Planning: Enhancing Cybersecurity and Computer Science Education in Underserved Areas

部落学院和大学方案(TCUP)的一个目标是提高为本国土著学生服务的特定高等教育机构的科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)教学和研究能力。扩大这些机构的研究能力扩大了学生在STEM领域追求具有挑战性的、有回报的职业的机会，提供了可能与当地相关的领域的研究性学习，并鼓励教师群体将目光投向传统课堂之外的智力和专业成长。该项目与这一目标直接一致，使该机构的教职员工和管理人员能够设计和制定一个全面的计划，以改进和扩大STEM教学。 海龟山区社区学院(TMCC)为奇佩瓦印第安人的海龟山区乐队提供服务。为了响应国家对K-12年级网络安全和计算机科学教师资格认证的要求，TMCC正在进行一个自学、规划和发展项目，以解决这些关键领域。TMCC所服务的社区在网络安全和计算机科学方面的代表性不足，因此，制定一项向K-12专业社区提供的学习计划，以保持他们的资格，扩大向学院学生提供指导的机会，并利用社区意见，以及制定将计算机科学添加为学习领域的战略计划，被视为一种手段，为学生为社区服务和就业做好准备。TMCC已经组建了一支经验丰富的教学专业人员和顾问团队来进行自学，并制定出令人信服的设计，以便在学院的STEM学位课程中实施。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。

A goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to increase the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) instructional and research capacities of specific institutions of higher education that serve the Nation's indigenous students. Expanding the research capacity at these institutions expands the opportunities for students to pursue challenging, rewarding careers in STEM fields, provides for research studies in areas that may be locally relevant, and encourages a faculty community to look beyond the traditional classroom for intellectual and professional growth. This project aligns directly with that goal, allowing the institution's faculty and administrators to design and develop a comprehensive plan for improving and expanding STEM instruction.  Turtle Mountain Community College (TMCC) serves the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. In response to a state mandate for teacher credentialing in cybersecurity and computer science in K-12 grades, TMCC is undertaking a self-study, planning, and development project addressing these crucial fields. The community served by TMCC is underrepresented in cybersecurity and computer science, so developing a program of study to offer to the K-12 professional community to maintain their credentialing, expanding access to the instruction to the students of the college, with community input, and developing a strategic plan to add computer science as a field of study is seen as a means to prepare students for service and employment for and in the community. TMCC has assembled a highly experienced team of instructional professionals and advisors to conduct the self-study and produce a compelling design for implementation into the college’s STEM degree offerings.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.