Turtle Mountain STEM Infusion Project

部落学院和大学方案的目标是支持为土著服务的高等教育机构建设其科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）教学和研究能力。由海龟山社区学院指导的名为“海龟山STEM注入项目”的项目通过实施教师专业发展项目来实现这一目标，该项目旨在提高教师的STEM研究知识和技能。专业发展经验跨越多年，并涉及跨学科研究工作的教师。在TMCC STEM研究能力的加强转化为改善STEM教学和学生参与的研究经验，研究表明提高学生的STEM成果的策略的更多机会。通过提供密集的暑期研讨会，涵盖了一套全面的研究相关的主题，再加上夏季研究机会，这一为期三年的项目支持跨学科教员建设协作设计和开展研究以及指导学生从事研究工作的能力。研讨会的主题包括研究设计，数据收集和分析，以及研究伦理。项目资金还允许教师购买材料和设备来实施他们的研究，最终目标是让学生作为合作者参与工作。该项目还支持教师和学生合作者在地方和国家会议上展示他们的研究成果。通过项目工作人员对该项目专业发展模式的记录和广泛传播，其他学院和大学有机会采用和调整该模式，用于建设其机构的STEM能力。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。

The goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to support Native-serving institutions of higher education in building their science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) instructional and research capacities. The project directed by Turtle Mountain Community College titled “Turtle Mountain STEM Infusion Project” addresses this goal through the implementation of a faculty professional development project that bolsters faculty members’ STEM research knowledge and skills. Professional development experiences span multiple years and involve faculty in cross-disciplinary research work. The strengthening of STEM research capacity at TMCC translates to improved STEM instruction and greater opportunities for student-involved research experiences, strategies that studies indicate improve students’ STEM outcomes.Through the delivery of intensive summer workshops spanning a comprehensive set of research-related topics coupled with summer research opportunities, this three-year project supports cross-disciplinary faculty members in building their capacity to collaboratively design and conduct research and to mentor students in research work. Workshop topics include research design, data collection and analysis, and research ethics. Project funding also allows faculty to purchase materials and equipment to implement their research with the eventual goal of engaging students as collaborators in the work. The project also supports faculty members and student collaborators in presenting their research studies at local and national conferences. Through documentation and wide dissemination of the project’s professional development model by project staff, other colleges and universities are afforded the opportunity to adopt and adapt the model for use in building their institution’s STEM capacity.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.