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

缅因州大学将解决在国家科学基金中增加美国原住民对科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)事业的参与这一重大挑战，NSF包括设计和开发启动试点项目，解决与文化相关的教育学，将社区长老、文化知识保管者以及主流中学和高等教育机构纳入发展STEM教育法，可以复制到其他代表不足和服务不足的人群。这项工作的合作伙伴包括瓦巴纳基青年科学计划(Ways)(一个非营利性组织)、Salish Kotenai学院(一所部落学院)、麻省理工学院(一所研究型大学)、全国印度教育协会(一个非营利性成员组织)以及目前的NSF包括缅因州大学的设计与开发启动试点项目(The Stormwater Research Management Team(SMART))。这一伙伴关系包括为学生提供循证的STEM活动，包括与文化相关的实习、指导、STEM专业发展活动和其他支持。非原住民学生将互惠参与美洲原住民的学习环境。该项目活动的基础是结合传统生态知识(TEK)的科学教育方式计划。该项目的目标是：1)创建和整合课程，将TEK和西方科学作为平等的合作伙伴；2)制定和实施协议，纳入为Ways和Stream Engineering学生提供的持续指导计划；3)制定一个框架，弥合高中和大学之间的差距；以及4)促进社区长老、文化知识保管者和缅因州大学教职员工之间的合作，以一种可以转移到其他社区的模式。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育学的同行评议期刊文章，以及在美洲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 INCLUDE网络的会议上的发言。

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.