Professional Development

If you are in need of professional development in a STEM field, the National Science Foundation's ATE (Advanced Technological Education) programs have you covered.  With an emphasis on two-year colleges, the National Science Foundation's ATE (Advanced Technological Education) program focuses on the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy.

GENERAL RESOURCES

		WEBSITE	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS	TEACHER RESOURCES
The National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program supports the development of innovative approaches for educating highly skilled technicians for the industries that drive the nation’s economy.		https://atecentral.net	https://atecentral.net/events	https://atecentral.net/ resources
TeachingTechnicians.org is the nation’s premier destination for information related to professional development for technician and related STEM educators.		https://teachingtechnicians.org/	http://www.teachingtechnicians. org/Event/Online.aspx	http://www.teaching technicians.org/ Resources/Default.aspx
MARITIME EDUCATION RELATED RESOURCES
		WEBSITE	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS	TEACHER RESOURCES
The Center’s primary mission is to expand the number of higher skilled welding technicians while at the same time addressing the overall welding and materials joining needs of a multifaceted industry.		https://www.weld-ed.org/		https://www.weld- ed.org/Educator+ Resources/
The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center is a national partnership of organizations working to improve marine technical education and in this way help to prepare America’s future workforce for ocean occupations.		https://www.marinetech.org/	https://www.marinetech.org/ workshops/	https://www.marinetech. org/curriculum/
The National Center for Supply Chain Automation unites industry and education in our mission to increase the number of qualified supply chain technicians to meet the growing national need.		https://supplychainauto mation.com/	https://supplychainauto mation.com/education/ educators/	https://supplychainauto mation.com/resources/ resources-for-educators/
Center For Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education's goal is to advance the field of renewable energy by championing exemplary renewable energy educational programs.		http://createenergy.org/ index.html	http://createenergy.org/ workshops.html	http://www.createenergy. org/teaching-materials.html
The CAAT identifies opportunities for the creation and adaptation of curricula in  advanced automotive technology programs to advance the preparation of students for careers in new and developing technologies.		http://autocaat.org/Home/	http://autocaat.org/About_CAAT/ What_Does_the_CAAT_Do/ Professional_Development/	http://autocaat.org/ Educators/
RCNET focuses on curriculum development, professional development of college faculty and secondary school teachers, career pathways from secondary schools to two-year colleges and four-year institutions, and providing standardized quality resources to schools across the region in the nuclear fields of power generation, life and plant sciences, and environmental management.		http://gonuke.org/	http://gonuke.org/rcnet-events- pd-materials/	http://gonuke.org/ curriculum-resources/