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

部落学院和大学方案的一个目标是提高为全国土著学生服务的特定高等教育机构的科学、技术、工程和数学教学和研究能力。扩大这些机构的STEM课程设置，为学生提供了在STEM领域追求具有挑战性和回报的职业的机会，为可能具有文化意义的领域提供了研究，并鼓励社区和一代人对科学和数学教育的欣赏。该项目直接与这一目标相一致，允许机构设计和开发一个全面的计划，以改善和扩大STEM教学，而且可以作为一个模式和动力，为类似的高等教育机构开发合作学位课程。 TCUP网络联盟推进计算机科学教育（TCACSE）改善了对海龟山社区学院（TMCC）、联合部落技术学院（UTTC）、联合部落技术学院（UTCC）、联合部落技术学院（UTTC）、联合部落技术学院（UTCC）和联合部落技术学院（UTTC）所服务社区的区域劳动力的计算机科学和网络安全培训。Windward Community College（WCC），Sitting Bull College（SBC）和Little Priest Tribal College。该项目正在建立和加强计算机科学课程，以提高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，以支持国家利益的计算相关领域的教育和研究，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模型来弥合部落教育、劳动力和美国网络安全需求之间的差距。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进行评估而被认为值得支持。审查标准。

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.