollment and retention and will provide your school with a framework for your NSF Proposal. And here’s an added bonus: these strategies have also been proven to help with the recruitment and retention of male students.

EvaluATE webchats are an opportunity for small groups of ATE evaluation community members to come together to share and learn from each other in real-time. Anyone interested in evaluation is welcome to attend. Participants are encouraged to turn on their webcams and join in the conversation, offering a great opportunity to network.

The BETA Skills ATE project will be holding two professional development courses in June:

• BETA Skills (Biomedical Emerging Technology Applications)
• Cyberbiosecurity "Where Bio and Cybersecurity Worlds Intersect"

Both courses are designed for US based instructors and K12 STEM teachers who wish to enhance their knowledge in Tissue Engineering and Biomedical Devices. Course delivery will include a mixture of synchronous and asynchronous online learning.  Neither course has an in-person component.

Major topics:

• Introduction to  Biomedical  Principles
• Introduction to  Cybersecurity Principles 
• Introduction to Cybersecurity bio interactions