Transforming STEM Education and Supporting Indigenous Scientists

转变 STEM 教育并支持本土科学家

• 批准号: 2221525
• 负责人: Emma Norman
• 金额: $ 149.98万
• 依托单位: Northwest Indian College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-10-15 至 2028-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2221525&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Transforming; STEM; Education; Supporting; Indigenous

This project will contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the retention and graduation of high-achieving, low-income students with demonstrated financial need at Northwest Indian College. Northwest Indian College is a tribal college located on Lummi Nation north of Seattle, Washington with six extended campuses throughout Washington State (Swinomish, Tulalip, Port Gamble, Muckleshoot, Nisqually) and one campus in Idaho (Nez Perce). Over its 5 years duration, this project will fund scholarships to 43 unique full-time students who are pursing bachelor’s degrees in Native Environmental Science. Students starting in their first or second year will receive four- or three-year scholarships, respectively. Northwest Indian College’s mission is, “through education, Northwest Indian College provides Indigenous self-determination and knowledge”. The Native Environmental Science program provides place-based, experiential, and culturally grounded curriculum and provides training in a diverse range of STEM careers. S-STEM scholars will participate in a multi-generational STEM community. The overall goal of this project is to increase STEM degree completion of low-income, high-achieving undergraduates with demonstrated financial need. Key components of that goal are: remove financial barriers for academically talented, Indigenous science students; enhance student support services to increase year-to-year retention; build Indigenous science communities through S-STEM cohorts, alumni, and professional networks; articulate meaningful pathways to community-oriented post-graduation STEM employment; and reclaim Indigenous identity. Unique components of this work are the strengthening of Indigenous STEM cohorts through networking events and alumni-student mentoring to support community growth and reclaim Indigenous identity in STEM. This project will generate new knowledge about how to successfully recruit, retain, and transition American Indian / Alaska Native students in STEM fields with positive job growth. It will also provide scholarship on innovative and cutting-edge research projects that actively incorporate multiple ways of knowing and place-based approaches into its design. The merit includes increasing the diversity of STEM fields by removing barriers for entry and promoting success. Innovative evaluation methodology based on the Indigenous Evaluation Framework will also contribute to an understanding of how to assess Indigenous Education. Results of this work will published through academic journals, educational platforms, and community presentations. This project is funded by NSF’s Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program, which seeks to increase the number of low-income academically talented students with demonstrated financial need who earn degrees in STEM fields. It also aims to improve the education of future STEM workers, and to generate knowledge about academic success, retention, transfer, graduation, and academic/career pathways of low-income students.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.

该项目将有助于对受过良好教育的科学家，数学家，工程师和技术人员的国家需求，通过支持在西北印度学院表现出经济需求的高成就，低收入学生的保留和毕业。 西北印第安学院是一所部落学院，位于华盛顿西雅图以北的Lummi Nation，在整个华盛顿州（Swinomish，Tulalip，Port Gamble，Muckleshoot，Nisqually）有六个扩展校区，在爱达荷州（Nez Perce）有一个校区。 在5年的时间里，该项目将为43名正在攻读本土环境科学学士学位的全日制学生提供奖学金。 从第一年或第二年开始的学生将分别获得四年或三年的奖学金。 西北印第安学院的使命是“通过教育，西北印第安学院提供土著自决和知识”。 本地环境科学计划提供基于地方的，体验式的和以文化为基础的课程，并提供各种STEM职业的培训。S-STEM学者将参与多代STEM社区。该项目的总体目标是提高低收入，高成就的本科生与证明财政需要完成STEM学位。 该目标的关键组成部分是：消除学术人才，土著科学学生的财务障碍;加强学生支持服务，以提高年复一年的保留率;通过S-STEM队列，校友和专业网络建立土著科学社区;阐明有意义的途径以社区为导向毕业后STEM就业;并恢复土著身份。这项工作的独特组成部分是通过网络活动和校友辅导加强土著STEM群体，以支持社区发展和恢复STEM中的土著身份。 该项目将产生关于如何成功地招聘，保留和过渡美国印第安人/阿拉斯加原住民学生在干领域与积极的就业增长的新知识。 它还将提供创新和尖端研究项目的奖学金，这些项目积极将多种认知方式和基于地点的方法纳入其设计。 其优点包括通过消除进入障碍和促进成功来增加STEM领域的多样性。基于土著评价框架的创新评价方法也将有助于了解如何评估土著教育。这项工作的结果将通过学术期刊，教育平台和社区演示文稿发表。该项目由NSF的科学，技术，工程和数学奖学金计划资助，该计划旨在增加低收入学术人才的数量，这些学生表现出经济需求，并获得STEM领域的学位。它还旨在改善未来STEM工作者的教育，并提供有关低收入学生的学术成功、保留、转学、毕业和学术/职业途径的知识。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并且通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响力审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。