RCN-UBE: Advancing CURE Teaching Assistant Professional Development via the CURE TAPESTRy Network

该项目旨在服务于国家利益，让生物学课程为基础的本科生研究经验（CURES）的促进者参与为实验室协调员和助教（TA）设计的新型专业发展资源和机会的创建和评估，他们自己负责领导CURES。CURE的研究导向性质为那些教他们的人提出了一套独特的教学挑战，需要独特的专业发展（PD）机会。鉴于目前还没有社区关注CURE TA PD，并且有关CURE TA PD的文献有限，该项目旨在建立CURE教学助理专业发展以提高科学教学，研究和指导能力（TAPESTRY）网络，其主要目标是推进CURE TA PD知识和最佳实践。具体而言，该项目将：（1）建立CURE TAPESTRY网络，并通过招募对实验室协调员和TA PD的专业发展感兴趣的不同个人来培养网络的增长;（2）通过文献综述和全国调查来描述CURE TA的PD机会的现状;（3）为CURE TA PD促进者创建、实施和评估一项为期一年的创新奖学金计划，在该计划中，研究员将创建和评估CURE TA PD资源;（4）生成一个经过实地测试的CURE TA PD资源的策展库，该资源将免费提供给从业者和研究人员;以及（5）为CURE TA PD促进者开发，推出和评估edX“培训师”开放式在线课程（MOOC）。通过促进PD为CURE助教，CURE TAPESTRY网络将有助于助教的专业成长，同时培养教学知识和智力资本，以帮助本科生发展他们的研究技能。该项目由生物基础设施部生物科学理事会和本科教育部教育和人力资源理事会共同资助，作为应对本科生物学教育中的愿景和变革所带来的挑战的努力的一部分：行动呼吁（http：//visionandchange/finalreport/）。该项目也得到了NSF IUSE的支持：HSI计划，其目标是提高本科STEM教育的质量，并增加招聘，保留，该奖项反映了NSF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。

This project aims to serve the national interest by engaging facilitators of biology course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) in the creation and evaluation of novel professional development resources and opportunities designed for laboratory coordinators and teaching assistants (TAs) who are, themselves, responsible for leading CUREs. The research-oriented nature of a CURE presents a unique set of instructional challenges for those that teach them, requiring distinct professional development (PD) opportunities. Given that no community currently exists that focuses on CURE TA PD and the literature on CURE TA PD is limited, this project aims to establish the CURE Teaching Assistant Professional Development to Enhance Scientific Teaching, Research, and Mentoring Capacity (TAPESTRy) network, with the primary goal of advancing CURE TA PD knowledge and best practices. Specifically, this project will: (1) establish the CURE TAPESTRy network and cultivate growth in the network through recruitment of diverse individuals interested in professional development for laboratory coordinators and TAs PD; (2) characterize the current landscape of PD opportunities for CURE TAs through a literature review and national survey; (3) create, implement, and evaluate an innovative year-long fellowship program for CURE TA PD facilitators, in which fellows will create and assess CURE TA PD resources; (4) generate a curated repository of field-tested CURE TA PD resources, which will be freely available to practitioners and researchers; and (5) develop, launch, and assess an edX “train-the-trainer” massively-open online course (MOOC) for CURE TA PD facilitators. By promoting PD for CURE TAs, the CURE TAPESTRy network will contribute to the professional growth of TAs while simultaneously cultivating the pedagogical knowledge and intellectual capital needed to assist undergraduates in developing their research skills. This project is being jointly funded by the Directorate for Biological Sciences, Division of Biological Infrastructure, and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources, Division of Undergraduate Education as part of their efforts to address the challenges posed in Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action (http://visionandchange/finalreport/).This project is also supported by the NSF IUSE:HSI program, which has the goals of enhancing the quality of undergraduate STEM education, and increasing the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of students pursuing associate’s or baccalaureate degrees in STEM.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.