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

提高 POGIL 高级从业者全国会议的参与度和多样性

• 批准号: 1824566
• 负责人: Richard Moog
• 金额: $ 4.14万
• 依托单位: The POGIL Project
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-12-01 至 2020-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1824566&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Enhancing; Participation; Diversity; National; Conference

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.

积极吸引学生的教学方法对于学习科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 比讲授等传统教学方法更有效。面向过程的引导探究学习 (POGIL) 是一种在高中和大学 STEM 领域广泛实施的特定主动学习方法。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高效。 POGIL 项目战略计划的目标之一是增加 POGIL 教师社区及其服务的学生的多样性。这包括支持来自美国各地高中、学院和大学的不同背景的教职人员的参与。第二届全国高级 POGIL 从业者会议将把使用 POGIL 的教师聚集在一起，建立联系，讨论共同关心的问题，并分享成就。这个 NSF 改善本科生 STEM 教育 (IUSE: EHR) 项目将为大约 30 名教职人员和一名全体发言人提供支持来自目标群体参加第二届全国高级POGIL从业者会议（NCAPP）。获得支持的目标学院和大学教职人员来自 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职员工专业发展的财政资源有限的机构。该奖项还为举办“POGIL 课堂中的包容性卓越”会议研讨会提供支持，该研讨会预计将提高对课堂多样性和公平问题的认识和理解，以及通过深思熟虑和包容性的课堂实践来使用会议参加者。总体而言，第二届 NCAPP 将为教师提供一个分享专业知识和成就的论坛；与他人合作设计新的 POGIL 活动和实施策略；并讨论与在 STEM 课堂中使用 POGIL 相关的挑战。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进行评估，被认为值得支持以及更广泛的影响审查标准。