NSF INCLUDES: Redefining Potential - the Upstate NY Design and Development Pilot for Diverse Student Populations

INCLUDES项目将以罗切斯特大学开发的STEMS（LINKS）框架中的利用和整合新知识为基础，以参与纽约州北部联盟四个机构的向上拓展计划的学生为目标：康奈尔大学，D 'Youville学院，门罗社区学院和罗切斯特大学。该项目将通过将教师和研究生融入向上拓展计划，为服务不足的学生增加课程和体验式学习。 应用LINKS框架，教育工作者将学习和开发管理课堂多样性的新方法，包括种族，语言，年龄，教育背景和其他塑造学生学习方式的文化标志。该小组将制定和传播关于创造包容性教学和研究环境的最佳做法。 纽约州北部联盟将为全国范围内的扩大提供一个概念模型证明，并为不同人群的高风险高中生提供可衡量的结果。该联盟将努力在每个不同的体制环境中转化和进一步发展地方和土著知识体系框架，从而形成一个更强大的模式，借鉴所有学校的优势，具有核心重点和应用范围。该项目将创建一个多元化的大学社区，致力于弥合P-12和高等教育学习环境之间的差距。 它还将在四个机构之间实施明确和成功的合作，这将提供多种机会来分享最佳做法，进行跨机构对话，并利用每个成员的优势来加强和进一步发展LINKS框架。

The INCLUDES project will build on the Leveraging and Integrating New Knowledge in STEMS (LINKS) framework that was developed at the University of Rochester to target students participating in Upward Bound programs at four institutions that will comprise the Upstate NY Alliance: Cornell University, D'Youville College, Monroe Community College, and the University of Rochester. The project will increase curricular and experiential learning offerings to underserved students by integrating faculty and graduate students into Upward Bound programs. Applying the LINKS framework, educators will learn and develop new means for managing classroom diversity, including ethnicity, language, age, educational background, and other cultural markers that shape the way students learn. The team will develop and disseminate best practices on creating inclusive teaching and research environments. The Upstate NY Alliance will produce a proof of concept model for national scale-up with measurable outcomes for varying populations of at-risk high school students. The Alliance will strive to translate and further develop the LINKS framework within the context of each of the varied institutional environments, resulting in a more robust model that draws from the strengths of all of the schools with a core focus and range of applications. The project will create a diverse collegial community dedicated to bridging the gap between P-12 and higher education learning environments. It also will implement a clearly-articulated and successful collaboration among the four institutions that will provide multiple opportunities to share best practices, engage in cross-institution dialog, and leverage each member's strengths to enhance and further develop the LINKS framework.