MATH:Conference:Translating Education Research into Classroom Practice

大学毕业生应具备扎实的数学背景，这样他们才能成为科学、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获取各种信息的公民。为此，数学科学学界一直在努力改善本科数学的学与教。现在有大量关于学习和教学的研究，提供了指向大学生数学教学有效策略的证据。该项目将举办一个研讨会，汇集数学和数学教育研究方面的专家，确定并优先考虑将研究转化为教学实践的最紧迫证据，并制定基于研究的本科数学教学实践指南。美国数学协会（MAA）是最大的专注于本科数学的专业组织，是数学教师专业发展以及本科数学教学资源的主要来源。因此，MAA是一个自然的、最佳的领导组织，可以提供一种旨在将研究型教学法注入本科数学教学的资源。提议的研讨会将使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到一个沉浸式环境中，他们可以专注于确定设想指南的优先领域的工作。研讨会的成果将包括：(1)为本科数学教育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；(2)制作一份描述、澄清和指导上述结果(1)中确定的途径的文件；(3)确定教育研究知识库中的差距，并将这些差距优先纳入未来的研究议程。

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.