Professional Development Workshop for Raising Calculus to the Surface and The Vector Calculus Bridge Project

由改善本科STEM教育（IUSE）计划资助，该教师发展研讨会旨在提高教师对两个创新项目所产生的新学习材料的使用，这些项目强调多变量和向量微积分的几何方面。这些项目，“让微积分浮出水面”和“向量微积分桥项目”也强调以学习者为中心的教学方法。这个为期三天的研讨会将使至少24名大学水平的数学教师学习工具和教学方法，以支持学生学习三维微积分概念。在研讨会上，参与者还将编写课堂上使用的材料。由研讨会组织者开发的几何方法和小组活动与美国数学协会的课程指南及其教学实践指南的建议非常吻合。特别是，由于研讨会将由数学家和物理学家共同主持，因此将以发展数学思维和沟通技巧以及促进跨学科合作为特色。“将微积分提升到表面”材料的特点鼓励教师采用这些实践，并且以前已经观察到教师对三维表面操作的强烈需求。对讲习班的评价将包括调查参加者和分发新材料。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。

Funded by the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) program, this faculty development workshop aims to increase faculty usage of new learning materials produced by two innovative projects that emphasize the geometric aspects of multi-variable and vector calculus. These projects, "Raising Calculus to the Surface" and "The Vector Calculus Bridge Project" also emphasize a learner-centered pedagogical approach. This three-day workshop will enable at least 24 university level mathematics faculty members to learn about the tools and pedagogy to support student learning of 3-dimensional calculus concepts. In the workshop, participants will also write materials for use in their classrooms. The geometric approach and small-group activities developed by the workshop organizers mesh well with the recommendations of the Mathematical Association of America's Curriculum Guide and its Instructional Practices Guide. In particular, since the workshop will be conducted by both mathematicians and physicists, the development of mathematical thinking and communication skills and the promotion of interdisciplinary cooperation will be featured. Features built into the "Raising Calculus to the Surface" materials encourage instructor adoption of these practices, and strong demand among instructors for the 3-dimensional surface manipulatives has previously been observed. An evaluation of the workshop will include surveying the participants and dissemination of the new materials.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.