A State University -Tribal Colleges Partnership to Initiate Systemic Changes to Increase STEM Content in K -12 Education

北达科他州立大学工程与教育学院与四所北达科他州部落学院合作设计了一个项目，为部落学院和高中的美国印第安学生通往工程职业的道路架起桥梁。为合作教师举办的五个研讨会包括由国内知名人士的演讲和讨论，内容涉及真实评估、科学与工程教学法、教育中的文化整合、最佳评估实践和提案开发。在夏令营中，教师们在设计评估项目的同时自由交换意见。这些项目是初高中学生在四个周日学院期间进行的体验活动。它们包括课程材料、评估策略、演示和额外学习的机会。长期目标是提出继续合作的建议，为吸引和留住美国印第安学生提供机会。

The Colleges of Engineering and Education at North Dakota State University, togetherwith four North Dakota Tribal Colleges, partner to design a program that bridges thepathways to engineering careers for American Indian students in the Tribal Collegesand in high schools. Five workshops for the partner faculty include presentations bynationally known figures and discussion on authentic assessment, science andengineering pedagogy, cultural integration in education, best evaluation practices, andproposal development. At a summer camp, faculty engage in free exchange of ideaswhile designing items for evaluation. The items are experiential activities for middle andhigh school students to work on during four Sunday Academies. They include lessonmaterials, assessment strategies, demonstrations and opportunities for additionalstudies. The long-term goal is to develop proposals to continue the collaboration toprovide opportunities to attract and retain American Indian students in STEMdisciplines.