PPD/IEP: RASEM Regional Alliance of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics for Students with Disabilities

RASEM（科学、工程和数学区域联盟）为残疾学生服务，是由新墨西哥州、西德克萨斯州和俄克拉荷马州 21 所两年制和四年制大学或社区学院组成的联盟。 附属合作伙伴包括新墨西哥州教育部、埃尔帕索第 19 区特殊教育、拉斯克鲁塞斯公立学校、洛斯阿拉莫斯国家实验室、桑迪亚国家实验室、新墨西哥州盲人委员会和新墨西哥州职业康复部。 RASEM 范围广泛，启动了多个项目，以缓解 RASEM 地理区域内残疾学生在 SMET 中代表性不足的问题。 RASEM 项目涵盖小学、中学和大学，面向所有年龄段的残疾学生。 典型的推广项目包括新墨西哥州立大学 (NMSU) 的 Netsurf，该项目通过网页计算机体验激发中学生和高中生的兴趣；新墨西哥大学/洛斯阿拉莫斯儿童学院为五年级和六年级学生提供实践科学经验；丁社区学院为纳瓦霍中学生带来两周的科学乐趣。 第 19 区举办的教师讲习班通过特殊教育教师和普通教育教师之间的合作，加强了包容性，并促进高中生进入大学的桥梁。 MAVIS 是 NMSU 数学系的一个项目，致力于快速有效地将课堂和其他数学文档翻译成 Nemeth 盲文。 教师小额赠款使整个三州地区的教师能够通过创造性的学校活动和实地考察，为残疾学生带来对数学和科学的热情。 所提到的项目并不具有包容性，但体现了 RASEM 的意图和影响。 在其成立的两年多时间里，RASEM 已在我们地区广为人知。 来自学生、教师和其他人的评论让我们确信 RASEM 已经做出了重大改变。 RASEM 在西南部播下了令人兴奋的科学种子，目前正在种植作物。 NSF 和整个社区的进一步支持将确保 RASEM 的努力取得成果。

RASEM (Regional Alliance of Science, Engineering and Mathematics) for students with disabilities is an alliance of 21 two- and four-year universities or community colleges in New Mexico, West Texas, and Oklahoma. Affiliate partners include the New Mexico Department of Education, Region 19 Special Education in El Paso, Las Cruces Public Schools, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico Commission for the Blind, and the New Mexico Department of Vocational Rehabilitation. Broad in scope, RASEM has initiated multiple projects to alleviate the lack of representation in SMET by students with disabilities in the RASEM geographic area. RASEM projects with elementary, secondary, and college components reach out to students with disabilities of all ages. Typical outreach projects include Netsurf at New Mexico State University (NMSU) which excites middle and high school students with Web page computer experiences; the Children's College at UNM/Los Alamos which touches 5th and 6th graders with hands-on science experiences; and the Din Community College which brings two weeks of science fun to middle school Navajo students. Teacher workshops conducted by Region 19 reinforce inclusion and promote bridging of high school students into college through cooperation between special and general education teachers. MAVIS, a project in the NMSU Math Department, is working to be able to quickly and effectively translate classroom and other math documents into Nemeth braille. Teacher mini-grants have allowed teachers throughout the three- state region to bring enthusiasm for math and science to their students with disabilities through creative school activities and field trips. The projects mentioned are not inclusive but give a flavor of the intent and impact of RASEM. In the two plus years of its existence, RASEM has made itself known throughout our region. Comments from students, teachers and others have assured us that RASEM has made a critical dif ference. RASEM has sown the seeds of science excitement in the Southwest and the crop is now being cultivated. Further support from NSF and the community at large will assure that the RASEM efforts will come to fruition.