Wayawawicakiya Waste (Good Teacher) STEM Teachers of Excellence Education Program (STEEP)

Oglala Lakota College Wayawa wicakiya Waste(好老师)STEM卓越教师教育计划的主要目标是增加农村学校系统中高素质预备班认证的数学和科学中学教师的数量。统计数据表明，南达科他州(SD)保留地的中学严重缺乏高质量的教师。奥格拉拉·拉科塔学院(OLC)已经开始解决这个问题，创建了一个物理科学综合中学学士学位课程。获得该学位的毕业生有资格在南达科他州教授中学化学和物理，并有数学、生物和地球科学的背书。Wayawa wicakiya Waste计划建立了让25名新的中学教师毕业的能力，并支持未来教师的培养。OLC拥有基础设施和专业知识，可以为南达科他州的学生提供远程学位课程。此外，该计划还提供面对面的暑期课程，旨在让学生参与方法论技巧、科学实践经验、实践教学机会和建设性的评估课程。为了妥善解决预留学校系统中的问题，一个项目必须包括在职的K-12教师。Wayawa wicakiya Waste计划通过为K-12教师和管理人员提供数学和科学方面的专业发展机会，扩大了OLC和合作伙伴K-12学校之间的合作关系。增加高质量的中学教师数量和提高在职教师技能，在以美洲原住民学生为主的南达科他州学校系统中产生了广泛的影响。合作伙伴K-12系统招收了超过14,000名学生，其中约90%是美洲原住民。

The main goal of the Oglala Lakota College Wayawawicakiya Waste (Good Teacher) STEM Teachers of Excellence Education Program is to increase the number of highly qualified reservation based certified math and science secondary teachers in rural school systems. Statistics indicate there is a severe shortage of quality teachers in secondary schools across reservations in South Dakota (SD). Oglala Lakota College (OLC) has begun to address this problem by creating a composite secondary baccalaureate degree program in Physical Science. Graduates earning this degree are certified to teach secondary chemistry and physics in South Dakota, and endorsements exist in math, biology and earth science. The Wayawawicakiya Waste program builds the capacity to graduate 25 new secondary teachers and sustain a pipeline of future teachers. OLC has the infrastructure and expertise in place to offer degree programs at distance to students across South Dakota. In addition, the program offers face-to-face summer sessions designed to engage students in methodology techniques, hands-on experience in science, opportunities to practice teaching and constructive evaluation sessions. To properly address the problem in reservation school systems, a project must include in-service K-12 teachers. The Wayawawicakiya Waste program extends the collaborative relationships between OLC and partner K-12 schools by providing professional development opportunities in math and science for K-12 teachers and administrators. Increasing the number of high quality secondary teachers and improving in-service teacher skills makes a broad impact in South Dakota school systems dominated by Native American students. Partner K-12 systems enroll over 14,000 students, approximately 90% of which are Native American.