Collaborative Research: REM Mentoring Catalyst 3.0

对STEM指导的研究表明，积极的指导经历对STEM领域新兴研究人员的成功有显著影响。该项目侧重于制定和实施战略，以改善STEM指导，特别是在指导研究经验（REM）计划中。REM项目已经非常成功地为来自独特人口统计的参与者提供了研究机会，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。为了在REM项目中支持有效的指导，建立了指导催化剂。指导催化剂的首要任务是通过建立一个围绕强大的指导、学生支持和研究成功的实践社区，催化一种对导师和学生/老师被指导者产生积极影响的程序性变化。持续指导的REM模型被用来指导计划的开发。Mentoring Catalyst 3.0项目的四个主要组成部分是：1)提供REM导师培训；2)构建和维护REM实践社区；3)在特定学科的专业会议上开发REM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将继续实施一个8小时的在线进入指导研讨会，主持年度REM PI会议，同时还将围绕有效的编程后指导建立额外的编程。在在线研讨会期间，导师将聚集在一起讨论指导主题，同时也建立一个强大的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与REM社区分享，并更广泛地通过在国家会议和同行评议出版物上的演讲进行分享。快速眼动导师还将被邀请参加为期两天的年度快速眼动导师指导会议，会议将包括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快速眼动项目所采用的最佳实践。这些活动促进了一个强大的实践社区的持续建立，将长期项目与新成立的REMs结合在一起，以增加对强大的指导，学生支持和研究成功的承诺。此外，Catalyst 3.0将在他们所有的项目中整合项目后指导讨论，并在学年期间为专业学科协会的小型会议提供支持，以促进REM暑期研究项目结束后参与者的参与度。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。

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.