ATE is Advanced Technological Education. With an emphasis on two-year colleges, the National Science Foundation's ATE program focuses on the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy.

Biotechnology Instructor Academy: Insights into Industry Certification

Workshop

June 16 Austin, TX

This academy offers professional development for high school biotechnology/biomedical science teachers in Texas that provides insight into the BACE Exam. Participants will review BACE skills and concepts, participate in Skill Builders, identify practices to increase student success on the BACE exam and create a pacing and lesson plan guide to scaffold these skills and concepts into their existing courses.

  • Cost: Free
  • Date: June 16-18, 2025
  • Location: Akins High School, 10701 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78748 - ROOM STEM 403

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Energy Drone & Robotics Summit

Summit

June 16 The Woodlands, TX

Over the last 8 years, it has grown to the most influential gathering of industrial, energy and engineering asset owners/operators from around the globe where the key challenges & solutions are addressed for operating robotics, drones, satellites, and remote systems successfully and managing actionable geospatial data, from the stars to the sea floor. 

During three days, this event will connect 1500+ global energy, industrial, and construction robotics, drone & data leaders at a time of rapid growth for our sector. The latest ideas, use cases, best practices, tech, and trends from a wide variety of robotics & drone industry experts: innovators, regulators, the most energy asset owners & service firms and more. You will leverage and maximize global scale and participation at this one-of-a-kind event with; real-world use cases, sessions, panels, live demos, exhibits/tech updates, 1:1 meetings and multiple networking breaks, lunches, receptions.


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Summer 2025 Bootcamp: The Convergence of AI & XR – Leveraging emerging technologies in the classroom

Workshop

June 16 St. Cloud, MN

Online Asynchronous content will be made available to participants through a Canvas shell. You’ll be able to explore the basics and learn at your own pace. 

June 16 – 18, 2025 participants will gather for three days in St. Cloud, MN. This will be time to learn together, build relationships, and explore technology. Accommodations will be available. For those interested in developing curricula, there will be support with additional resources and online synchronous meetings after the in-person sessions. 

Content and meals provided, as well as a $350 stipend for technician faculty.


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Using Cell-free Systems to Synthesize and Express Bacteriophage Genomes: Practical Biomanufacturing

Workshop

June 16 Woodland Hills, CA

Workshop participants will conduct hands-on experiments to express reporter genes and whole phage genomes in vitro, using a cell-free extract. A $400 stipend will be provided. Travel funds are available. Funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation: Future Manufacturing #2228971.


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ROV And Sonar Workshop

Workshop

June 16 Traverse City, MI

This week-long program is a hands-on experience using multiple sonar and ROV marine systems. Participants will log time on research vessels, and collect data using ROVs, sonars, and other sensors while learning multiple applications of these technologies. 

Activities & Facilities: 

  • Work aboard research vessel: 56 ft. Northwestern
  • Multiple shipwrecks, ecosystem/habitat, geology/glacial features investigations in Grand Traverse Bay
  • Pipeline and infrastructure investigations in Grand Traverse Bay
  • Operate multiple ROV systems
  • Utilize marine data collection software
  • Mobilization, calibration, and operation of sonar systems including: side scan sonar, scanning and imaging sonar, and multibeam sonar

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ISACA CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor Workshop

Workshop

June 16 Online

Elevate your career and validate your expertise with ISACA’s Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification. Recognized globally as the gold standard for auditing, controlling, monitoring, and assessing IT and business systems, the CISA certification is essential for entry-level to mid-career professionals looking to establish credibility and advance in the IT field. This workshop will equip you with the knowledge and skills to apply a risk-based approach to audit engagements, communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, and integrate privacy by design into technology solutions. Whether you’re looking to enhance your professional standing or improve your organization’s compliance processes, this training is your pathway to success. 

Workshop Highlights

  • Comprehensive preparation for the globally recognized CISA certification. 
  • Training on applying a risk-based approach to planning, executing, and reporting audits. 
  • Learn how to integrate privacy by design into platforms, products, and processes. 
  • Gain tools to communicate effectively with regulators, auditors, and internal stakeholders. 
  • Enhance your organization’s compliance processes efficiently and cost-effectively. 
  • Ideal for entry-level to mid-career IT professionals seeking to advance their
    careers.

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Power of Us Camp

Student Event

June 16 Durham, NC

Participants of this week-long camp will discover career options and transfer pathways in Information Technologies, Electrical Systems Technology, Computer-Integrated Machining, Automotive, Biomedical Equipment Technology, and Welding, participate in hands-on activities, observe live lab demonstrations, and create projects using the latest technology and equipment in our Makerspace. The camp’s objective is to provide exposure and generate interest in male-dominated fields to female-identifying youth. The camp is ideal for students to learn from our faculty and have conversations with industry leaders.

  • Open to: Rising 10th, 11th, or 12th graders.
  • Location: Durham Technical Community College, Main Campus. Newton (Building 4) and Ingram (Building 11), 1616 Cooper St. Durham, NC.
  • Dates: Monday, June 16 – Thursday, June 19, 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. with a lunch break (a lunch is provided). Students must attend the entire week. The camp is free but participants must provide their own transportation.

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GeoEd'25

Conference

June 17 Gettysburg, PA

GeoEd'25 will be held from June 17-18, 2025 at the Harrisburg Area Community College Gettysburg Campus. The conference will feature hands-on workshops, discussions, presentations, field work, and lightning talks. Registration is free and U.S. educators attending the full three day conference will receive a $700 stipend.


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2025 MATE ROV Competition World Championship

Student Event

June 19 Alpena, MI

The MATE ROV Competition World Championship is making waves in 2025 at Thunder Bay Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan—where innovation meets the depths of adventure! 

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary protects a nationally significant collection of nearly 100 historic shipwrecks in Lake Huron off the Michigan coast. Through research, education, and community involvement, the sanctuary works to ensure generations can enjoy these underwater treasures.


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NCyTE Monthly Meeting: The Impact of AI on the Current and Future Cybersecurity Workforce

Webinar

June 20 Online

The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the field of cybersecurity, introducing both opportunities and challenges for the workforce.

As a Co-PI and leadership team member of the National Cybersecurity Training & Education Center (NCYTE) Dr. John Sands will provide a comprehensive analysis of the impact of AI on the current and future cybersecurity workforce, focusing on the evolving landscape of technologies, workforce needs, and strategies to prepare cybersecurity professionals for emerging demands. His analysis is based on his experiences and several recently published studies and articles addressing the impact of AI on the cybersecurity workforce.

Presenter

Dr. John Sands brings over 36 years of extensive experience in information technology management and cyber defense. He earned his Ph.D. from Colorado State University and has dedicated the past three decades to advancing technology education as a distinguished member of Moraine Valley Community College. Currently serving as the department chair of the Computer Integrated Technologies department, Dr. Sands continues to innovate and lead in the field of cybersecurity and IT education.


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2025 ASEE Annual Conference

Conference

June 22 Montreal,

Brush up on your French and get your passports ready for the ASEE Annual Conference in Montreal, Canada—the City of Festivals! Anticipate another great program of papers, posters, distinguished lectures, and special sessions this year, with strong attendance from across the US, Canada, and the world. 

The Annual Conference is the single largest gathering of the year for ASEE members. For many who attend, it is their best opportunity to share their individual and collective work in engineering education. Whether as part of a formal session or by meeting friends in the hallway, participants benefit from opportunities to share with and learn from others.


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Summer of Nanopore Sequencing 2025 - Forsyth Tech Community College

Workshop

June 23 Winston-Salem, NC

Nanopore sequencing, which analyzes individual DNA molecules in real time, is the “next big thing” in biology education. It promises to put real-time DNA sequencing within reach of any motivated bioscience teacher. Envision a MinION miniature nanopore sequencing device in every biology teaching lab within a decade.

The DNA Learning Center (DNALC) and Oxford Nanopore are working together to adapt nanopore sequencing for use in education—including improved chemistry, workflows, directions, and packaging/pricing attractive to high school and college faculty. The DNALC’s popular DNA Subway is currently being redeveloped for full mobile use, including a new line for nanopore sequence analysis. Workshop participants will be the first to test this streamlined approach for combining MinION sequence data with the DNA Subway pipeline—providing DNA sequencing and analysis any time, any place, by anyone.

The workshop will appeal especially to high school and college faculty who mentor student research or participate in large, distributed projects, such as DNA barcoding (DNALC), SEA-PHAGES (Howard Hughes Medical Institute), and Tiny Earth (University of Wisconsin). At less than $10 per barcode or metabarcode sample and $30 per phage or organelle genome, nanopore sequencing is a speedy and cost-effective alternative to commercial sequencing. Nanopore takes DNA sequencing out of the “black box,” exposing students to every step of the workflow. Workshop participants will have the unique opportunity to immediately sequence and analyze DNA from samples they bring to the workshop. Barcode, metabarcode, and small genome sequencing will be covered.

All workshop participants will receive a $300 stipend. Although the program expects that most participants will commute to the workshop, funding for travel, room, and board is available for a limited number of qualified applicants living outside commuting distance. 

Applications will be reviewed and acceptances emailed continuously, beginning April 18, 2025.


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EARTh Center Colorado River Fellows Program

Workshop

June 23 Boulder, CO

The EARTh Center Colorado River Fellows program is a unique three-part, year long fellowship which offers an exciting and immersive journey exploring the diverse ecosystems of the Colorado River. 

In the summer of 2025, fellows will embark on a trip to the river's headwaters, discovering the environmental, educational, and technological challenges faced by this vital region. Over the following months, virtual professional development sessions will guide participants downstream, exploring community initiatives, government research, and environmental industries connected to the river. Fellows will also work with the EARTh Center's Immersive Ed Design team to create meaningful supplemental coursework/labs to be shared with the wider educational community.

In 2026, the program will culminate in a final trip to the end of the Colorado River, where fellows will witness firsthand how the river's health and resources impact communities and industries that depend on it. Each part of the program presents a distinct learning experience, offering new insights into the complex relationship between the Colorado River and its diverse ecosystems.

Institute participants will be expected to participate in both in-person aspects of the Fellows Program in 2025 and 2026, and participate in the virtual sessions to be scheduled between summer 2025 to spring 2026, in order to receive full stipends and Materials Awards.

Participants will receive:
- Travel reimbursements for in-person aspects (receipts must be provided for full reimbursement)
- Participation stipend ($1800 (minimum), paid out in 3 installments per completion of each part of the program; more info to follow in early Jan 2025)
- Materials Award (more info to follow in early Jan 2025)

Applications will close Feb 28, 2025. Participants will be contacted regarding selection by March 17, 2025. 


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ATE Projects and Centers





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Advanced Manufacturing Technologies topics include:

  • Additive manufacturing
  • Automotive manufacturing
  • General manufacturing
Ag/Env

Agricultural and Environmental Technologies topics include:

  • Agriculture and aquaculture
  • Environmental technologies
  • Natural resources
  • Nuclear power
  • Solar energy
  • Wind power
Bio/Chem

Bio and Chemical Technologies topics include:

  • Biotechnology
  • Chemical and process technologies
Eng

Engineering Technologies topics include:

  • Electronics and controls
  • General engineering
  • Marine technologies
  • Materials technologies
  • Optics
  • Space technologies
Gen

General Advanced Technological Education topics include:

  • Evaluation
  • Learning research
  • Recruitment
  • Teacher preparation
Info

Information and Security Technologies topics include:

  • Geospatial technologies
  • Information and communications technologies
  • Logistics
  • Security, information assurance, and forensics
Nano

Micro and Nanotechnologies topics include:

  • MEMS
  • Microsystems
  • Semiconductors
 
Screenshot for ENRG 55A: HVAC Fundamentals and Components

Program Description:

The Commercial Building Energy Analysis and Audits program at City College of San Francisco prepares students to conduct energy audits, evaluate building systems for efficiency, analyze energy data, and apply financial and business strategies in audit reporting. The program is divided into 15 modular courses designed for a community college level student. These courses are adaptable and can be selected, reorganized, or offered in a shorter format to suit individuals with experience in construction, architecture, HVAC, building operations, or mechanical engineering.

Course Description:

This course, from the BEST Center and City College of San Francisco, teaches the fundamentals and concepts of HVAC with an emphasis on types of equipment and conveyance. Topics covered in this course include conversion of units; concept of work power, and energy; psychrometric processes and calculations; thermodynamic laws and heat transfer principles; sensible and latent heat...


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Screenshot for Smart Materials: Shape Memory Alloys

This experiment, presented by the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, covers Shape Memory Alloys or Smart Materials. A Smart Material or Shape Memory Alloys belongs to a class of materials which displays the shape memory effect (SME); they possess the ability to radically change crystal structure or phase at a distinct temperature. The lab will "explore how smart materials work and what applications these materials are used in." Additionally, students will be provided with a brief history lesson about the origins of smart material. The experiment is quite fun, students will observe how smart materials can "think and do amazing things." A student and teacher guide is provided with the lab. 


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Screenshot for Quantum Technician Skills and Competencies for the Emerging Quantum 2.0 Industry

This 17-page article, provided by Indian River State College, presents the results of a quantum industry survey on the skills and competencies necessary in a quantum technician workforce, followed by recommendations for quantum technician curricula based on the survey results. The article provides an overview of the quantum industry in the United States and an analysis of current quantum education programs, highlighting the insufficient technical training in quantum technologies to meet the projected need for a quantum technician workforce. Additionally, the article discusses the EdQuantum project, which aims to create a curriculum in quantum technologies for technicians.


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Screenshot for J ATE (Volume 2, Issue 1)

This issue of J ATE, published by Portland Community College, focuses on the theme of professional engagement. J ATE is a peer-reviewed technical journal focused on community college faculty and staff who work with technician education. This journal is cross-disciplinary and encompasses all technologies under the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Program. Some of these technologies include: Micro Nano, Biotechnology, Autonomous Technology, Cyber Security, Advanced Manufacturing, Earth Sciences, Agriculture Technology, Energy, and Welding. Some topics that cross cut across all disciplines of technician education are also covered. Those topics include: Evaluation, Mentoring, Undergraduate Research, and Applied Technician Research.

This 108-page issue of J ATE includes 11 full articles and five guest letters written by ATE professionals. Listed below is each article and corresponding DOI number in parentheses.

  • Building a Well-Equipped Skilled...

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Screenshot for Evaluating the Potential for Immune Escape: How Likely is an Antibody to Protect Against a Specific SARS-CoV-2 Variant

In this activity, provided by Digital World Biology, students use free, online biotechnology resources to investigate how well different commercial antibodies might work against SARS-CoV-2 variants. Students will first use NextStrain.org to locate and detect the spike proteins of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants. Next, they will "use iCn3D and BLAST to align the sequence of the variant spike protein to a sequence of a spike protein that is bound to a commercial antibody." After identifying mutations in the antibody binding site, students will then compare "chemical bonds that would be formed between the original amino acid and the antibody with the predicted bonds that could be formed by the variant amino acid and predict whether their antibody will be effective against their variant."

Included is a 3-page instructor guide detailing each step of the activity, a 2-page student instructional sheet, activity materials, such as data spreadsheets, and an informational video on using...


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Active ATE Centers 19
Active ATE Projects 285
ATE Resources 6,919
   
New Projects/Centers 61
New Resources 263

ATE Resources by Subject Area

ATE Events by Subject Area

 
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Richmond Fed to Investigate Wraparound Services in Expanded Survey


This year, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Richmond Fed) aims to learn more about the ancillary services - including career counseling, childcare, mental health, and transportation - provided by public community colleges. As reported by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), there has been growing interest on the subject since the COVID-19 pandemic and Richmond Fed's 2024 general survey, which briefly asked about wraparound services. The topic will face a closer look this year, with a separate survey including all community colleges and two-year educational institutions.

A variety of stakeholders are interested to see the data, including state organizations, professional organizations, funding sources, legislators, and educators, according to Richmond Fed. The 10-15 minute survey on wraparound services will investigate what options are currently being provided, barriers to implementation, funding structures, and more.

Read AACC's report of the Richmond Fed survey expansion here.


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Upcoming Event: AMTEC Institute for Industry 4.0 Innovation


The Advanced Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative (AMTEC) invites educators to participate in a two-day professional training program on July 10-11 or October 7-8, 2025, in Owensboro, Kentucky. Intended for secondary and post-secondary faculty members in advanced manufacturing, sessions will cover key Industry 4.0 topics, the intricacies of competency-based education, uses of virtual reality in the classroom, and resources for funding. Attendees will receive hands-on training and interact with a wide array of curricular resources, with the opportunity to access ongoing Community-of-Practice sessions offered virtually each month. 

Learn more about the Institute for Industry 4.0 Innovation training sessions on AMTEC's website. To register, please call 270-686-4410 or email Cadie Underwood at [email protected]


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New Report: Advancing Adult Learner Engagement at Community Colleges


Based on data from ten local community colleges, a newly released report from California Completes highlights key takeaways and strategies for recruiting and retaining adult learners. Of those studied, institutions that employed a strategic enrollment management framework tailored to adults - including targeted outreach, flexible class scheduling, comprehensive academic monitoring with early interventions, community partnerships, and data-informed action - saw notable increases in both student enrollment rates and learner academic performance.

The report from California Completes also discusses common barriers faced by the studied community colleges, such as resource constraints, system infrastructure, and inadequate staffing. It goes on to provide recommendations for community colleges looking to strengthen enrollment and retention strategies. This includes leveraging data to focus  and streamline initiatives, fostering partnerships with the community, supporting collaboration across campus, and pivoting to student-focused course scheduling.

Read the full brief here.


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Upcoming Professional Development Opportunity: Courses in Vaccuum Technology


Normandale Community College will be offering four of its Vacuum Technology classes (VACT) from May 27 to July 27, 2025. To support professional development in vacuum and thin film technology instruction, faculty and educators can audit these courses at no cost. All classes are provided through an asynchronous, online format. 

The following VACT classes are being offered by Normandale Community College this summer:

VACT 1010 (Foundations of Vacuum Science), 2 credits - starts June 2 and ends July 25, 2025.  

VACT 1293 (Concepts of Rough Vacuum Systems), 1 credit - starts May 27 and ends July 3, 2025. 

VACT 1300 (Introduction to Vacuum System Automation), 1 credit - starts May 27 and ends July 3, 2025.  

VACT 2290 (High Vacuum Equipment), 1 credit - starts May 27 and ends July 3, 2025.

Please contact Nancy Louwagie ([email protected]) for assistance with course registration or if you have any questions pertaining to this summer's offerings.


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