A Cooperative Learning Environment that Fosters the Pursuit of Scientific Careers for American Indians

该项目提议大幅增加获得计算机科学与工程四年制和研究生学位的美国印第安学生人数，FDLTCC和Fond du Lac Ojibwe学校（一所部落K-12机构）将为5-8年级的美国印第安青年举办夏令营，并为9-12年级的美国印第安青年举办大学衔接夏令营，以学习有趣的、引人入胜的计算机科学活动和应用。他们还应该学习传统的印第安人的世界观——不是放弃标准的西方科学方法，而是研究解决问题的新方法。FDLTCC将创建一个低年级的计算机科学课程，专门为支持和鼓励美国印第安学生成功转入四年制大学完成高年级的CISE学习而设计。正式的指导和旨在鼓励以合作方式表现的课程将是部落大学项目的特点。这种模式培养了美国印第安青年对CISE工作的兴趣，支持从K-12学校到部落学院的桥梁，大力支持美国印第安学生进行较低级别的CISE学习，并支持学生转学到高质量的四年制计算机科学课程，旨在吸引和适用于由主权部落国家管理的部落K-12学校和学院，这些学校和学院是生活在部落土地上或附近的美国印第安青年的主要教育提供者。* * *

9417390 Wetherbee This project proposes to significantly increase the number of American Indian students attaining four year and graduate degrees in computer science and engineering, FDLTCC and Fond du Lac Ojibwe School (a tribal K-12 institution) will hold summer camps for American Indian youth in grade 5-8, and bridge-to- college camps for grades 9-12, to study interesting, engaging computer science activities and applications. They shall also study traditional Native American view of the world - not to abandon standard Western scientific methods, but to examine fresh approaches to problem solving. FDLTCC will create a lower division computer science program designed specifically to support and encourage American Indian students through successful transfer to a four year institution to complete their upper division CISE studies. Formal mentoring and curriculum designed to encourage performance in a cooperative manner will characterize the tribal college program. This model, cultivating interest in CISE work among American Indian youth, supporting the bridge from K-12 schools to the tribal college, strongly supporting American Indian students in lower division CISE studies, and supporting students through transfer to high quality four year computer science programs, is designed to be attractive and applicable to tribal K-12 schools and colleges governed by sovereign tribal nations which are the key education providers for American Indian youth living on or near tribal lands. ***