A Workshop to Enable the Establishment of a Mentoring Community that can serve as a National Resource for Enhancing

指导倡议和活动在许多层面上对教育产生了显著的积极影响。本次研讨会旨在建立一个由知名导师组成的指导社区，以创建一个在加强科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）教育方面表现出色的教师和教育工作者的国家资源。这项工作首次汇集了获得科学、数学和工程指导总统卓越奖（PAESMEM）的国家认可的导师。研讨会主持讨论，为指导社区的启动建立几个关键特征的成功策略提供信息。这些关键特征包括：1)建立STEM领域的指导领袖社区；2)建立一个导师小组，通过提供与加强全国STEM教育相关的政策制定最佳实践信息，为各机构、委员会和咨询小组提供国家资源；3)为导师建立一个学习社区环境，支持加强协作和联系的机会；4)建立知识转移途径，分享最佳实践，加大传播力度。这些努力的目的是大大加强今后传播和随后采用最佳指导做法。研讨会还将讨论有效评估和评估指导计划的策略。

Mentoring initiatives and activities have had a significant positive effect on education at many levels. This workshop is designed to establish a mentoring community of renowned mentors in an effort to create a national resource of faculty and educators who have excelled in enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. This effort brings together for the first time nationally recognized Mentors who have been awarded the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). The workshop hosts discussions to inform successful strategies for establishing several key features for the initiation of the mentoring community. These key features include 1) establishing a Community of Mentoring Leaders in STEM fields; 2) establishing a sub-group of Mentors that can serve as a national resource for agencies, committees, and advisory groups by providing information on best practices for policy development relevant to strengthening STEM education throughout the nation; 3) establishing a learning community environment for Mentors that supports the opportunity for enhanced collaboration and connectivity ; and 4) establishing pathways of knowledge transfer for sharing of best practices and increasing dissemination efforts. These efforts are aimed at substantially enhancing future dissemination and subsequent adoption of best mentoring practices. Strategies for effectively evaluating and assessing mentoring programs will also be discussed during the workshop.