MATH:Conference:Translating Education Research into Classroom Practice

对大学毕业生的数学背景要求很高，这样他们才能在工作中茁壮成长，成为科学、技术、工程、数学(STEM)专业人员，以及其他技术和非技术领域的专业人员，以及能够通过媒体和其他来源浏览各种信息的公民。为此，数学科学界一直在努力改善本科数学的学习和教学。目前已有大量关于学习与教学的研究，为大学生数学教学的有效策略提供了证据。该项目将主办一个研讨会，将数学和数学教育研究方面的专家聚集在一起，以确定并优先考虑将这些研究转化为教学实践的最紧迫的证据，并制定本科数学教学中基于研究的教学实践指南。美国数学协会(MAA)是专注于本科数学的最大专业组织，是数学教师专业发展的主要来源，也是本科数学教学和学习的资源。因此，MAA是自然和最佳的牵头组织，以产生旨在将基于研究的教学方法注入本科数学教学的资源。拟议的讲习班将使MAA的本科数学教学委员会能够将来自多个社区的专家聚集在一个身临其境的环境中，在这种环境中，他们可以专注于为设想的指南确定优先领域的工作。研讨会的成果将包括：(1)为本科数学教育中的数学家和研究人员确定将教育研究转化为教学实践的最佳途径(S)；(2)编写一份文件，描述、澄清和指导上述成果(1)中确定的途径(S)；以及(3)找出教育研究知识库中的差距，并将这些差距优先列入未来的研究议程。

A strong background in mathematics is expected of college graduates so that they can thrive in the workforce as science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) professionals, and professionals in other technical and non-technical fields, as well as citizens able to navigate the variety of information available through the media and other sources. To this end, there have been efforts in the mathematical sciences to improve the learning and teaching of undergraduate mathematics. A body of research on learning and teaching now exists that provides evidence pointing to effective strategies for teaching of mathematics to college students. This project will host a workshop to bring together experts in mathematics and mathematics education research to identify and prioritize the most pressing evidence toward translating that research into teaching practice and develop a guide to research-based pedagogical practices in undergraduate mathematics teaching.The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is the largest professional organization focused on undergraduate mathematics and is the leading source for mathematics faculty professional development as well as resources for teaching and learning undergraduate mathematics. Thus, the MAA is the natural and optimal lead organization to produce a resource intended to infuse research-based pedagogies into the teaching of undergraduate mathematics. The proposed workshop will enable the MAA's Committee on Teaching Undergraduate Mathematics to bring together experts from multiple communities into an immersive environment in which they can focus on the work of identifying priority areas for the envisioned guide. Outcomes of the workshop will include: (1) ascertaining optimal pathway(s) for mathematicians and researchers in undergraduate mathematics education to translate the education research into teaching practice; (2) producing a document that describes, clarifies, and guides the pathway(s) determined in the aforementioned outcome (1); and (3) identifying gaps in the education research knowledge base and prioritizing those gaps into future research agendas.