Collaborative Research: CHIPS: TCUP Cyber Consortium Advancing Computer Science Education (TCACSE)

部落学院和大学方案(TCUP)的一个目标是提高为本国土著学生服务的特定高等教育机构的科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)教学和研究能力。在这些机构扩大STEM课程的范围，可以扩大学生在STEM领域追求富有挑战性和回报的职业的机会，提供在可能具有文化意义的领域进行研究的机会，并鼓励社区和世代对科学和数学教育的欣赏。该项目直接符合这一目标，使各院校能够设计和制定全面的计划，以改进和扩大STEM教学，并可为类似的高等教育机构发展合作学位课程提供示范和推动。TCUP网络推进计算机科学教育联盟(TCACSE)改善了龟山社区学院(TMCC)、联合部落技术学院(UTTC)、迎风社区学院(WCC)、坐牛学院(SBC)和小牧师部落学院(Little Priest Tribal College)所服务社区的区域工作人员的计算机科学和网络安全培训。该项目正在建设和加强计算机科学课程，以提高在学术或研究活动中使用的批判性思维、解决问题、编码和协作的基本技能，并建设能力，以支持与国家利益相关的计算领域的教育和研究，如网络安全、人工智能、数据科学和计算机科学教育。该合作项目正在通过建立网络教育的支持性模式来弥合部落教育、劳动力和美国网络安全需求之间的差距。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

A goal of the Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) is to increase the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) instructional and research capacities of specific institutions of higher education that serve the Nation's indigenous students. Expanding the STEM curricular offerings at these institutions expands the opportunities for their students to pursue challenging, rewarding careers in STEM fields, provides for research studies in areas that may be culturally significant, and encourages a community and generational appreciation for science and mathematics education. This project aligns directly with that goal, allowing the institutions to design and develop a comprehensive plan for improving and expanding STEM instruction, and moreover may serve as a model and impetus for similar institutions of higher education to develop collaborative degree programs. It further supports the participating colleges’ missions to provide STEM instruction that is grounded in traditional culture and values specific to the communities they serve.The TCUP Cyber Consortium Advancing Computer Science Education (TCACSE) improves the computer science and cybersecurity training for regional workforces in the communities served by Turtle Mountain Community College (TMCC), United Tribes Technical College (UTTC), Windward Community College (WCC), Sitting Bull College (SBC), and Little Priest Tribal College. The project is building and enhancing computer science curricula that improve the fundamental skills of critical thinking, problem-solving, coding, and collaboration used in academic or research activities, and building capacity to support education and research in computing related fields of national interest, such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, data science, and computer science education. The collaborative project is bridging the gap between Tribal education, workforce, and U.S. cybersecurity needs by building a supportive model for cyber education.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.