2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
5/20/2019 | 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM | I-NATURE: PILOTING A CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE APPROACH TO STEM EDUCATION FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY UNDERGRADUATES. | 150 G
I-NATURE: PILOTING A CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE APPROACH TO STEM EDUCATION FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY UNDERGRADUATES.
American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) students have the lowest college enrollment and graduation rates of any underrepresented minority population at mainstream U.S. colleges and universities, and are the least represented minority in the STEM fields. i-NATURE seeks to understand and address this enrollment deficit and prepare students for the future. The primary goal of i-NATURE is to develop and pilot a new, culturally-responsive, place-based model for Fisheries and Aquatic Science curriculum that can provide a seamless transition from high school to the STEM workforce for AI/AN. i-NATURE seeks to create this model for STEM education by establishing a strong collaboration between Heritage University, the Yakama Nation, and partnerships with tribes, agencies, and universities around the Pacific Northwest. The program is tailored to meet the needs of AI/AN and other URM students in a culturally responsive manner while simultaneously helping students acquire the skills and knowledge most critical for success in the STEM workforce and graduate school. The model aims to increase retention and learning outcomes in STEM fields and provide a strong foundation in data analysis and computing to prepare students for graduate school and the 21st century workforce.
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Alexander Alexiades
(), Heritage University, alexiades_a@heritage.edu;
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