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·诺伊斯连接的召开将通过将影响力从受单个项目影响的当地地区扩大到整个中西部更大的地区，加强中西部地区诺伊斯资助项目之间的联系。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、俄克拉荷马州、南达科他州和威斯康星州）超过 62 个活跃的诺伊斯项目。该项目的具体目标包括：(1) 增加中西部诺伊斯项目成员和整个地区诺伊斯学者之间的个人和专业联系；(2) 加强诺伊斯项目和学者之间的教学和学习奖学金。除了为中西部地区的罗伯特·诺伊斯项目人员和参与者举办一系列全年网络活动之外，还将通过在 2017 年、2018 年和 2019 年举办年度区域诺伊斯会议来实现项目目标。这三个会议将汇集诺伊斯调查员、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。每届年度会议都会吸引来自中西部地区的大约 200 名与会者。全年活动将通过社交网络和其他联系活动为诺伊斯人员和诺伊斯学者提供额外的学习和交流机会，支持建立强大的实践社区。该项目将为 STEM 教育界提供持续的机会，通过 2017 年、2018 年和 2019 年年度中西部地区诺伊斯连接，在高需求领域开发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.