2020 Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Consortium Meeting: Planning and Fostering Dissemination of the VIP Model

垂直整合项目（VIP）是一种让本科生参与研究的模式。VIP项目团队是课程性的（本科生获得学分并分级），大规模的（约20名学生和3名顾问）和长期的。 VIP团队的规模，寿命，学科深度和多学科广度使VIP能够为教师及其研究生的研究工作做出实质性贡献，同时也帮助本科生学习如何进行科学研究。 STEM教育工作者从专业发展中受益，以了解和实施基于证据的教学实践。为此，该项目将举办一次会议，旨在使当前和潜在的垂直整合项目（VIP）网站：（1）参与同行学习;（2）检查VIP注册的公平性;（3）指导非营利VIP联盟的启动，Inc. 会议将于2020年5月14日至15日在格鲁吉亚亚特兰大的格鲁吉亚理工学院举行，预计将有100人出席。 该项目由NSF改善本科STEM教育计划：教育和人力资源支持。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) is a model for involving undergraduates in research. VIP project teams are curricular (undergraduates earn academic credit and are graded), largescale (about 20 students and 3 advisors), and long term. The scale, longevity, disciplinary depth, and multidisciplinary breadth of the VIP teams enables VIPs to make substantial contributions to the research efforts of faculty and their graduate students, while also helping undergraduates learn how to do scientific research. STEM educators benefit from professional development to learn about and implement evidence-based teaching practices. To this end, this project will host a meeting that aims to enable current and potential Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) sites to: (1) engage in peer-to-peer learning; (2) examine equity in VIP enrollment; and (3) guide the launch of the non-profit VIP Consortium, Inc. The meeting will be held at the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta, Georgia on May 14-15, 2020, with an anticipated attendance of 100 individuals. This project is supported by the NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education Program: Education and Human Resources.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.