| Title |
Description |
Funding
Source |
Partner
Institutions |
Director
Name |
| A National Collaboration to Strengthen the Advanced Environmental Technology Education Programs at Native American Community Colleges |
There are 33 Native American community colleges located on
reservations throughout the U.S. Many are seeking to
develop, expand, and/or upgrade their environmental
technology education programs. Goals of this project are to:
1) ensure project activities and outcomes of the STEM
project reflect the historic/cultural beliefs and
contributions of Native Americans; 2) develop a Native
American Environmental Fellows Institute which will serve as
a vehicle to strengthen environmental science/technology
education at the nation's Native American community
colleges; 3) ensure Native American colleges have access to
a full range of technical assistance to strengthen their
environmental science and technology programs.
Project Status: Planned for within a year |
National Science Foundation |
Turtle Mountain Community College, Partnership for
Environmental Technology Education (PETE) |
Kirk Laflin
Executive Director, PETE
EICCD - 9
207-771-9020
|
| A Partnership Approach to Improving Technology and Engineering Education in Eastern Iowa |
St. Ambrose University and EICCD will increase enrollment and graduation rates in math, science, and engineering programs at their institutions, specifically targeting industrial engineering. We will accomplish this goal with: 1) multiple matriculation pathways into industrial engineering and STEM programs; 2) marketing these careers and programs to pre-college and community college students; and 3) financial and academic support to help qualified students graduate. Our goal is 90% retention among participants. Over five years, 118 additional engineers and technicians will graduate with 70 more to graduate after the grant concludes.
Project Status: Current |
National Science Foundation |
St. Ambrose University |
Michael Opar, Ph.D.
Chair, Industrial Engineering
EICCD - 9
563-333-6152
|
| ATE Center -- Environmental Resource Center |
The Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center (ATEEC) will: 1) provide a comprehensive market-driven clearinghouse to promote teaching, training, and learning in environmental education program at the secondary and postsecondary levels; 2) provide a variety of professional development, support, and mentoring services to educational institutions.
Project Status: Current |
National Science Foundation |
University of Northern Iowa, Partnership for Environmental Technology Education. |
Ellen Kabat Lensch, Ph.D.
Executive Director, ATEEC
EICCD - 9
563-336-3331
|
| Brownfields Training and Job Development Programs |
This project will provide members of the Brownfields
communities with the knowledge and tools necessary to
undertake activities that will maximize environmental job
development, education, and employment opportunities for
residents living in those communities.
Project Status: Current |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
|
Ellen Kabat Lensch, Ph.D.
Executive Director, ATEEC
EICCD - 9
563-336-3331
|
| Farming for Energy: The Harvest of the Heartland |
The Eastern Iowa Community College District will create
learning experiences around emerging energy practices to
educate all energy consumers. The goals include: 1) produce
a documentary on the need for energy sustainability and
renewable energy and examine the next generation of
technology to expand sustainable energies; 2) develop an
educational website and module for grades 6-8; 3) develop a
traveling museum exhibit; 4) incorporate the project into a
museum exhibit; 5) incorporate energy resources into the
ATEEC digital library; 6) energy content experts from
business and industry will present information for the
general public on renewable/sustainable topics at area
libraries.
Project Status: Current |
Institute for Museum and Library Services |
Davenport Public Library, Bettendorf Public Library, Family
Museum, Putnam Museum, Iowa Public Television, National
Renewable Energy Laboratories. |
Ellen Kabat Lensch, Ph.D.
Executive Director, ATEEC
EICCD - 9
563-336-3331
|
| Pre-Engineering (A.S.) |
Articulation for seamless transfer to engineering university programs.
Project Status: Current |
Institutional |
|
Gail Spies
Dean of Student Development
EICCD - 9
|
| Project Lead The Way |
Working with Area IX schools in the Project Lead The Way national curriculum. We have trained both college and high school instructors in a variety of these courses and are presently offering them. Additional courses will be offered this fall (2007).
Project Status: Current |
|
Maquoketa School District, Davenport School District, Muscatine School District |
Jeff Armstrong/
Teresa Paper/
Ron Serpliss
Dean of the College
EICCD - 9
|
| SEET Project: Sustainable Energy and Education Training Workshops for Future Energy Technicians |
This project will build the capacity of energy and environmental technicians to meet the challenges of sustainable energy in the 21st century through two ten-day intensive annual workshops at national laboratories for technology instructors at upper level high school and community college levels in the content areas of energy efficiency and energy conservation.
Project Status: Planned for within a year |
National Science Foundation |
University of Northern Iowa, Partnership for Environmental Technology Education, National Renewable Energy Laboratories. |
Ellen Kabat Lensch, Ph.D.
Executive Director, ATEEC
EICCD - 9
563-336-3331
|
| The Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center: A Resource Center |
The Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center
(ATEEC) will: 1) expand ATEEC dissemination and availability
of exemplary educational materials, curricula, and
pedagogical practices in the areas of environmental and
sustainable energy technology; 2) expand the web-based,
digital electronic Environmental Resources Library to
include sustainable energy technology and expand the user
base; 3) provide professional development opportunities in
the area of environmental and energy technology to high
school and community college teachers.
Project Status: Current |
National Science Foundation |
University of Northern Iowa, Partnership for Environmental
Technology Education. |
Ellen Kabat Lensch, Ph.D.
Executive Director, ATEEC
EICCD - 9
563-336-3331
|
