Collaborative Research: Cultivating Indigenous Research Communities for Leadership in Education and STEM - CIRCLES Alliance

该联盟是美国西半部六个州(爱达荷州、蒙大拿州、新墨西哥州、北达科他州、南达科他州和怀俄明州)之间的合作伙伴关系，旨在解决美国印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民(AI/AN)学生在科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)学科和劳动力中代表性不足的问题。与圈子联盟相关的州内的人工智能/人工智能人口占全国人工智能/人工智能人口的10.5%。通过与部落社区和为部落服务的大学建立现有的伙伴关系，在这些州内制定和实施的与STEM相关的活动、计划和合作的集体接触到这一群体，为通过联合联盟增加AI/AN学生的成功提供了一条途径。这个由个人、机构和社区组成的网络以及该项目的成果可以作为其他州效仿的全国典范。该项目将通过以社区STEM教育为中心的采访，促进部落社区内的对话，并就如何联合努力使学生取得成功进行集思广益。预计这些对话将导致部落社区带头确定他们的学生最需要的项目、活动和项目，以获得STEM的成功。圈子，培养土著研究社区在教育和STEM方面的领导力，联盟是美国西半部六个州(爱达荷州、蒙大拿州、新墨西哥州、北达科他州、南达科他州和怀俄明州)之间的合作伙伴关系，以解决美国印第安人和阿拉斯加原住民(AI/AN)学生在STEM学科和劳动力中代表性不足的问题。这种低代表率的准备、文化和准入原因需要在参与州内建立起有机发展和值得信赖的伙伴关系。与圈子联盟相关的州内的人工智能/人工智能人口占全国人工智能/人工智能人口的10.5%。随后，通过与部落社区和部落学院的现有伙伴关系，在这些州发展和实施综合的正式和非正式STEM活动，为增加AI/AN学生在这一网络中的参与度、参与度和成功提供了途径，并可为推广到其他州提供全国模式。圈子联盟希望通过各州的共同努力增加获得的知识，这些州将通过对话、访谈和在部落实体和EPSCoR司法管辖区之间建立关系来集体参与并影响AI/AN社区。作为这些不断发展的关系的一部分，部落社区将发挥带头作用，确定已经成功的STEM项目和计划，并开发被确定为学生STEM教育中最需要的计划，以培养出一支适合各自社区经济发展计划的STEM劳动力队伍。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The CIRCLES, Cultivating Indigenous Research Communities for Leadership in Education and STEM, Alliance is a partnership between six states in the western half of the U.S. (Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota , South Dakota, and Wyoming) to address the under representation of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines and workforce. The AI/AN population within the states associated with the CIRCLES Alliance represents 10.5% percent of the nation’s AI/AN population. With access to this population, the collective of STEM related activities, programs, and collaborations developed and implemented within these states through existing partnerships with tribal communities and with colleges that serve the tribes provides a path for increasing the success of AI/AN students through the combined Alliance. This network of people, institutions, and communities along with the results of this project could serve as a national model for other states to follow. The project will start by furthering conversations within tribal communities through interviews centered on STEM education in their communities and brainstorming ideas on how to combine efforts towards the success of students. It is then expected that these conversations will lead to tribal communities taking the lead in identifying projects, activities, and programs that are of greatest need to their students for STEM success.The CIRCLES, Cultivating Indigenous Research Communities for Leadership in Education and STEM, Alliance is a partnership between six states in the western half of the U.S. (Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota , South Dakota, and Wyoming) to address the under representation of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students in the STEM disciplines and workforce. The preparation, cultural, and access reasons for this this low representation require organically grown and trusted partnerships, which are in place within the participating states. The AI/AN population within the states associated with the CIRCLES Alliance represents 10.5% percent of the nation’s AI/AN population. Subsequently, the development and implementation of integrated formal and informal STEM activities within these states through already existing partnerships with tribal communities and tribal colleges provides a pathway for increasing the engagement, involvement, and success of AI/AN students within this network and could provide a national model for scaling to other states. The CIRCLES Alliance looks to increase the knowledge gained by the combined effort of states that will collectively engage and impact AI/AN communities through conversation, interviews, and relationship building between tribal entities and EPSCoR jurisdictions. As part of these growing relationships, tribal communities will take the lead roles in identifying STEM projects and programs that have been successful and in developing programs that are determined to be of greatest need in the STEM education of their students to produce a STEM-ready workforce that fits into the economic development plans of their respective communities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.