A Proposal to Provide Leadership Development and Technical Assistance to TCUP Faculty and Students

为了提高TCUP机构STEM项目的质量，QEM将分别在第一年和第二年为TCUP项目工作人员设计和举办两个研讨会：TCUP支持项目内的战略规划/持续增强以及TCUP项目内的财务管理。为了提高土著人在STEM职业生涯中的参与/准备质量，QEM将设计和举办两个专业发展研讨会，以支持TCUP机构的STEM教师：教育研究的基本原理以及TCUP支持的STEM教学策略的评估与评价（分别在第一年和第二年）。QEM将继续支持六个教师奖学金计划，一个月的安置，每年在NSF的一个干教员从TCUP支持的机构，以提供接触研究员，并沉浸在，基金会？的计划、政策和程序。这一举措为NSF项目主任和工作人员提供了直接与TCUP教师互动并从中获得见解的机会。QEM将继续提供，在三年中的每一年，在QEM为来自TCUP机构的五名STEM学生提供为期十周的暑期实习。TCUP实习计划的重点是鼓励参与学生坚持STEM的活动和体验。智力优势。在实施该项目时，QEM将利用/建立在获得的经验，通过之前的TCUP支持，在与教师，工作人员，管理人员和学生在TCU的工作。项目？的学院为重点的研讨会将促进参与者？培训的目的是提高对STEM教育研究方法的知识和理解，以及对STEM教学策略有效性的评估和评价，而针对TCUP项目工作人员的讲习班将加强他们的战略规划和管理技能，以使当前和未来的STEM举措受益。教师奖学金和学生实习将继续为研究员，实习生和NSF项目主任和工作人员提供新经验和共享/多样化观点的互惠互利。由部落学院领导人和其他具有与部落学院合作的第一手知识和经验的人组成的外部咨询委员会的建议和咨询意见将丰富该项目。项目？的举措将影响在TCUP机构教STEM的方式;使教师能够衡量他们的STEM教学方法的有效性;增加与其他NSF资助机会以及与基金会的熟悉？的提案审查过程;增加项目人员？的战略规划和可持续发展战略的理解，以及有效的财务管理，并增加学生的理解/追求干事业的兴趣。研讨会的信息，注册和演示;教师奖学金/实习机会的信息;和其他项目相关的信息将在QEM？的网站，以确保更广泛地传播这一信息超越电子邮件通信与干教师和项目工作人员。

To enhance the quality of STEM programs at TCUP institutions, QEM will design and conduct two workshops for TCUP project staff, in Years One and Two respectively: Strategic Planning Within/Sustaining Enhancements Beyond TCUP-supported Projects and Financial Management Within TCUP Projects. To increase the participation/quality of preparation of Native individuals in STEM careers, QEM will design and conduct two professional development workshops to support STEM faculty at TCUP institutions: The Fundamentals of Education Research and Assessment and Evaluation of TCUP-supported STEM Instructional Strategies (in Years One and Two respectively).QEM will continue a Faculty Fellowship initiative that supports the six-month placement each year at NSF of a STEM faculty member from a TCUP-supported institution to provide the Fellow with exposure to, and immersion in, the Foundation?s programs, policies, and procedures. This initiative provides NSF program directors and staff the opportunity to interact directly with and gain insight from a TCUP faculty member. QEM will to continue offering, in each of the three years, ten-week summer internships at QEM for five STEM students from TCUP institutions. The TCUP Internship program is focused on activities and experiences that encourage the participating students to persist in STEM.Intellectual Merit. In implementing this project, QEM will utilize/build on experience gained, through prior TCUP support, in working with faculty, staff, administrators, and students at TCUs. The project?s faculty-focused workshops will advance participants? knowledge and understanding of STEM education research methodologies as well as of assessment and evaluation of the effectiveness of STEM pedagogical strategies, while workshops for TCUP project staff will strengthen their strategic planning and management skills to benefit both current and future STEM initiatives. The Faculty Fellowships and Student Internships will continue to offer the reciprocal benefits of new experiences and shared/diverse perspectives for the Fellows, interns, and NSF Program Directors and staff. The project will be enriched by the advice and counsel of an External Advisory Committee composed of Tribal College leaders and others with first-hand knowledge and experience working with Tribal Colleges.Broader Impacts. The Project?s initiatives will impact the way that STEM is taught at TCUP institutions; enable faculty to gauge the effectiveness of their approaches to STEM teaching; increase familiarity with other NSF funding opportunities as well as with the Foundation?s proposal review process; increase the project staff?s understanding of strategic planning and sustainability strategies as well as of effective financial management and increase student understanding of/interest in pursuing STEM careers. Workshop information, registration and presentations; information on the faculty fellowship/internship opportunities; and other project-related information will be available at QEM?s website to ensure broader dissemination of this information beyond email communication with STEM faculty and project staff.