Midwest Regional Robert Noyce Connections 2017, 2018, 2019: Strengthening the Network for Teacher Learning at the Intersection of High-Quality and High-Need

中西部地区罗伯特·诺伊斯联系会议将通过将受个别项目影响的当地地区的影响扩大到整个中西部更大的地区，加强中西部地区受资助的诺伊斯项目之间的联系。中西部地区包括15个州(阿肯色州、伊利诺伊州、印第安纳州、爱荷华州、堪萨斯州、肯塔基州、密歇根州、明尼苏达州、密苏里州、内布拉斯加州、北达科他州、俄亥俄州、俄克拉何马州、南达科他州和威斯康星州)的62个在建Noyce项目。该项目的具体目标包括：(1)增加中西部诺伊斯项目成员和该地区诺伊斯学者之间的个人和专业联系；(2)提高诺伊斯项目和学者之间的教学学术水平。除了为中西部地区的Robert Noyce项目人员和参与者举办一系列全年网络活动外，还将通过推动2017、2018和2019年的地区Noyce年度会议来实现项目目标。这三个会议将汇集诺伊斯调查人员、任职前和在职诺伊斯学者、学区人员以及项目评估和评估专家，分享经验教训，并利用经验教训影响更大的诺伊斯社区。每个年度会议将吸引来自中西部地区的约200名与会者。全年活动将支持建立强大的实践社区，为诺伊斯人员和诺伊斯学者提供更多机会，通过社交网络和其他联系活动相互学习和交流。该项目将为STEM教育界提供一个持续的机会，通过2017、2018和2019年的年度中西部地区Noyce连接，在高需求领域发展高质量的循证实践社区。

The Midwest Regional Robert Noyce Connections convening will strengthen connections among funded Noyce projects in the Midwest region through expanding impact from the local areas influenced by the individual projects to a larger region throughout the Midwest. The Midwest region includes more than 62 active Noyce projects across 15 states (Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wisconsin). Specific goals of the project include: (1) increasing the personal and professional connections among Midwest Noyce project members and Noyce Scholars across the region and (2) enhancing the scholarship of teaching and learning among Noyce projects and scholars. Project goals will be accomplished through facilitating an annual regional Noyce conference in 2017, 2018, and 2019 in addition to a suite of year-round networking activities for Robert Noyce project personnel and participants in the Midwestern region. The three conferences will bring together Noyce investigators, pre-service and in-service Noyce Scholars, school district personnel, and project evaluation and assessment experts to share lessons learned and use lessons learned to impact the larger Noyce community. Each annual conference will draw approximately 200 participants from the Midwest region. Year-round activities will support the building of strong communities of practice by providing additional opportunities for Noyce personnel and Noyce Scholars to learn and communicate with one another through social networking and other connecting activities. This project will provide a continuing opportunity for the STEM education community to develop high quality evidence-based communities of practice in areas of high need via the annual Midwest Regional Noyce Connections in 2017, 2018, and 2019.