Midwestern Alliance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

中西部联盟科学、技术、工程和数学中西部联盟（中西部）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）和北方爱荷华州大学（UNI）的教育工作者、科学家和残疾人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人数，他们（a）探索STEM的机会，（B）进入STEM学科并在副学士、学士和研究生阶段取得成功，以及（c）在STEM领域拥有职业生涯。中西部在地方，区域和国家层面建立了强大的合作伙伴关系，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联系，坚持和实现中学后教育的目标。中西部的努力和活动集中在以下三个方面： 学生直接干预（例如，导师、实习、STEM丰富和沉浸式活动，如设计探索夏令营，以及过渡和自我宣传学习）2） 间接学生干预（例如，全纳科学教学和课程开发方面的教师培训）3） 系统干预（例如，通过改善学生通道和住宿、AT开发和基于证据的干预措施和实践报告，确定和定义支持残疾学生的综合战略。中西部计划和活动侧重于关键时刻，包括从高中到中学后教育的过渡;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进行传播。 中西部在其持续改进工作中同时使用形成性和总结性评价。

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.