Cultivating Access to Manifest INtentional Outcomes in STEM (CAMINOS)

在“改善本科STEM教育：西班牙裔服务机构（HSI）计划”的支持下，第二轨道：IEP旨在以新墨西哥州东北部现有的教育资产为基础，扩大学生对STEM的参与。该项目将在美国最贫穷的地区之一进行，该地区28%的居民生活在贫困线以下，约78%的人是西班牙裔。在该地区唯一的四年制大学新墨西哥高地大学教育中心的ARMAS（数学和科学研究）的领导下，培养STEM中明显有意成果的途径（CAMINOS）将培养与地区两年制高等教育机构的合作，以1)为学生提供学术支持和指导，2)促进实践和文化响应的学习体验，3)为教师提供专业发展机会。目标是招募和留住STEM学科的学生，促进学生的成功，并通过培养更多具有实践经验的STEM毕业生来扩大STEM劳动力。该项目预计将向至少1500名高中生提供外展服务，指导来自三所地区社区学院的STEM学生，并提高参与STEM教师的指导/教学技能。CAMINOS项目将修改和扩展目前由NMHU的ARMAS项目支持的学术和非学术活动，以满足HSI项目的目标，即扩大历史上代表性不足的群体在STEM中的参与。此外，该项目将提供一个机会，增加对如何最好地影响广泛STEM社区内交叉系统变化的理解。CAMINOS将实施三项新颖创新的举措，以提高学生的成功，并扩大历史上代表性不足的人群的参与：(1)ARMAS Counts，一项表彰/庆祝计划，以提高学生的参与度；(2)与三所社区学院建立协同合作伙伴关系，以更有效地招收和支持学生；(3) ARMAS教师研究员，以提高教师的参与度和对学生资产、挑战和障碍的认识。该项目还将包括支持学生参与资助的研究和学生体验协调员的实地体验，以增加参与这些体验的学生数量，从而增加STEM的完成和安置。吸取的经验教训将与该地区面临类似挑战的大学和社区学院分享。HSI计划旨在加强HSI的本科STEM教育和能力建设。HSI计划支持的项目也将产生关于如何实现这些目标的新知识。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

With support from the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program, this Track 2: IEP aims to build upon existing education assets in Northeastern New Mexico to broaden student engagement in STEM. The project will be conducted in one of the poorest U.S. regions, with 28% of residents below the poverty line, and ~78% of individuals of Hispanic descent. Led by the ARMAS (Achieving Research in Math And Science) in Education Center at New Mexico Highlands University, the only four-year college in the region, Cultivating Access to Manifest INtentional Outcomes in STEM (CAMINOS) will cultivate collaborations with regional two-year institutions of higher learning to 1) provide academic support and mentoring to students, 2) facilitate hands-on and culturally responsive learning experiences, and 3) deliver professional development opportunities to faculty. The goal is to recruit and retain students to STEM disciplines, promote student success, and broaden the STEM workforce by producing more STEM graduates with practical experience who are workforce ready. The project expects to deliver outreach to at least 1,500 high school students, coach STEM students from three regional community colleges, and improved mentoring/teaching skills for participating STEM faculty.The CAMINOS project will modify and expand academic and nonacademic activities currently supported by the ARMAS program at NMHU to meet the HSI program goal of broadening participation of historically underrepresented groups in STEM. In addition, the project will provide an opportunity to increase understanding on how best to affect intersectional systemic change within a broad STEM community. CAMINOS will implement three novel and innovative initiatives to improve student success and broaden participation of historically underrepresented populations: (1) ARMAS Counts, a recognition/celebration program to increase student engagement; (2) ARMAS Connects, a synergistic partnership with three community colleges to more effectively recruit and support students; and (3) ARMAS Faculty Fellows to increase faculty engagement and awareness of students’ assets, challenges, and barriers. The project will also include support for student involvement in grant-funded research and field experiences from the student experience coordinator to increase the number of students engaging in these experiences, leading to increased STEM completion and placement. Lessons learned will be shared with universities and community colleges facing similar challenges to the region. The HSI Program aims to enhance undergraduate STEM education and build capacity at HSIs. Projects supported by the HSI Program will also generate new knowledge on how to achieve these aims.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.