ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION
· May 2009
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| May 12-14 | RAPID Manufacturing Conference and Expo | Schaumburg,IL |
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| May 24-27 | NISOD
(National Institute for Staff and Organizational
Development) Conference (Visit ATE Central at the AMSER booth #320) |
Austin, TX |
| June 7-9 | Society of Manufactoring Engineers | Philadelphia, PA |
| June 9-11 | Green Manufacturing Expo | New York, NY |
| June 14-17 | American Society for Engineering Education 2009 Annual Conference and Exhibition | Austin, TX |
| June 14-18 | 2009 Material Handling Teachers Institute (MHTI) | Fayetteville, AK |
| June 15-26 | Weld-Ed Workshop for Welding and Materials Joining Education | Waco, TX |
| June 18-19 | Manufacturing Education Transformation Summit | Austin, TX |
| July 11-14 | ESRI Education User Conference | San Diego, CA |
| July 19-22 | HI-TEC (High Impact Technology Exchange Conference) | Scottsdale, AZ |
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HI-TEC is a national conference on advanced technical education for technical educators, counselors, industry professionals, and technicians. HI-TEC explores the convergence of scientific disciplines and technologies and is the first national conference on advanced technological education where both faculty who teach technicians and technicians themselves can go to update skills and knowledge. Charged with educating America’s technical workforce, HI-TEC will consist of one and a half days of pre-conference workshops and two days of conference sessions and keynote speakers.
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Here is a small sample of the valuable resources in ATE Central that focus on Chemical Technology:
From the Center for the Advancement of Process Technology (CAPT) resource collection:
Distributed by the Center for the Advancement of Process Technology (CAPT) as a laboratory exercise provided for math and science teachers, “[t]he purpose of this activity is to teach students the techniques necessary for performing titrations as a method of analysis in a Unit Lab.” In this titration methods lab, students “will use the titration method of analysis to determine the concentration of Acetic acid (HAc) and Hydrochloric acid (HCl) in samples prepared by the Instructor.” Furthermore, student participants “will be asked to titrate four samples, demonstrating proper blanking and titrating technique.” The present lab stresses the importance of cleanliness and accuracy of measurement. This is a great resource and laboratory exercise for science teachers looking to prepare students for laboratory-based process technology jobs. The instructor version is described above, but the student version is also available and may be found here - http://www.captech.org/curriculum/docs/titrationmethodofanalysisstudent.pdf.
This lab exercise, created by John Cooper of Brazosport College, is available via the Center for the Advancement of Process Technology’s (CAPT) website. The objective for this exercise is to “investigate and explain simple experimental results of atmospheric pressure and to verify Boyle’s Law for gases.” Included in this resource are several examples of pressure demonstrations, which teachers can present. The demonstration outline is followed by a lab procedure for students that examines Boyle’s Law. Questions for the students to answer are provided at the end in the “conclusions” section. This lab activity is a great introduction into atmospheric pressure and gas properties.
From the Concord Consortium's Molecular Literacy project:
In this activity, by the Concord Consortium's Molecular Literacy project, students will learn the concepts of diffusion, osmosis and dialysis. The site is broken down into all three concepts, this allows students to learn at their own pace and return to a lesson if needed. A combination of colorful images, insightful text and comprehensive quizzes makes this a useful educational resource. The activity itself is a java-based interactive resource built upon the free, open source Molecular Workbench software. In addition, visitors will find an overview of the activity, assessments, and concepts and their correlation to AAAS and NSES standards.
For more ATE chemical technology resources please visit:
http://atecentral.net/SPT--AdvancedSearch.php?Q=Y&FK=%22chemical+technology%22&RP=10&SR=0&ST=Quick
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