2020 Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Consortium Meeting: Planning and Fostering Dissemination of the VIP Model

垂直整合项目是大学生参与研究的一种模式。VIP项目团队是课程型（本科生获得学分并评分）、大型（约20名学生和3名指导老师）、长期性的。VIP团队的规模、寿命、学科深度和多学科广度使VIP团队能够为教师及其研究生的研究工作做出实质性贡献，同时也帮助本科生学习如何进行科学研究。STEM教育工作者受益于专业发展，以了解和实施循证教学实践。为此，本项目将举办一次会议，旨在使现有和潜在的垂直整合项目（VIP）站点能够：(1)参与点对点学习；(2)考核VIP招生公平性；(3)指导非营利性VIP财团公司的成立。会议将于2020年5月14日至15日在乔治亚州亚特兰大的佐治亚理工学院校园举行，预计将有100人出席。本项目由美国国家科学基金改进本科STEM教育计划：教育与人力资源资助。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。

Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) is a model for involving undergraduates in research. VIP project teams are curricular (undergraduates earn academic credit and are graded), largescale (about 20 students and 3 advisors), and long term. The scale, longevity, disciplinary depth, and multidisciplinary breadth of the VIP teams enables VIPs to make substantial contributions to the research efforts of faculty and their graduate students, while also helping undergraduates learn how to do scientific research. STEM educators benefit from professional development to learn about and implement evidence-based teaching practices. To this end, this project will host a meeting that aims to enable current and potential Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) sites to: (1) engage in peer-to-peer learning; (2) examine equity in VIP enrollment; and (3) guide the launch of the non-profit VIP Consortium, Inc. The meeting will be held at the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta, Georgia on May 14-15, 2020, with an anticipated attendance of 100 individuals. This project is supported by the NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education Program: Education and Human Resources.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.