This REU Site: Advancing InterDisciplinary Education Research in STEM (RAIDERS) at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) plans to train 10 undergraduate students each summer for three summers to conduct STEM Education research. The undergraduate participants, who may be STEM majors or students intending to teach STEM subjects, will spend eight weeks on campus, participating in in-depth research experiences, supplemented with a 1-week dissemination experience at a regional conference. The project expects to provide each participant the opportunity to work as part of a research group on a STEM Education Research project, with options to join on projects in biology, chemistry, mathematics, interdisciplinary sciences education or in teacher development or leadership. The intent of the project is to both enhance the workforce readiness of the participants as they prepare for future careers or graduate school and to increase the broader impacts of the research projects on which they will work. This REU project aims to create opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in professional research- and career-related experiences and build networks in STEM education. There are three overarching goals for the REU participants: 1) Research: develop into collaborative researchers with the skills and habits of mind to conduct high-quality interdisciplinary STEM education research; 2) Network: become part of an interdisciplinary STEM Education Research network both within and out