Regional Professional Development for VITAL Faculty

美国数学协会将在两个已经成功的专业发展项目的基础上，为一个重要的数学教师群体提供培训，包括访问教师、讲师、助教、兼职教授和讲师（简称VITAL）。两年制和四年制大学的许多（如果不是大多数的话）学生都是由符合这些类别的教师教授的，因此必须为这些教师提供机会，让他们了解在本科STEM教育中最有效的基于证据的教学策略。有了这个奖项，MAA将通过达纳中心在德克萨斯州举办为期两天的会议，帮助参与者从各种已知的有效的数学教学方法中选择和适应方法。因为会议是本地的，而且只有两天，这些重要类别的教师（他们经常受到时间和资源的限制）将有机会参加。会议之后将有一个在线学习社区，以支持VITAL教师实施新战略并改善本科STEM教育。该项目的目标是为所有来自达拉斯-沃斯堡地理区域的参与者提供专业发展和有效的后续支持，培养参与者学习研究型教学策略的愿望，并在课堂上探索和实施主动学习策略。在会议期间，专业发展领导者将通过互动环节提供基于研究的主动学习策略和示范主动教学策略。此外，参加专业发展研讨会将促进一个支持性群体的形成，包括一些非结构化的网络时间，并为所有参与者提供一个晚上的住宿。最后，在研讨会结束后，项目负责人将与当地协调员合作，在参与者遇到教学挑战时提供持续的支持，协调员将管理参与者之间的持续沟通。NSF IUSE: EHR计划支持研究和开发项目，以提高所有学生STEM教育的有效性。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Mathematical Association of America will build on two already successful professional development programs to offer training to an important group of mathematics faculty including visiting faculty, instructors, teaching assistants, adjuncts, and lecturers (VITAL for short). Many, if not most students in two- and four-year colleges are taught by faculty that fit into these categories and it is imperative that these faculty are provided opportunities to learn about the evidenced-based instructional strategies that have been found to be most effective in undergraduate STEM Education. With this award, the MAA will offer a two-day conference in Texas through the Dana Center to help participants select and adapt methods from the variety of interactive teaching methods known to be effective for mathematics teaching practice. Because the conference is local and only two days, faculty in these VITAL categories (who are often subject to time and resource constraints) will have the opportunity to participate. The conference will be followed by an online learning community to support the VITAL faculty as they implement the new strategies and improve undergraduate STEM Education. The goal of the project is to bring professional development and effective follow-up support to the participants, all of whom are from the geographical region of Dallas-Fort Worth, fostering a desire within the participants to learn about research-based teaching strategies and explore and implement active learning strategies in their classrooms. During the conference, the professional development leaders will provide research-based active learning strategies and model active teaching strategies through interactive sessions. Additionally, participation in the professional development workshop will promote the formation of a supportive cohort by including some unstructured networking time and housing all participants together for one night. Finally, after the workshop, the leaders of the project will provide ongoing support as participants encounter teaching challenges, by partnering with local coordinators who will manage continuing communication among the participants. The NSF IUSE: EHR Program supports research and development projects to improve the effectiveness of STEM education for all students.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.