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Screenshot for Marcellus Shale: Natural Gas Energy
This webpage from the EFMR Monitoring Group provides information on the extraction of natural gas from Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale formation. Users may read a brief overview of the extraction efforts and the environmental concerns involved. A lesson plan and resource guide is available for...
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This webinar, provided by EvaluATE: Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education, discusses maximizing the impact of ATE program evaluations. The video provides evaluators with strategies to make evaluations more accessible and easier to understand, and also shares ideas of how to...
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This article from authors Louise Yarnall, Larry Gallagher and Geneva Haertel examines the idea of how a college education can improve individuals' capacity to grasp the "big ideas" of different disciplines. The authors introduce the concept of an "evidence-centered assessment design" or ECD. This...
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This webinar, provided by Florence-Darlington Technical College, was presented on November 18, 2015. The webinar is a mentor orientation that introduces the Mentor-Connect project, the fourth cohort mentor team, the roles and responsibilities of mentors, and mentor workshop participation. The...
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This 8-page resource, created by the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC), provides an aggregated summary of strategies and best practices for recruiting and retaining under-served student populations. These strategies and best practices were pulled from a variety of websites, reports, and...
Screenshot for MNT-EC BILT (Part 1 of 2)
This video, published by the Micro Nano Technology Education Center, is part one of a two part video series. In the video, Ann Beheler from the Convergence Technology Center explores Business Industry Leadership Teams (BILTs). Beheler highlights BILT's origins and benefits, describes how BILT can...
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This video, published by the Micro Nano Technology Education Center, is the second part of a two part video series. In the video, Ann Beheler from the Convergence Technology Center talks more about Business Industry Leadership Teams (BILTs). Beheler explores the planning of logistics and a timeline...
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In this professional development video from Getting Results, Dr. John Bransford, professor of education at the University of Washington School of Education, as well as instructors and students from an aquarium science class, talk about how to make course content relevant through first-hand...
Screenshot for Moving Up: How-to Tips For Success With Your Next ATE Project Proposal
This webinar, published by Florence-Darlington Technical College, features advice on gaining additional ATE (Advanced Technological Education) funding for institutions that have already received an ATE grant. The presenters walk through the process of creating a strong ATE proposal, highlighting the...
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The National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology, & Sciences (IWITTS) website provides articles on training, strategies, publications, and technical assistance designed to integrate women into technology and law enforcement careers in which they are underrepresented. Careers range from...
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