List of Events

MSTE Friday Lunches are paused indefinitely, but you can still find historical archives, including videos, on this site.
Date Titlesort ascending Speakers Tags Video
March 29, 2013 - 12:00pm Working with Math Teachers in Haiti Adam Poetzel, Jay Hooper secondary math, Haiti File MSTE Friday Lunch - Working with Math Teachers in Haiti
February 20, 2015 - 12:00pm Where Should We Park the PARCC? Kathleen Smith education, mathematics, standardized testing File MSTE Friday Lunch Spring 2015 - Where Should We Park the PARCC? (Kathleen Smith)
October 24, 2014 - 12:00pm What It's Really Like on the Champaign Unit 4 School Board Kerris Lee education, educational policy, innovation
October 11, 2013 - 12:00pm What I Learned From Art About Teaching Math Natalya Zielnicki mathematics, art File MSTE Friday Lunch - What I Learned from Art About Teaching Math
February 5, 2010 - 12:00pm What Etoys Could Bring to STEM Education Avigail Snir etoys, education, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM)
November 2, 2018 - 12:00pm Weaknesses in Preservice Teacher’s Computational Skills and Understandings Dr. Jerry Becker, Dr. Cheng-Yao Lin mathematics, education, teaching, research
September 23, 2011 - 12:00pm Ways To Use Multimedia in Education Andrew Stengele teachers, technology, multimedia tools
April 12, 2013 - 12:00pm VMD, a molecular visualization tool created by Physics and Beckman Sharlene Denos molecular visualization tool, biophysics, biochemistry, physics
October 1, 2010 - 12:00pm Visit to the Pollinatarium Terry Harrison, Michael McKelvey entomology, science, citizen science, bees, pollinators
September 30, 2019 - 11:45pm Updates coming soon! TBA
April 9, 2010 - 12:00pm TI-Robots in the Classroom Pam Riss education, robotics, math, technology
October 5, 2012 - 12:00pm Time vs. Difficulty: A graphic display of programming problems for young children Kathleen Harness children, programming File MSTE Friday Lunch 2012 - Computer Programming Tools in Schools (Kathleen Harness)
April 20, 2018 - 12:00pm Three Mathematicians Walked into a Bar Debra Woods math, teaching, education, technology, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), computers
February 8, 2019 - 12:00pm Those Not Chosen Robert E. Stake
March 5, 2010 - 12:00pm Thinking and Creativity in Learning Mathematics Teaching Luisa Rosu teaching, mathematics, education, creativity
December 6, 2013 - 12:00pm The Virtues of Integrated Secondary Science Sammy Lindgren secondary science, engineering
March 8, 2019 - 12:00pm The Reciprocity Equation Steve Schomberg public engagement, sustainability File Spring 2019 MSTE Friday Lunch - The Reciprocity Equation
February 4, 2011 - 12:00pm The psycho-pedagogical bases of electronic textbook development Elena Railean textbooks, mathematics, informatics, chemistry, education
November 13, 2009 - 12:00pm The Math You Need and The Math You Want George Reese, Jana Sebestik mathematics, education
October 26, 2012 - 12:00pm The iPad's Role in Meaningful Education Improvement Bill Chapman tablets, technology, programming, curriculum, education reform File MSTE Friday Lunch 2012 - One Vision of the iPad's Use in Education (Bill Chapman)
February 15, 2013 - 12:00pm The Illinois Geometry Lab Noel DeJarnette mathematics, geometry File MSTE Friday Lunch 2013 - Illinois Geometry Lab (Noel DeJarnette)
February 19, 2016 - 12:00pm The Harmony of Numbers Zack Browning music, mathematics
October 14, 2016 - 12:00pm The GRASP Project: A "Hands In" Approach to the Design of Learning Environments Rob Wallon, Robb Lindgren education, technology, science File Fall 2016 MSTE Friday Lunch - The GRASP Project
April 16, 2010 - 12:00pm The First Calculus Text: 1609 Peter Braunfeld mathematics, calculus
March 12, 2010 - 12:00pm The FABLab in Champaign-Urbana and the DigiFab Proposal Jonathan Manton, Betty Barrett fabrication, technology, outreach, education
October 9, 2015 - 12:00pm The Common Core and the Grand Canyon Peter Braunfeld math, education File Friday Lunch Fall 2015 - The Common Core and the Grand Canyon (Peter Braunfeld)
March 16, 2012 - 12:00pm The BioGraph project using StarLogo TNG Daniel Wendel BioGraph project, computational thinking, biology, curriculum
February 19, 2010 - 12:00pm Teaching with Dynamic Geometry: Is There Something New for Students to Learn? Gloriana González mathematics, geometry, education
November 6, 2015 - 12:00pm Teaching Science in the Garden with Young Learners Louise Walder gardening, science, education, healthy eating File MSTE Friday Lunch Fall 2015 - Teaching Science in the Garden with Young Learners
February 18, 2011 - 12:00pm Teaching Mechanics with a Cheap Stroboscope Morten Lundsgaard
May 2, 2014 - 12:00pm Teacher Stress: The Key to Happy Classrooms and Careers Erica Thieman teachers, stress, behavior, environment, classroom File MSTE Friday Lunch 2014 - Teacher Stress (Erica Thieman)
September 16, 2016 - 12:00pm Tap In Leadership Academy: Our Six Years of Leadership in Academic Enrichment and Student Empowerment Sally Carter education File Fall 2016 MSTE Friday Lunch - Tap In Leadership Academy
October 14, 2011 - 12:00pm TAP In Leadership Academy Sally Carter students, academics, education
September 30, 2011 - 12:00pm Talking about rates of change: Gaining insights from Algebra students' conversations. Anna Fricano algebra, students
April 10, 2015 - 12:00pm Taking High School Level Math in College: Issues, Trends, and Novel Approaches Martha Makowski education, mathematics File MSTE Friday Lunch Spring 2015 - Taking High School Level Math in College
March 9, 2012 - 12:00pm Sustainability Stephanie Lage, Morgan Johnston campus, sustainability
April 5, 2013 - 12:00pm Supercomputers: What are they and why we need them Marc Snir supercomputers, technology, engineering File MSTE Friday Lunch 2013 - Supercomputers (Marc Snir)
September 21, 2012 - 12:00pm Studying Student Misconceptions in Basic Mathematics Through Analysis of Solution Strategies using ILogistic Modeling. Chuck Secolsky
December 11, 2015 - 12:00pm STEM Outreach with Computational Thinking & MatheMagic Hon-Wai Leong mathematics, computational thinking
February 17, 2017 - 12:00pm St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy: The Importance of STEM Outreach to the Community and to You Joseph Gamez outreach, chemistry, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), science, engineering, education File Spring 2017 MSTE Friday Lunch - St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy: The Importance of STEM Outreach
April 8, 2016 - 12:00pm Solar Urbana-Champaign: Solar Power Hour Max Pike renewable energy, solar power File Friday Lunch Spring 2016 - Solar Power Hour
April 14, 2017 - 12:00pm Solar Urbana-Champaign 2.0 Andy Robinson, Nick Gordon, Kalin Skelton, Julie Birdwell renewable energy, solar power, sustainability, solar, environment File Spring 2017 MSTE Friday Lunch - Solar Urbana-Champaign 2.0
September 26, 2014 - 12:00pm Smart Grid Education: Power & Energy Curriculum Jana Sebestik tcipg, education, power, energy
September 8, 2017 - 12:00pm Science Fiction Films in the Classroom – Teaching Science through Bad Examples May Berenbaum science, entomology, movies, science fiction File Fall 2017 MSTE Friday Lunch - Science Fiction Films in the Classroom
December 4, 2009 - 12:00pm Robotics at Uni Summer Camp Rita Davis math, technology, robotics, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM)
October 20, 2017 - 12:00pm Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in K-8 Integrated Computer Science Education Yasemin Cicek, Maya Israel, Ga Kyung Jeong, Todd Lash, Michael McKelvey, Oliver Melvin, Mohamed Nasr, Jelena Pokimica, George Reese File Fall 2017 MSTE Friday Lunch - Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in K-8 Integrated CS Education
February 27, 2015 - 12:00pm Renewable Energy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Morgan Johnston sustainability, renewable energy File MSTE Friday Lunch Spring 2015 - Renewable Energy at the UIUC (Morgan Johnston)
January 29, 2016 - 12:00pm Renewable Energy at the University of Illinois Morgan Johnston File Friday Lunch Spring 2016 - Morgan Johnston
May 1, 2015 - 12:00pm Project Lead The Way in Illinois - Reflections and Updates on a Decade of PLTW K-12 STEM across Illinois Brenda Pacey education, curriculum, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM)
April 15, 2011 - 12:00pm Presentation by Quinn Baetz Quinn Baetz education
November 12, 2010 - 12:00pm Presentation by Anita Martin Anita Martin
October 2, 2015 - 12:00pm Pollinator A-Bee-Cs May Berenbaum bees, pollinators, entomology, science, education, elementary school File Friday Lunch Fall 2015 - Pollinator A-Bee-Cs (May Berenbaum)
January 30, 2015 - 12:00pm Phase 1: Get a Raspberry Pi, Phase 2: ?, Phase 3: Rule the World Nick Exner technology, education, computing File MSTE Friday Lunch 2015 - Phase 1: Get a Raspberry Pi, Phase 2: ?, Phase 3: Rule the World
October 11, 2019 - 12:00pm PAGES: Progressing through the Ages: Global Change, Evolution, and Societal Well-being Barbara Hug science, education, curriculum, teaching
December 3, 2010 - 12:00pm Open Discussion & Math Problems N/A mathematics, discussion
December 2, 2011 - 12:00pm Open Discussion and Math Puzzles! N/A math, puzzles
September 16, 2011 - 12:00pm Open Discussion N/A discussion
March 18, 2011 - 12:00pm Open Discussion N/A discussion
November 1, 2013 - 12:00pm Open Discussion N/A
October 13, 2017 - 12:00pm OCTOBER 13, 2017: Eclipses as Heavenly Laboratories: Launching Revolutions in General Relativity and Exoplanets Brian Fields astronomy, eclipse, science, exoplanets, relativity File Fall 2017 MSTE Friday Lunch - Eclipses as Heavenly Laboratories
April 8, 2011 - 12:00pm Numerals Peter Braunfeld mathematics, numerals, history
April 13, 2012 - 12:00pm Novel Education for Understanding Research on Neuroscience Barbara Hug education, neuroscience, science, teachers, curriculum
March 30, 2018 - 12:00pm No Homework? No Problem Amar Patel statistics, math, homework, education
October 17, 2014 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch This Week None
May 8, 2015 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
November 25, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
October 23, 2015 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
November 27, 2015 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
November 13, 2015 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
April 17, 2015 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
November 18, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
April 15, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
March 13, 2015 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
October 7, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
November 28, 2014 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
November 21, 2014 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
February 24, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
December 12, 2014 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
March 20, 2015 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
March 18, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
March 24, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
November 20, 2015 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
March 17, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
March 10, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
May 5, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
April 29, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
February 3, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
January 27, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
March 6, 2015 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
March 3, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
April 28, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
September 11, 2015 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
March 4, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
April 7, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
March 27, 2015 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
February 10, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
September 9, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
December 9, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
March 25, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
January 27, 2012 - 12:00pm New Zealand Delta Conference George Reese, Debra Woods mathematics, international, conference

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