Engaged Learning through Creativity in Mathematics and Science

数学和科学创造力（CMS）的目标是开发和测试一种创新的教学模式，强调创造性思维在科学、技术、工程和数学（STEM）中的作用，并使学生在科学和数学实践中采用深思熟虑和创造性的方法。该项目将(i)为理科生和非理科生开发有关创造性思维的课程模块，（ii）为CMS学者提供为期两年的参与学生体验，（iii）对学生成绩和学生对STEM学习看法的变化进行研究，以及（iv）将成功的元素转移到当地高中和社区大学。CMS项目的所有要素都是协作和跨学科的。例如，学生将与来自多个学科的导师组成团队，教师将与来自高中、社区学院和行业的领导者合作，开发、交付和转移有效的教学实践。该项目将增加关于创造性教学在有效的本科STEM教育中的作用的文献。CMS将通过有意让学生参与推动STEM领域的创造性探索，鼓励对本科STEM教育的重新思考。该项目将满足为学生提供真实学习经验的文件需求，并让他们参与模拟STEM专业人员工作的活动。学生将体验到STEM的自然创造力，成为更有科学素养的公民。开发、实施、评估和改进周期将允许识别项目的成功元素，从而为其在其他STEM学科和学术环境中的采用提供信息。该项目及其成果将通过引入新的学习材料和教学技术，传播这一创新下的学习成果，并提供有关创造力在本科STEM教育中作为激励因素作用的证据，为STEM教学和学习的研究做出贡献。

The goal of Creativity in Mathematics and Science (CMS) is to develop and test an innovative model of instruction that highlights the role of creative thought in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and that engages students in thoughtful and creative approaches to scientific and mathematical practices. This project will (i) develop course modules on creative thinking for science and non-science majors, (ii) provide a two-year engaged student experience for CMS Scholars, (iii) conduct research on student achievement and changes to students' perceptions about STEM learning, and (iv) transfer the successful elements to local high schools and a community college. All elements of the CMS project are collaborative and interdisciplinary. For example, students will work in teams with mentors from multiple disciplines, and faculty members will collaborate with leaders from high schools, community colleges, and industry to develop, deliver, and transfer effective instructional practices. The project will to add to the literature on the role of creative instruction in effective undergraduate STEM education. CMS will encourage the rethinking of undergraduate STEM education by deliberately exposing students to the creative explorations that drive the STEM fields. The project will address the documented need to provide students with authentic learning experiences and to have them engage in activities that model the work of STEM professionals. Students will experience the natural creativity in STEM and become more science-literate citizens. The development, implementation, assessment, and refinement cycle will allow for the identification of the successful elements of the project, thus informing its adoption in other STEM disciplines and academic settings. The project and its outcomes will contribute to the research on teaching and learning in STEM by introducing new learning materials and teaching techniques, disseminating results of learning under this innovation, and generating evidence regarding the role of creativity as a motivator in undergraduate STEM education.