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This scenario-based instructional activity card, from the ATE 2.0: Preparing Technicians for the Future of Work project, was created to support the implementation of the Cross-Disciplinary STEM CORE Framework. This framework has the following three skill areas: Data Knowledge and Analysis, Advanced...

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. This episode of ATETV points out the importance of communication skills to having a successful career, even in technological fields. The video explains that the ability to translate technology into...

This 252-page manual is provided by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources and is part of a series on community-based education. This manual includes lessons, tools, resources, and forms that will provide guidance to assist educators and students with conducting community-based projects. The...

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. In this episode of ATETV, industry partnerships, process technology and simulation and game development are discussed. From oil refining to video game design and everywhere in between, community...

This 74-page guide is provided by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources and is part of a series on community-based education. "This educator’s guide will provide a glimpse at what is possible when teachers and their students embrace the community-based approach." Stories of community-based...

This 112-page manual is provided by the Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources and is part of a series on community-based education. This manual provides lessons, tools, and resources to connect students with communities. The manual is divided into ten sections: Acknowledgement, Introduction,...

This video, from Minnesota State Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence, features employees from Graphic Packaging in Crosby, Minnesota. During the video, these employees give testimonials about their jobs, previous education, and past experience. The job positions of the employees featured...

This video, created by Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides an overview of the concept of scale, including micro, nano, and macro scales. The video runs for 14:28 minutes in length, and compares "compares objects from the size of the Milky Way to a silicon atom. We show the...

CareerOneStop is an integrated suite of national web sites that help businesses, job seekers, students, and workforce professionals find employment and career resources. CareerOneStop is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. This web site promotes its competency models and performance standards...

This module, created by Craig Johnson of Central Washington University, "incorporates engineering design (using smart spreadsheets) into a laboratory activity focusing on columns made of composite materials." In this lab, students will simulate the use of composite columns and use spreadsheets to...