ATE Impacts 2020-2021

Core Competencies Clarify Technicians' Understanding of Relationships Between Material Properties & Production Processes Core competencies provide a set of performance indicators that technicians, scientists, engineers, educators, and technologists need to know in today's advanced manufacturing environments to work effectively. Delineating core competencies assists educators in determining subjects that the technology student needs in order to attain the required depth of proficiency. Through development and dissemination of nine materials-related core competencies, MatEdU has been a major contributor to enhanced quality of education in manufacturing processes, as well as engineering design. Active partnerships with other entities allow MatEdU to impact and integrate materials information in diverse areas. The more technicians understand the relationships between material properties and production processes, the better the quality of their work, their Educators learn about corrosion during a hands-on lab at the 2019 M-STEM Workshop. personal productivity, and the competitiveness of their employers' companies. M-STEM Enhances Technology Education Integration More than 7,500 people­ students, educators, and employers-have participated in the hands-on materials science lessons offered at Materials in STEM (M-STEM) programs. Peer review and publication of the M-STEM experiments and demonstrations provide up-to­ date, valuable aids for teaching and research. Modules for new summer teacher workshops. 47