STEM STARS

STEM STARS是一个丰富的项目，将推动该领域的发展？S了解西班牙裔和美国原住民残疾本科生如何成功完成门户代数、微积分预科和生物学课程，从而获得一组独特的学生干预和教师培训。密歇根州立大学位于该州的农村农业区，有近70%的学生来自西班牙裔或美国原住民人口统计背景。STEM STAR项目是一项建议，旨在为残疾学生实施循证学习策略，使NMHU STEM专业的少数族裔残疾学生比例翻一番，从4.8%增加到9.6%。这一增长将通过在两门数学入门课程和两门生物入门课程中为残疾学生实施以下循证策略来实现：1.采用通用学习设计(UDL)原则。UDL将被用于重新设计课程大纲。培训和支持教师在高等教育STEM课程中使用UDL。生物、数学和特殊教育研究生助教在目标数学和生物课程中担任助教，共同教授和协助。同伴辅助式学习和辅导。由无障碍服务协调员和职业服务人员提供职业和实习建议。拟议的项目有可能使目前在STEM领域代表性不足的广泛学生受益。预计这将给NMHU的教与学带来系统性的变化。传播所学到的经验教训不仅对国立卫生大学的教职员工和管理人员有用，而且对其他为少数群体服务的机构也很有用。建议的技术和策略适用于所有类型机构的预科、社区学院和大学水平的残疾学生。该项目将在缩小教与学之间的差距方面产生宝贵的信息。总之，建议的教学策略的实施提高了STEM教师的教育经验，并为学生提供了以前在NMHU STEM课程中没有的学习机会。克里斯蒂安·赫伯-瓦尔迪兹是该项目的外部评估员。Herber-Valdez博士在评估大规模联邦资助赠款的设计、开发和实施方面拥有丰富的经验，包括由NSF和NIH资助的倡议。项目信息和调查结果将通过专业会议报告、期刊出版物和项目网站向公众传播。

STEM STARS is an enrichment project that will advance the field?s knowledge of how Hispanic and Native American undergraduate students with disabilities successfully complete gateway Algebra, Pre-Calculus and Biology course given access to a unique group of student interventions and faculty training. NMHU is located in a rural, agricultural region of the state with nearly 70% students from Hispanic or Native American demographic backgrounds. The STEM STARS project is a proposal to implement evidence-based learning strategies for students with disabilities to double the percentage of minority students with disabilities in STEM majors from 4.8% to 9.6% at NMHU. This increase will be accomplished by implementing the following evidenced-based strategies for students with disabilities in two introductory Math and two introductory Biology courses: 1. Employ Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. UDL will be used in redesigning course syllabi.2. Training and support of faculty in the use of UDL in higher education STEM courses.3. Co-teaching and co-facilitating by Biology, Math and Special Education graduate student assistants serving as teaching assistants in the targeted Math and Biology courses.4. Peer assisted learning and mentoring.5. Career and internship advising by Accessibility Services Coordinator and Career Services staff.6. Assistive technology to enhance STEM courses and laboratories.The proposed project has the potential of benefitting a wide range of students who are currently underrepresented in STEM fields. It is expected to bring about systemic changes in teaching and learning at NMHU. The dissemination of the lessons learned will be useful not only to NMHU faculty and administrators but also to other minority-serving institutions. The proposed techniques and strategies are applicable to pre-college, community college, and university level students with disabilities at all types of institutions. The project will yield invaluable information on bridging the gap between teaching and learning. In summary, implementation of the proposed teaching and learning strategies enhances the educational experiences of STEM faculty and provides students with learning opportunities not previously available in STEM courses at NMHU.Dr. Christiane Herber-Valdez is the external evaluator for the project. Dr. Herber-Valdez has extensive experience evaluating the design, development and implementation of large scale federally funded grants, including initiatives funded by NSF and NIH. The project information and findings will be disseminated to the public via professional conference presentations, journal publications, and a project website.