Enhancing Participation and Diversity at the National Conference for Advanced POGIL Practitioners

在学习科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)方面，积极让学生参与的教学方法比讲课等传统教学方法更有效。一种在高中和大学STEM领域广泛实施的特定主动学习方法是面向过程的引导式研究性学习(POGIL)。专业发展经验使STEM教师能够与使用类似主动学习方法的其他人互动，帮助他们在课堂上变得更加有效。POGIL项目战略计划的一个目标是增加POGIL教职员工社区及其服务学生的多样性。这包括支持不同背景的教职员工参加，以及来自全美各地的高中、学院和大学。第二届全国高级POGIL实践者大会将把使用POGIL的教师聚集在一起，讨论共同关心的问题，分享成果。这个NSF改善本科STEM教育(IUSE：EHR)项目将为大约30名教职员工和目标群体的一名全体演讲者提供支持，参加第二届全国高级POGIL实践者大会(NCAPP)。要支持的目标学院和大学教职员工来自STEM领域代表性不足的群体、两年制学院、少数族裔服务机构或其他用于教师专业发展的财政资源有限的机构。该奖项还为推动举办一次关于“POGIL课堂中的包容性卓越”的会议研讨会提供支持，该研讨会预计将促进提高对课堂中多样性和公平问题的认识和理解，并促进与会者使用深思熟虑和包容性的课堂实践。总体而言，第二届NCAPP将为教师提供一个论坛，让他们分享专业知识和成就；与其他人合作设计新的POGIL活动和实施战略；并讨论在STEM课堂上使用POGIL的相关挑战。会议对参与者教学实践的影响，以及新的专业互动和接触的机会，将通过调查和访谈进行评估。该奖项反映了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。

Teaching methods that actively engage students are more effective for learning about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) than traditional teaching methods such as lecturing. One specific active learning method that has been broadly implemented in STEM fields at both the high school and college levels is Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL). Professional development experiences that enable STEM teachers to interact with others who use similar active learning methods help them become even more effective in their classrooms. One objective of the POGIL Project's strategic plan is to increase the diversity of the POGIL faculty community and the students it serves. This includes supporting the participation of faculty members of diverse backgrounds and from a full range of high schools, colleges, and universities across the United States. The second National Conference for Advanced POGIL Practitioners will bring teachers who use POGIL together to network, discuss common concerns, and share accomplishments.This NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE: EHR) project will provide support for about 30 faculty members and a plenary speaker from targeted groups to attend the second National Conference for Advanced POGIL Practitioners (NCAPP). The targeted college and university faculty members to be supported are from groups underrepresented in STEM fields, two-year colleges, minority-serving institutions, or other institutions with limited financial resources for faculty professional development. The award also provides support for facilitating a conference workshop on "Inclusive Excellence in the POGIL Classroom", which is expected to promote increased awareness and understanding of diversity and equity issues in the classroom, as well as the use of thoughtful and inclusive classroom practices by conference attendees. Overall, the second NCAPP will provide a forum for faculty members to share expertise and accomplishments; work with others to design new POGIL activities and strategies for implementation; and discuss challenges related to using POGIL in their STEM classrooms. The impact of the conference on participants' teaching practices, as well as opportunities for new professional interactions and contacts, will be evaluated via surveys and interviews.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.