Collaborative Research: REM Mentoring Catalyst 3.0

对STEM指导的研究表明，积极的指导经验对STEM领域新兴研究人员的成功有重大影响。该项目的重点是制定和实施战略，以改善STEM指导，特别是在指导（REM）计划的研究经验。虽然REM计划在为来自独特人口统计学的参与者提供研究机会方面非常成功，但指导研究经验（REM）PI被要求在没有任何培训或支持的情况下制定和实施指导计划如何成为有效的导师。为了支持REM计划中的有效指导，建立了指导催化剂。指导催化剂的首要使命是通过建立一个围绕强有力的指导、学生支持和研究成功的实践社区，促进对导师和学生/教师被指导者产生积极影响的方案变革。指导催化剂3.0项目的四个主要组成部分是：1）提供快速眼动导师培训; 2）建立和维护快速眼动实践社区; 3）在特定学科的专业会议上开发快速眼动小型会议; 4）开发项目后指导资源。为了实现这些目标，REM Catalyst Initiative 3.0将继续实施8小时在线入门指导研讨会，举办年度REM PI会议，同时还将围绕有效的项目后指导建立额外的项目。在在线研讨会期间，导师将聚集在一起讨论指导主题，同时建立一个强大的REM导师社区。在虚拟研讨会的高潮导师将制定一个指导哲学和项目后指导计划。这些理念和计划将通过在线平台和更广泛地通过在国家会议上的介绍和同行审查的出版物与快速眼动社区分享。REM导师还将被邀请参加为期两天的年度REM导师会议，其中将包括如何在他们的家乡机构实施导师培训的培训，并分享每个独特的REM计划所使用的最佳实践。这些活动有助于继续建立一个强大的实践社区，将长期计划与新成立的REM结合在一起，以增加对强有力的指导，学生支持和研究成功的承诺。此外，Catalyst 3.0还将在所有项目中整合项目后指导讨论，并为专业学科的小型会议提供支持-该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是值得通过评估使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的支持。影响审查标准。

Research on STEM mentoring shows that positive mentoring experiences have a significant impact on the success of emerging researchers in STEM fields. This project focuses on developing and implementing strategies for improving STEM mentoring specifically within the Research Experience in Mentoring (REM) programs. While the REM programs have been very successful at providing research opportunities for participants from unique demographics, the Research Experience in Mentoring (REM) PIs are asked to develop and implement a mentoring plan without any training or support in how to be effective mentors. To support effective mentoring within REM programs, the Mentoring Catalyst was established. The overarching mission of the Mentoring Catalyst is to catalyze a programmatic change that positively impacts the mentors and the student/teacher mentees by establishing a community of practice around strong mentorship, student support and research success. The REM model of sustained mentoring was used to guide the development of the initiative.The four overarching components of the Mentoring Catalyst 3.0 project are to 1) Provide REM mentor training; 2) Build and maintain the REM community of practice; 3) Develop REM mini-conferences at discipline-specific professional meetings; and 4) Develop post-programmatic mentoring resources. To achieve these goals, the REM Catalyst Initiative 3.0 will continue to implement an 8-hr online Entering Mentoring workshop, host annual REM PI meetings, while also building additional programming centered around effective post-programmatic mentorship. During the online workshops, mentors will gather to discuss mentoring topics, while also establishing a strong community of REM mentors. At the culmination of the virtual workshop mentors will develop a mentoring philosophy and a post-program mentoring plan. These philosophies and plans will be shared with the REM community through online platforms and more broadly through presentations at national meetings and peer reviewed publications. REM mentors will also be invited to participate in the annual two-day REM Mentoring Conference that will include training on how to implement mentor training at their home institutions and sharing of best-practices utilized by each unique REM program. These activities facilitate the continued establishment of a strong community of practice that brings together long-standing programs with newly established REMs to increase the commitment towards strong mentorship, student support and research success. Additionally, Catalyst 3.0 will integrate post-program mentoring discussions throughout all their programming, and also provide support for mini-conferences at professional disciplinary-specific societies during the academic year to promote participant engagement after the culmination of REM summer research programs.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.