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

该项目旨在通过让生物课程本科生研究经验(CURE)的促进者参与为实验室协调员和教学助理(TA)设计的新的专业发展资源和机会的创建和评估来服务于国家利益，这些人本身负责领导CURE。治疗的研究导向性质为那些教授他们的人提供了一套独特的教学挑战，需要不同的专业发展(PD)机会。鉴于目前没有关注CURE TA PD的社区，而且关于CURE TA PD的文献有限，本项目旨在建立CURE教学助理专业发展，以增强科学教学、研究和指导能力(Tapestry)网络，主要目标是促进CURE TA PD知识和最佳实践。具体地说，这个项目将：(1)建立CURE挂毯网络，通过为实验室协调员和TAS PD招募对专业发展感兴趣的不同个人，培养网络中的增长；(2)通过文献回顾和全国调查，描述CURE TA的PD机会的现状；(3)为CURE TA PD促进者创建、实施和评估为期一年的创新奖学金计划，其中研究员将创建和评估CURE TA PD资源；(4)创建一个经过现场测试的CURE TA PD资源的策划库，该库将免费提供给从业者和研究人员；以及(5)为治愈TA PD辅助者开发、推出和评估edX大规模开放的在线课程(MOOC)。通过促进治疗助教的PD，治疗挂毯网络将有助于助教的专业成长，同时培养帮助本科生发展其研究技能所需的教学知识和智力资本。该项目由生物科学局、生物基础设施司和教育与人力资源局、本科教育司共同资助，作为应对《本科生物学教育愿景与变革：行动号召》中提出的挑战的努力的一部分(http://visionandchange/finalreport/).This项目也得到了NSF IUSE：HSI计划的支持，该计划的目标是提高本科STEM教育的质量，增加招生、留住、这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

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.