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SC ATE Center of Excellence National Resource
Center for Expanding Excellence in Technician Education
Partially funded by the National Science Foundation
SC ATE Mission
To increase the quality, quantity, and diversity of Engineering Technology graduates in support of economic development
Technology Gateway’s Role•Ramp to technology-based, post-secondary programs•Under-prepared college students•High school students•At-risk, disengaged students
Teaching Methodologies Content integration across disciplines Learning communities/teamwork Collaborative/active learning Multiple intelligences Workplace relevance Problem solving
Project based Open-ended problems with multiple solutions
Traditional Structure
Math
Science
Technology
Communication
New Structure
Math
Science
Technology
Communication
Problem-Based
Learning
SC ATE Integrated Curricula
Science
Technology
Communication
Math
Problem-Based
Learning
SC ATE Integrated Curricula
Technology
Communication
Math
Science
Problem-Based
Learning
SC ATE Integrated Curricula
Technology
Math
Science
Communication
Problem-Based
Learning
SC ATE Integrated Curricula
Math
Science
Communication
TechnologyProblem-Based
Learning
SC ATE Center of Excellence Technology Gateway & Industrial Curricula
1 or 2 semesters Technology Gateway
integrated (math, English, tech.) problem-based ► design
Industrial Core (new in 2006) integrated (math, English, tech.) problem-based ► maintenance
Is the SC ATE curriculum good?
SC ATE ET Core curriculum ranked 4.0 on a 0-4 scale for "its effectiveness in helping students learn the knowledge and skills and/or practices needed to be successful in the technical workplace."1
1 Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, 2003.
Success African-American
enrollment has increased from 15% to 39%, and the time it takes a student to graduate with an associate degree in engineering technology has been reduced from 3.8 years to 2.2 years.
1998 All SC Tech Colleges ET vs. 2002-03 SC ATE sites
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1998 2002-03
Ethnic Minority
Technology Gateway
Student model for Simple Machines project
From 1998 baseline data, enrollment has doubled.Graduation rates have increased from 12% to more than 40%
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1998 2000-04
All ETFemaleEthnic Minority
Connection to drop-out prevention 15 Research-based strategies
(NDPC) 5 for instruction
Professional development Active learning Educational technology Individualized instruction Career and Technical Education
Contact information Elaine L. Craft, Director SC ATE Center of Excellence & President, SCATE Inc.
www.scate.orgFlorence-Darlington Technical [email protected]