Collaborative Research: REM Mentoring Catalyst 3.0

关于STEM指导的研究表明，积极的指导经验对STEM领域的新兴研究人员的成功具有显著影响。该项目的重点是制定和实施改善STEM指导的战略，特别是在指导经验研究(REM)计划中。虽然REM计划在为来自独特人口统计数据的参与者提供研究机会方面非常成功，但指导经验研究(REM)PI被要求在没有任何关于如何成为有效导师的培训或支持的情况下制定和实施指导计划。为了在REM计划中支持有效的指导，建立了指导催化剂。导师催化剂的首要使命是通过建立一个围绕强大的导师、学生支持和研究成功的实践社区，催化对导师和学生/教师导师产生积极影响的方案变化。持续辅导的REM模式被用来指导倡议的发展。辅导Catalyst 3.0项目的四个主要组成部分是：1)提供REM导师培训；2)建立和维护REM实践社区；3)在特定学科的专业会议上发展REM小型会议；以及4)开发计划后辅导资源。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，主办年度REM PI会议，同时还将围绕有效的计划后指导建立额外的计划。在在线研讨会期间，导师将聚集在一起讨论辅导主题，同时还将建立一个强大的REM导师社区。在虚拟研讨会达到顶峰时，导师将制定指导理念和项目后指导计划。这些理念和计划将通过在线平台和更广泛地通过在全国会议和同行评议出版物上的陈述与REM社区分享。REM导师还将受邀参加为期两天的年度REM导师会议，其中将包括关于如何在其本国机构实施导师培训的培训，以及分享每个独特的REM计划所利用的最佳实践。这些活动有助于继续建立一个强大的实践社区，将长期项目与新成立的REMS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将在其所有计划中整合计划后指导讨论，并在学年期间为特定学科的专业学会的小型会议提供支持，以促进REM夏季研究计划达到顶峰后的参与者参与度。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已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。

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.