ACTS grant approved by National Science Foundation

Integrated curriculum collaboration between ACTS consortium and Southwestern Bell Accelerated Training Division

Collaboration on industrial psychology curriculum for ST Microelectronics

Launched Technology Awareness (TAP) program starting wireless summer camp for middle school students.

Expanded initial Cisco Regional Academy

Collaborated on curriculum for Computer Aided Design for Printed Circuit Board Program for IPC Inc.

Collaborated with Texas Workforce Commission on workforce development

Conducted workshops and presentations to expose high school students to technology education and careers

Developed strategy to pursue concurrent admissions agreements between community colleges and universities

Launched program to reimburse college faculty working to improve their teaching credentials

Expanded Cisco Academies (from 5 local academies to 20 in 3 counties)

Provided faculty workshop training

Developed plan for distance learning curriculum development

Developed expanded summer technology camps at CCCCD and NCTC for middle school and high school students

Partnered with GlobalEDGE Tech Prep in creating 16,000 interactive CDs distributed to high school students to give them a virtual tour of Tech Prep related career fields and training

Provided professional development training in wireless communications and telecommunications

Created newsletter and website to disseminate information about grant activities

Expanded summer camp curriculum programs at NCTC and CCCCD and started summer camp for middle school at GCC

Developed and enhanced distance learning modules at GCC (heating and air conditioning); CCCCD (telecommunications); UNT (teaching excellence)

Conducted job skills profiling – WorkKeys (GCC) to identify areas for curriculum improvement

Developed enhanced web navigation (NCTC) in the Virtual Learning Community, which was shared with consortium members through consultation and training

Collaborated with amateur radio clubs, American Radio Relay League, Heard Museum and Natural Wildlife Sanctuary, Brandenburg Life Foundation and corporate sponsors, Texas Instruments, Nortel Networks and Ericsson in developing camp material and providing speakers and mentors in wireless technology.

Developed information for public dissemination through television interviews, newspaper and magazine articles, college information cards, school presentations, conference presentations

Delivered technology training in summer institutes for high school faculty

Developed strategy for ABET accreditation

Partnered with development groups (Sherman Economic Development Corporation and North Texas Rural Network) to train local workers and to bring technology access to rural communities

Expanded faculty development to include security training (CIW Security Analyst Certification Training)

Provided financial assistance to six faculty from consortium working toward bachelor’s and master’s degrees in technology fields

NTRTC project grant approved by National Science Foundation

Conducting job skills standards validation with regional businesses and colleges. Identifying top IT job clusters to compare required skills with existing curriculum development

Created Convergence Lab at CCCCD to make available for student hands-on integration experience in real-world problem solving environment

Developing model for problem-oriented instructional learning; developing course for testing methodology; promoting Convergence Lab as beta test site for small to medium-sized industry

Refining and solidifying articulation agreements between colleges and universities

Partnering with regional Tech Prep consortia for summer high-tech symposium to broaden student and faculty knowledge of technology advancements and career options

Adapting Educator to Educator (E2E) center for virtual training

Launched Professional Credentials Enhancement Program (PCEP) to support faculty pursuing bachelor’s and advanced degrees.

Developing industry-driven recruitment process for region

Using mobile lab to conduct technology training for under-represented population

Developing presentations for national and regional conferences