California Regional Consortium for Engineering Advances in Technological Education (CREATE)
http://www.create-california.org/
The goal of this
ATE Regional
Center is to address the demonstrated high demand for renewable
energy technicians in southern and central California as a
multi-county consortium. This project allows the Center to
complete objectives in five areas: 1) development and refinement
of modular in-class, on-line, and hybrid renewable energy
curricula integrated into degree pathways; 2) implementation of a
technical teacher professional development program in renewable
energy that will allow current and future teachers for community
colleges and high schools to acquire the technical knowledge and
pedagogical skills to teach renewable energy in their classrooms;
3) development and implementation of a 2+2+2 pathway through
partnership with high schools and universities to allow students
interested in renewable energy careers to have a defined career
ladder with multiple exit points integrated with industry
certifications and college certificate and degree attainment; 4)
continuous assessment and evaluation with embedded targeted
research on curricular and professional development strategies to
ensure that student, faculty, and industry goals are attained;
and, 5) dissemination of both the products and the partnership
process to maximize the impact both regionally and nationally.