Planning: Enhancing Cybersecurity and Computer Science Education in Underserved Areas

部落学院和大学计划 (TCUP) 的目标是提高为国家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，可以为学生提供更多机会，让他们在 STEM 领域追求具有挑战性、回报丰厚的职业，提供可能与当地相关的领域的研究，并鼓励教师群体超越传统课堂，寻求智力和专业发展。该项目与该目标直接一致，使该机构的教职员工和管理人员能够设计和制定全面的计划，以改进和扩展 STEM 教学。  龟山社区学院 (TMCC) 为奇珀瓦印第安人龟山乐队提供服务。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 正在开展一项针对这些关键领域的自学、规划和开发项目。 TMCC 所服务的社区在网络安全和计算机科学方面代表性不足，因此制定一项向 K-12 专业社区提供的学习计划以维持其资格，在社区投入的情况下扩大学院学生的教学机会，并制定一项战略计划将计算机科学作为一个研究领域，被视为帮助学生为社区服务和就业做好准备的一种手段。 TMCC 组建了一支经验丰富的教学专业人员和顾问团队，进行自学并制定引人注目的设计，以实施到学院的 STEM 学位课程中。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值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.