Midwestern Alliance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

中西部联盟中西部科学、技术、工程和数学联盟（Midwest）是一个由威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校（UW-Madison）、伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校（UI）和北爱荷华大学（UNI）的教育工作者、科学家和残疾服务提供者组成的联盟。中西部联盟的主要目标是增加残疾学生的数量，这些学生(a)探索STEM领域的机会，(b)在副学士、学士和研究生阶段进入STEM学科并取得成功，以及(c)在STEM领域从事职业。中西部在当地，区域和全国范围内建立了强有力的合作伙伴关系，使三州地区的学生，教师和机构受益，并有助于帮助残疾学生在中学后教育中联系，坚持和实现目标。中西部的努力和活动集中在以下三个方面：1)直接的学生干预（例如，指导、实习、STEM丰富和沉浸式活动，如设计探索夏令营，以及过渡和自我倡导学习）2)间接的学生干预（例如，包容性科学教学和课程开发的教师培训）3)系统干预(例如，通过改善学生的机会和住宿，确定和定义支持残疾学生的综合战略；基于证据的干预措施和实践的报告)。中西部的项目和活动集中在关键时刻，包括从高中到高等教育的过渡；旨在利用有前途和/或成功的实践；并包括通过期刊出版物、我们的网站和通讯以及在会议上的演讲来传播的组成部分。中西部在其持续改进工作中使用形成性和总结性评估。

Midwest AllianceThe Midwest Alliance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (Midwest) is a consortium of educators, scientists and disability service providers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison), the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UI) and the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). The principal objectives of the Midwest Alliance are to increase the number of students with disabilities who are (a) exploring opportunities in STEM, (b) entering and succeeding in STEM disciplines at the associate, baccalaureate and graduate levels, and (c) having careers in STEM. Midwest has strong partnerships locally, regionally, and nationally that benefit students, faculty and institutions across the tri-state area, and contribute to the goal of helping students with disabilities connect, persist and achieve in postsecondary education. Midwest efforts and activities center on the following three areas: 1) Direct Student Interventions (e.g., mentorships, internships, STEM enrichment and immersion activities such as the Exploration by Design summer camps, and transition and self-advocacy learning) 2) Indirect Student Interventions (e.g., teacher training in inclusive science instruction and curricular development) 3) Systems Interventions (e.g., identifying and defining comprehensive strategies for supporting students with disabilities by improving student access and accommodations, AT development, and reporting on evidence-based interventions and practices).Midwest programs and activities are focused on critical junctures, including the transition from high school to postsecondary education; are designed to utilize promising and/or successful practices; and include a dissemination component through journal publications, our website and newsletter, and presentations at conferences. Midwest uses both formative and summative evaluation in its continuous improvement efforts.