Improving STEM Education at HSI Community Colleges by Introducing High Impact Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs)

在改善本科STEM教育的支持下：西班牙裔服务机构（HSI）计划，本次会议旨在确定美国西南部城市和农村HSI社区学院的管理人员，工作人员，教师和学生在引入高影响力的教育实践时面临的独特挑战，如基于课程的本科研究经验（CURES）在STEM课程中。虽然CURE对学生成功参数的影响在研究密集型的4年制院校中得到了广泛的证实，但社区学院和其他2年制教育机构，特别是那些服务不足的学生比例很高的学校，如HSI社区学院，对CURE的好处知之甚少。本次会议将提供一个平台，讨论吸取的经验教训，评估改进策略，并确定和提供有效的工具，以2年制的HSI机构正在考虑在其计划中引入CURE，同时记录需求，障碍，成功，并与CURE在STEM HSI社区学院课程实施相关的好处。会议成果将包括：公平的CURE设计，实施和评估模型符合HSIs的需求; 4年制大学和城市和农村2年制大学之间的合作伙伴关系和协作战略，以促进行业参与CURE设计和执行;提高对STEM教学和学习中高影响实践的理解;提高对HSIs中文化相关性的理解;和最佳实践，以提高HSI在获得外部资金支持高影响力的教育干预措施的成功率。会议旨在为理解HSI CC实施CURE的方法，好处和挑战奠定基础，并为建立四年制大学之间的有效合作战略，农村和城市社区学院、工业和社区组织，以提高服务不足的学生群体的教育质量。该会议将建立在NSF资助的亚利桑那大学HSI会议：改造STEM教育在西班牙裔服务机构-从西南地区的见解（NSF DUE 1748526）和中央亚利桑那大学HSI会议：在全国各地的农村西班牙裔服务机构转变STEM教育（NSF DUE 1940949），并将增加知识和具体的挑战和机遇的理解，引入高影响力的教育战略，如CURES代表干本科教育在2-如何更好地满足学生的需求。会议将产生一份报告，其中包括会议成果、建议和资源。会议成果将通过适当的教育研究期刊，在区域和国家会议上的演讲以及机构社交媒体渠道传播给政府机构和高等教育组织。会议结果将为HSI中高影响力教育干预措施的资金优先事项提供信息，并为学生参与以及与行业和其他社区组织的合作提供有效模式，最终影响参加HSI的学生的职业准备。HSI计划旨在加强本科STEM教育，并建立HSI的能力。HSI计划支持的项目也将产生关于如何实现这些目标的新知识。该奖项反映了NSF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。

With support from the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program, this conference aims to identify the unique challenges that administrators, staff, faculty and students in the US Southwest urban and rural HSI community colleges face when introducing high-impact educational practices such as Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) in STEM curricula. While the impact of CUREs on student success parameters has been widely demonstrated in research intensive 4-year institutions, little is known of the benefits of CUREs in community colleges and other 2-year educational institutions, specifically those with significant percentages of underserved students, such as HSI community colleges. This conference will provide a platform to discuss lessons learned, to evaluate strategies for improvement, and to identify and provide effective tools to 2-year HSI institutions that are considering the introduction of CUREs in their programs while documenting the needs, barriers, successes, and benefits associated with CURE implementation in STEM HSI community college courses. Conference outcomes will include: equity-minded models for CURE design, implementation, and assessment in line with the needs of HSIs; partnership and collaborative strategies among 4-year colleges and urban and rural 2-year colleges for industry engagement in CURE design and execution; improved understanding of high impact practices in STEM teaching and learning; improved understanding of what constitutes cultural relevance in HSIs; and best practices for improving the success rate of HSIs in obtaining external funding to support high impact educational interventions.The conference aims to lay a foundation for understanding methodology, benefits and challenges of CURE implementation in HSI CCs, and for establishing strategies of efficient collaboration between 4-year universities, rural and urban community colleges, industry, and community organizations in order to improve the quality of education of underserved student populations. The conference will build on NSF-funded University of Arizona HSI Conference: Transforming STEM Education in Hispanic Serving Institutions - Regional Insights from the Southwest (NSF DUE 1748526) and Central Arizona College HSI Conference: Transforming STEM Education at Rural Hispanic-Serving Institutions Across the Nation (NSF DUE 1940949) and will increase knowledge and understanding of the specific challenges and opportunities that introducing high impact educational strategies such as CUREs represent for STEM undergraduate education at 2-year HSIs and how to better serve the needs of students. The conference will generate a report with conference outcomes, recommendations, and resources. Conference results will be disseminated to governmental agencies and higher education organizations via appropriate educational research journals, presentations at regional and national conferences, and institutional social media outlets. Conference findings will inform funding priorities for high impact educational interventions in HSIs, and provide effective models for student engagement and collaboration with industry and other community organizations, ultimately impacting career preparedness of students attending HSIs. The HSI Program aims to enhance undergraduate STEM education and build capacity at HSIs. Projects supported by the HSI Program will also generate new knowledge on how to achieve these aims.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.