Resources


Educational Resources Microsoft IT Academy The Microsoft IT Academy program is designed for accredited academic institutions to help support ongoing technology education for a wide range of students and educators. The program features access to software licenses, E-Learning, official Microsoft course materials, and certifications that cover the spectrum of professions within the IT industry. E-Learning and course materials range from computer basics to high-level programming, along with information and communications technology (ICT) management.
Alice Alice is a freely available teaching tool designed to be a student's first exposure to object-oriented programming. It allows students to learn fundamental programming concepts in the context of creating animated movies and simple video games.
Ensemble Computing Pathway Ensemble is an NSF NSDL Pathways project working to establish a national, distributed digital library for computing education.
NSDL Engineering Pathway This resource "invites you to Learn, Connect, and Create with high-quality teaching and learning resources in applied science and math, engineering, computer science/information technology, and engineering technology for use by K-12 and university educators and students."
CSERD: Computational Science The Computational Science Education Reference Desk (CSERD) is a Pathways portal of the National Science Digital Library and funded by the National Science Foundation. CSERD aims to help students learn about computational science and to help faculty and teachers incorporate it into the classroom.
ACM Education ACM advances education through initiatives that address the changing needs of students and professionals in computing and information technologies
ATE Central ATE Central is a freely available online portal and collection of materials and services that highlight the work of the NSF-funded Advanced Technological Education projects and centers, which work with educators from two-year colleges to develop and implement ideas for improving the skills of technicians and the educators who teach them.
Oracle Academy "Oracle Academy prepares students for 21st century careers and provides teachers with world-class training and professional development opportunities."
Intel Academic Program Meet the Intel Academic Program Relationship Manager
BlackBerry Academic Program "Integrate BlackBerry® solutions into your curriculum with the BlackBerry Academic Program. As a member of the BlackBerry Academic Program, your institution will have access to educational resources to help enable your students to develop applications, manage BlackBerry devices and software, and learn more about BlackBerry technology."
EC-Council University "EC-Council University fosters the intellectual, academic, social, cultural, and moral development of its students in a holistic educational experience. The university promotes the close interaction of students and faculty, which is enhanced by an emphasis on research in all areas of the curriculum. EC-Council certification exam credits can be applied to MSS and MEB programs."
SANS Mentor Program "Mentor is SANS' program for learning our courseware in multi week sessions right in your home town. Mentor gives you time to absorb and master the same material commonly taught at SANS six-day conferences, with the guidance of a trained network security professional."
CompTIA Academy Partner Program "The CompTIA Authorized Partner Program for Academy Partners offers a robust educational program designed to assist academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and government retraining agencies in enhancing the learning experience for students preparing for an IT career."
Cisco Networking Academy "Cisco Networking Academy is a global education program that teaches students how to design, build, troubleshoot, and secure computer networks for increased access to career and economic opportunities in communities around the world. Networking Academy provides online courses, interactive tools, and hands-on learning activities to help individuals prepare for ICT and networking careers in virtually every type of industry."
Citrix Academic Network "Help prepare your students for the future of IT. Learn more about Citrix virtualization technologies and access free resources."
Dell Academy Program "The Dell Academy Program, composed of three semester-long courses, includes everything a district needs to deploy curriculum which prepares students for the CompTIA A+, Network+ and Server+ certification exams, while matching workforce development initiatives. In order to prepare educators to deliver the curriculum, Dell offers additional courses through the Train-the- Trainer program. This unique program allows a school to leverage their investment in professional development by teaching a core group of educators to train other educators."
EMC Academic Alliance "EMC Academic Alliance is a collaboration with colleges and universities worldwide. The program offers unique ‘open’ curriculum-based education on technology topics such as virtualization, cloud computing, big data analytics, and information storage and management. The ‘open’ curriculum focuses on technology concepts and principles applicable to any vendor environment, enabling students to develop highly marketable knowledge and skills required in today’s evolving IT industry."
IBM Academic Initiative "IBM Academic Initiative is a global program that facilitates the collaboration between IBM and educators to teach students the information technology skills they need to be competitive and keep pace with changes in the workplace."
Juniper Networks Academic Alliance "The Juniper Networks Academic Alliance program is designed specifically for colleges and universities to offer Juniper Networks Enterprise Networking courses to their students. Certified networking professionals are now in greater demand than ever, commanding higher salaries and adding more value to high-end enterprises. Because of this increased need, we are pleased to provide your school with the opportunity to offer your students courseware that aids them in becoming certified in Juniper Networks Junos OS."
DreamSpark Program (formerly MSDN Academic Alliance) "DreamSpark puts some of the world’s most powerful software in the hands of students and educators."
NetApp Academic Alliances "The NetApp Academic Alliances Program supports faculty members and students who want to learn about storage and data management and the critical role that it plays in today’s virtualized enterprise IT infrastructure. Through the program, NetApp® provides a portfolio of teaching tools and resources to facilitate the adoption and integration of storage systems and concepts into the classroom. The program materials are provided at no cost to the participating institutions."
VMWare IT Academy "The VMware IT Academy Program is designed to introduce students to VMware technologies and equip them with VMware technical skills to compliment their chosen fields of study. VMware will provide selected academic institutions with course materials developed by VMware for this purpose. By instituting this program, VMware seeks to create a collaborative relationship with academic institutions whereby their students may obtain the VMware Certified Professional (VCP) status and other VMware certifications."
Funding Opportunities National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation provides a great many funding opportunities across several domains and targeted to a variety of goals.
NSF ATE With an emphasis on two-year colleges, the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education program focuses on the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy
NSF Computing Education for the 21st Century (CE21) program The Computing Education for the 21st Century (CE21) program aims to build a computationally savvy 21st century workforce that positions the US to demonstrate a leadership role in the global economy. Innovations in computing and more broadly, information technology (IT), drive our economy, underlie many new advances in science and engineering, and contribute to our national security. Projected job growth in IT is very strong.
NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide The NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide2 is comprised of documents relating to the Foundation's proposal and award process. It has been designed for use by both our customer community and NSF staff
Grants.gov Grants.gov is an excellent source to find and apply for federal grants.
US Dept of Education A major responsibility of the U.S. Department of Education is the administration of a variety of programs.
US Dept of Energy Much of the work of the Department of Energy's Office of Science is supported through grants and contractual vehicles.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives.
The Lumina Foundation for Education Lumina is committed to enrolling and graduating more students from college, and is the nation’s largest foundation dedicated exclusively to increasing students’ access to and success in postsecondary education. Lumina's goal is to increase the percentage of Americans who hold high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by 2025.
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation The Hewlett Foundation awards grants to support educational and cultural institutions and to advance certain social and environmental issues. It is one of the largest grant-giving institutions in the United States, with assets of over $8 billion.
Professional Organizations AACC The American Association of Community Colleges is the leading proponent and the national "voice for community colleges."
League for Innovation The League is an international organization dedicated to catalyzing the community college movement.
ACM ACM, the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society, delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession.
ACM SIGCSE The ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education provides a forum for educators to discuss issues related to the development, implementation, and/or evaluation of computing programs, curricula, and courses, as well as syllabi, laboratories, and other elements of teaching and pedagogy. ..
ACM SIGITE SIGITE's specialty is to provide a forum for the interaction of practitioners, educators and others in the field of Information Technology Education to exchange ideas and engage in activities that advance the knowledge of its members, the curriculum and teaching of Information Technology and the development and transfer of innovative concepts and applications in teaching and pedagogy.
CCSC The Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges is focused on promoting quality computer-oriented curricula as well as effective use of computing in smaller institutions of higher learning which are typically non-research in orientation. It supports activities which assist faculty in making appropriate judgments concerning computing resources and educational applications of computer technology.
EduCAUSE EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology.
CSTA The Computer Science Teachers Association, the voice for K-12 computer science education and its educators, is a membership organization that supports and promotes the teaching of computer science and other computing disciplines.
Computing in the Core Computing in the Core (CinC) is a non-partisan advocacy coalition of associations, corporations, scientific societies, and other non-profits that strive to elevate computer science education to a core academic subject in K-12 education, giving young people the college- and career-readiness knowledge and skills necessary in a technology-focused society.
ABET ABET, Inc., is the recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology.
Skills USA SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit organization serving teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations, including health occupations. It was formerly known as VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America).
Resource Centers CCRC The Community College Research Center mission is to conduct research on the major issues affecting community colleges in the United States and to contribute to the development of practice and policy that expands access to higher education and promotes success for all students.
Office of Community College Research and Leadership at the University of Illinois The OCCRL is to use research and evaluation methods to improve policies, programs and practices to enhance community college education and transition to college for diverse learners in Illinois and the United States.
Evalu-ATE Evalu-ATE promotes the goals of the Advanced Technological Education program by partnering with ATE projects and centers to strengthen the program's evaluation knowledge base, expand the use of exemplary evaluation practices, and support the continuous improvement of technician education throughout the nation.
BATEC The Boston Area Advanced Technological Education Connections will develop and promote a coordinated, self-sustaining, regional education and workforce development system for IT, one that will attract a diverse student population to IT careers, promote lifelong learning of IT skills and support the workforce needs of the region's IT companies and departments.
CSEC The Cyber Security Education Consortium is an NSF ATE Regional Center of Excellence dedicated to building an information security workforce who will play a critical role in implementing the national strategy to secure cyberspace.
CSSIA The Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance, an NSF Regional ATE Center, advances Cyber Security education programs at the secondary and post-secondary levels by providing innovative teaching and learning opportunities through skills based student competitions and faculty professional development.
CTC The Convergence Technology Center was established to meet the growing need for skilled specialists in the area of Convergence Technology and Home Technology Integration.
CyberWATCH CyberWatch is an NSF ATE Center with the mission to increase the quantity and quality of the information assurance (cybersecurity) workforce.
GeoTech The GeoTech Center is a collaborative effort between colleges, universities and industry to expand the geospatial workforce.
MPICT The mission of the Mid-Pacific Information and Communication Technologies Center is to coordinate, promote and improve the quality of ICT education, with an emphasis on 2-year colleges.
NWCET The National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies is an NSF ATE Center with the mission to provide state and national leadership to create innovative IT and IT-related educational programs through research, professional development, business partnerships and curriculum development to meet the needs of the 21st century workforce.
Various Barbie® I Can Be...™ Computer Engineer* Doll To create an authentic look, Barbie® designers worked closely with the Society of Women Engineers and the National Academy of Engineering to develop the wardrobe and accessories for Computer Engineer Barbie®. Wearing a binary code patterned tee and equipped with all the latest gadgets including a smart phone, Bluetooth headset, and laptop travel bag, Computer Engineer Barbie® is geek chic.
DotDiva "We're young women with the power and passion to make a difference. We believe in the potential of computing to build a better world."