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This website provides the results of a case study on Evergreen Valley College's (EVC) student retention strategies. In 2008, EVC joined the CalWomenTech Project to ensure women would be included and successful in EVC's Automotive Technology program. This resource includes background information...

This 8-page article on exploring blended instruction at community colleges and technical schools was written by Laura Lloyd-Smith. This article discusses the benefits of blended or hybrid courses. The article includes the following sections: Abstract, Introduction, Literature Review, Advantages for...

This paper, by Michael Gray, a middle school technology education teacher, and Michael Daugherty of the Department of Technology at Illinois State University, covers enrollment factors in technology education programs. The paper covers the authors' study "to identify effective recruitment techniques...

In this article, the author responds to two frequently asked questions: "Is there a meaningful way to evaluate teaching?" and "How can staunchly traditional professors be persuaded to use proven but non-traditional teaching methods?"

The article, written by Richard M. Felder and Rebecca Brent, addresses the questions "Can I use active learning exercises in my classes and still cover the syllabus?" and "Do active learning methods work in large classes?"

This 41-page paper, written by Carolyn J. Heinrich, discusses major workforce development programs under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and publicly-funded workforce development for middle-skill employment. This paper begins with a discussion of "existing evidence on the effectiveness of...

This webinar, provided by the Centers Collaborative for Technical Assistance, includes tips for writing a National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant proposal. The peer review process for proposals is also discussed. This webinar focuses on proposal specifics that...

This 3-page resource, provided by EvaluATE: Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education, is a guide for finding and selecting an external evaluator for Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Proposals. This guide includes eight questions and answers. The questions include: what...

This article is provided by Duke University and discusses the first working "invisibility cloak." "The cloak, made with advanced 'metamaterials,' deflects microwave beams and may find a variety of wireless communications or radar applications."

This 2-page handout, provided by EvaluATE: Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education, is from the 2010 ATE PI Pre-conference workshop and includes the five levels of professional development evaluation. The five levels include Participants' reactions, Participants' learning,...