NSF INCLUDES DDLP: Wabanaki Youth in Science (WaYS) Program to Bridge inclusion in Post-Secondary Education Through the Sciences

NSF 包括 DDLP：Wabanaki Youth in Science (WaYS) 计划，旨在通过科学促进高等教育包容性

• 批准号: 1744506
• 负责人: Darren Ranco
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: University of Maine
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-15 至 2020-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1744506&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSF; INCLUDES; DDLP; Wabanaki; Youth

The University of Maine will address the grand challenge of increasing Native American participation in the science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) enterprise in an NSF INCLUDES Design and Development Launch Pilot project addressing culturally relevant pedagogy, incorporating Community Elders, Cultural Knowledge Keepers, and mainstream secondary and higher education institutions in the development of STEM pedagogy that can be replicated to other underrepresented and underserved populations. Partners in the effort include the Wabanaki Youth in Science program (WaYS)(a non-profit organization), Salish Kootenai College (a Tribal College), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (a research university), the National Indian Education Association (a non-profit membership organization) and the current NSF INCLUDES Design and Development Launch Pilot project at the University of Maine (the Stormwater Research Management Team (SMART)). This NSF INCLUDES partnership provides students with evidence-based STEM activities involving culturally relevant internships, mentoring, STEM professional development activities and other support. Non-native students will reciprocally participate in Native American learning environments.The foundation for the project's activities is based on the WaYS program in science education that incorporates Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). The goals of the project are to: 1) create and integrate curriculum that embraces TEK and western science as equal partners; 2)develop and implement protocols to incorporate a continued mentorship program for WaYS and STREAM engineering students; 3)develop a framework to bridge the gap between high school and college; and 4) foster collaboration among Community Elders, Cultural Knowledge Keepers and University of Maine faculty in a model that could be transferred to other communities. Internal and external evaluation activities will add to the scholarly literature on educating Native Americans and non-native students in STEM disciplines. Dissemination of project results will include published peer-reviewed journal articles on newly developed pedagogy and conference presentations at the American Indian Science and Engineering (AISES) national conference, the National Diversity in STEM Conference, National Science Teachers Association, AAAS, ASEE and the National NSF INCLUDES Network.

缅因州的大学将解决增加美国原住民参与科学，技术，工程和数学（干）企业在NSF包括设计和开发启动试点项目解决文化相关的教学法，纳入社区长老，文化知识保管员，将中等和高等教育机构纳入STEM教学法发展的主流，这种教学法可以推广到其他代表性不足和服务不足的国家人口。这项工作的合作伙伴包括Wabanaki青年科学计划（WAYS）（一个非营利组织），Salish Kootenai学院（一个部落学院），马萨诸塞州理工学院（一所研究型大学），国家印第安教育协会（一个非营利会员组织）和目前在缅因州大学的NSF INCLUDES设计和开发启动试点项目（雨水研究管理团队（SMART））。这个NSF INCLUDES合作伙伴关系为学生提供基于证据的STEM活动，包括文化相关的实习，指导，STEM专业发展活动和其他支持。非本土学生将在美国本土的学习环境中参与。该项目活动的基础是基于WAYS的科学教育计划，其中包括传统生态知识（TEK）。该项目的目标是：1）创建和整合课程，包括TEK和西方科学作为平等的合作伙伴; 2）制定和实施协议，纳入持续的导师计划，为WAYS和STREAM工程学生; 3）制定一个框架，以弥合高中和大学之间的差距;以及4）促进社区长老，文化知识保管员和缅因州大学教师之间的合作，这种模式可以转移到其他社区。内部和外部评估活动将增加关于在STEM学科中教育美洲原住民和非原住民学生的学术文献。项目成果的传播将包括发表关于新开发的教学法的同行评议期刊文章，以及在美国印第安人科学与工程（AISES）全国会议、全国STEM多样性会议、全国科学教师协会、AAAS、ASEE和全国NSF INCLUDES网络上的会议演讲。