PROCEEDINGS OF THE 20TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2017
San Diego, California
Improving undergraduate STEM education through adjunct mathematics instructor resources and support (IUSE-AMIRS)
Page: 1597
The Improving Undergraduate STEM Education Through Adjunct Mathematics InstructorResources and Support (IUSE-AMIRS) project aims to measure the impact of coursecoordination and support on adjunct mathematics instructors’ knowledge, instructionalpractices, and job satisfaction. In this project, we use the organization and coordination ofPrecalculus with the goals of 1) implementing best practices for learning and instruction, 2)improving instructor knowledge, and 3) creating a professional learning community. As a part ofthis project we measure the impact of Precalculus course coordination and adjunct support onstudent achievement, leading to student retention in STEM majors. We believe our initiative canbe implemented in other departments and institutions that have a similar need for adjunctinstructors in math courses with multiple sections.Key words: