Implementation Project: Introducing STEM to Provide Incentives for Research and Education (INSPIRE)

传统黑人学院和大学的实施项目-本科计划（HBCU-UP）为设计，实施，研究和评估全面的机构努力提供支持，通过加强科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）教育和研究来增加学生人数和他们的准备质量。阿拉巴马州农工大学（AAMU）的实施项目为STEM教师和中学教师确定了专业发展机会，以提高大学STEM本科生和中学生的教学和学习体验。该项目以循证实践为基础，特别是利用学生的研究经验来提高STEM的参与度和保留率。该项目由正在进行的评价以及内部和外部咨询委员会指导和提供信息。该项目的目标是：1)通过保留、指导和毕业来自STEM学科代表性不足的社区的学生，增强强大的本科课程；2)通过扩大本科生研究机会，提高学生学习体验的质量和知识深度；3)聘请职前和在职中学数学教师，为教学最佳实践提供信息；4)将循证教学干预制度化。该项目旨在通过调查这些干预措施对学生在STEM课程中的学习成果以及保留、坚持和毕业率的影响，提高对STEM教育的认识和理解。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。

Implementation Projects in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) provide support to design, implement, study and assess comprehensive institutional efforts to increase the numbers of students and the quality of their preparation by strengthening science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and research. This implementation project at Alabama A & M University (AAMU) identifies professional development opportunities for STEM faculty and middle school teachers to enhance the teaching and learning experience for undergraduate STEM students at the university, as well as middle school students. The project is grounded in evidence-based practices, specifically leveraging student research experiences to bolster engagement and retention in STEM. The project is guided and informed by an ongoing evaluation, as well as by internal and external advisory committees.The goals of the project are to 1) augment a robust undergraduate program by retaining, mentoring, and graduating students from communities that are underrepresented in STEM disciplines, 2) enhance the quality of the student learning experience and depth of knowledge by expanding undergraduate research opportunities, 3) engage pre-service and in-service middle school mathematics teachers to inform pedagogical best practices, and 4) institutionalize evidence-based pedagogical interventions. The project aims to advance knowledge and understanding in STEM education by investigating the effect of these interventions on student learning outcomes in STEM courses, as well as in retention, persistence, and graduation rates.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.