The 2024 Gulf States Math Alliance Conference and Faculty Development Workshop

2024年海湾国家数学联盟会议暨教师发展研讨会

• 批准号: 2402471
• 负责人: Brittney Falahola
• 金额: $ 2.43万
• 依托单位: Stephen F. Austin State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-02-01 至 2025-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2402471&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: 2024; Gulf; States; Math; Alliance

This project serves the national interest by working to broaden participation of students from underrepresented and underserved populations in the mathematical sciences. Specifically, this project will organize the 2024 Annual Gulf States Math Alliance (GSMATH) Conference and offer a faculty development workshop to support the use of collaborative mentoring strategies by mathematics faculty at participating institutions. The GSMATH Conference will be held at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX on February 23 - 25, 2024. The conference is organized by GSMATH, which is the regional mathematics alliance covering the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. GSMATH includes an active and strong network of faculty mentors in over 25 HSIs (Hispanic Serving Institutions), HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), and other institutions that serve a diverse population of students. Building from seven prior GSMATH conferences, it is anticipated that over 100 students and 50 faculty will attend the conference. Student sessions will center on demystifying pathways through undergraduate degree programs in the mathematical sciences. Keynote speakers, panel discussions, a student poster session, and a graduate school fair will provide multiple opportunities for students to network, ask questions, and receive mentoring. The faculty workshop will focus on supporting students as they transition from 2-year and 4-year colleges into graduate education or the workforce.The GSMATH conference will directly contribute to efforts to broaden participation and promote equity in the mathematical sciences. This, in turn, has potential to improve STEM education and academic outcomes for students across disciplines. Panels like “What I wish I knew Before Graduate School”, “Math Careers", and an undergraduate-graduate student dialogue, will allow participating students to get advice from faculty and experienced peers. The involvement of community college mathematics faculty and students is a critical element of the GSMATH conference, as 2-year colleges are a starting point for many students pursuing bachelor’s and graduate degrees in the mathematical sciences. The faculty development workshop will not only enable faculty to collaboratively mentor those students throughout the year but will also address critical transition points from CCs to four-year institutions and from undergraduate to graduate studies. Faculty development will also strengthen connections between participating institutions, supporting the growth of a responsive community of mentors across the discipline. This project is funded by the HSI Program, which aims to enhance undergraduate STEM education, broaden participation in STEM, and build capacity at HSIs.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.

该项目通过努力扩大人数不足和服务不足的人群中的学生参与数学科学，为国家利益提供了良好的利益。具体而言，该项目将组织2024年年度海湾国家数学联盟（GSMATH）会议，并提供教师发展研讨会，以支持参与机构的数学学院使用协作性心理策略的使用。 GSMATH会议将于2024年2月23日至25日在德克萨斯州Nacogdoches的Stephen F. Austin州立大学举行。该会议由GSMATH组织，GSMATH是涵盖德克萨斯州，路易斯安那州和密西西比州的地区数学联盟。 GSMATH包括25多名HSIS（西班牙裔服务机构），HBCUS（历史悠久的黑人学院）以及其他为多样化学生提供服务的机构的积极而强大的教师导师网络。从以前的七次GSMATH会议开始，预计将有100多名学生和50名教职员工参加会议。学生会议将以数学科学的本科学位课程为基础，以揭开神秘的途径。主题演讲者，小组讨论，学生海报会议和研究生院博览会将为学生提供网络，提出问题和接受指导的多个机会。教师研讨会将专注于支持学生从2年和4年的大学转变为研究生教育或劳动力。GSMATH会议将直接有助于努力扩大参与和促进数学科学的公平。反过来，这有可能改善跨学科学生的STEM教育和学术成果。诸如“我希望在研究生院之前知道的”，“数学职业”和本科生对话的小组将允许参与的学生从教师和经验丰富的同伴那里获得建议。社区学院数学教师和学生的参与是GSMATH会议的关键要素，因为两年级的大学是许多攻读数学科学学士学位和研究生学位的学生的起点。教师发展研讨会不仅将使教职员工能够全年协作指导这些学生，而且还将解决从CCS到四年制机构以及从本科到研究生学习的关键过渡点。教师发展还将加强参与机构之间的联系，并支持整个学科的响应式导师社区的成长。该项目由HSI计划资助，该计划旨在增强本科STEM教育，扩大对STEM的参与并在HSIS上建立能力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响标准来评估NSF的法定任务。