HSI Conference: Catalyzing Progress in Undergraduate STEM Education with Insights from Midwestern HSIs

伊利诺斯州芝加哥的东北伊利诺伊大学（NEIU）将组织和主办一场关于加强西班牙裔服务机构本科STEM教育的会议。会议将吸引来自中西部地区公立两年制和四年制公立和私立西班牙裔服务机构（hsi）的与会者。会议将把两条相交的线索编织在一起：1)STEM教学法的最佳实践，以及2)HSI的身份。特别关注的是学生的过渡点和动量点（倾向于推动学生前进的学术成就）。这些过渡点包括K-12到大学，两年制到四年制，四年制到研究生院，以及服兵役到大学。本次会议是为了响应美国国家科学基金会（NSF）发布的一封致同事的信（17-092 -改善西班牙裔服务机构（HSIs）的本科STEM教育）而提出的，该信呼吁提交会议提案，以指导NSF将于2018财年建立的新西班牙裔服务机构项目的设计。通过主题演讲、小组讨论、研讨会、讲座和分组会议，会议将通过探索STEM教育和教学法的测试实践，以及确定与恒生指数身份相关的问题，包括这些机构面临的机遇、需求和挑战，来整合这两个主题。会议的总体目标将是探讨hsi本科STEM教育面临的挑战和机遇的潜在可行解决方案。通过确定最佳实践、新颖的教学方法和多样化的机构战略，以及为促进区域hsi之间的网络和合作倡议提供媒介，拟议的会议将以重要的方式为加强和改进STEM教育活动做出贡献。参与者将包括机构领导、系主任、

A conference on enhancing undergraduate STEM education at Hispanic-Serving Institutions will be organized and hosted at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) in Chicago, Illinois. The conference will attract participants from regional public two-year and four-year public and private Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in the Midwest. The conference will weave together two intersecting threads: 1) Best practices in STEM pedagogy, and 2) HSI identity. A particular focus will be students' transition points and momentum points (academic achievements that tend to propel a student forward). These transition points include K-12 to college, two-year to four-year, four-year to graduate school, and military service to college. The conference was proposed in response to a Dear Colleague Letter (17-092 - Improving Undergraduate STEM Education in Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs)) issued by the National Science Foundation (NSF) calling for submission of conference proposals to inform the design of NSF's new Hispanic-Serving Institution program, to be established in fiscal year 2018.Through keynote speakers, panels, workshops, lectures, and breakout sessions, the conference will integrate the two threads by exploring tested practices in STEM education and pedagogy, and identifying issues related to HSI identity, including opportunities, needs, and challenges faced by these institutions. The overarching goal of the conference will be to explore potential actionable solutions to challenges and opportunities in undergraduate STEM education at HSIs. By identifying best practices, novel pedagogical approaches, and diverse institutional strategies, as well as providing a medium to catalyze networking and collaborative initiatives among regional HSIs, the proposed conference will contribute in important ways to the enhancement and improvement of STEM educational activities. Participants will include institutional leaders, department chairs,