Regional Professional Development for VITAL Faculty

美国数学协会将在两个已经成功的专业发展项目的基础上，为一批重要的数学教师提供培训，其中包括客座教师、教师、助教、助教和讲师(简称：至关重要)。两年制和四年制大学中的许多学生，如果不是大多数学生，都是由符合这些类别的教师授课的，因此必须为这些教师提供机会，让他们了解以证据为基础的教学策略，这些策略已被发现在本科STEM教育中最有效。凭借这一奖项，MAA将通过达纳中心在得克萨斯州举办为期两天的会议，帮助与会者从各种已知对数学教学实践有效的互动教学方法中选择和调整方法。由于会议是地方性的，只有两天，这些重要类别的教师(他们经常受到时间和资源的限制)将有机会参加。会议结束后，将有一个在线学习社区，以支持重要的教职员工实施新战略，改善本科STEM教育。该项目的目标是为参与者带来专业发展和有效的后续支持，所有参与者都来自达拉斯-沃斯堡地理区域，在参与者内部培养了解研究型教学策略的愿望，并在课堂上探索和实施积极的学习策略。大会期间，专业发展带头人将通过互动环节，提供研究型主动学习策略和示范主动教学策略。此外，参加专业发展讲习班将通过包括一些非结构化的联网时间并将所有参与者安排在一起一晚来促进支持队列的形成。最后，研讨会结束后，项目领导人将通过与当地协调员合作，在参与者遇到教学挑战时提供持续的支持，后者将管理参与者之间的持续沟通。NSF IUSE：EHR计划支持研究和开发项目，以提高STEM教育对所有学生的有效性。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。

The Mathematical Association of America will build on two already successful professional development programs to offer training to an important group of mathematics faculty including visiting faculty, instructors, teaching assistants, adjuncts, and lecturers (VITAL for short). Many, if not most students in two- and four-year colleges are taught by faculty that fit into these categories and it is imperative that these faculty are provided opportunities to learn about the evidenced-based instructional strategies that have been found to be most effective in undergraduate STEM Education. With this award, the MAA will offer a two-day conference in Texas through the Dana Center to help participants select and adapt methods from the variety of interactive teaching methods known to be effective for mathematics teaching practice. Because the conference is local and only two days, faculty in these VITAL categories (who are often subject to time and resource constraints) will have the opportunity to participate. The conference will be followed by an online learning community to support the VITAL faculty as they implement the new strategies and improve undergraduate STEM Education. The goal of the project is to bring professional development and effective follow-up support to the participants, all of whom are from the geographical region of Dallas-Fort Worth, fostering a desire within the participants to learn about research-based teaching strategies and explore and implement active learning strategies in their classrooms. During the conference, the professional development leaders will provide research-based active learning strategies and model active teaching strategies through interactive sessions. Additionally, participation in the professional development workshop will promote the formation of a supportive cohort by including some unstructured networking time and housing all participants together for one night. Finally, after the workshop, the leaders of the project will provide ongoing support as participants encounter teaching challenges, by partnering with local coordinators who will manage continuing communication among the participants. The NSF IUSE: EHR Program supports research and development projects to improve the effectiveness of STEM education for all students.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.