List of Events

MSTE Friday Lunches are paused indefinitely, but you can still find historical archives, including videos, on this site.
Date Title Speakers Tags Videosort ascending
September 27, 2013 - 12:00pm A classroom activity for teaching about the dynamic nature of science Chandana Jasti Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), Project NEURON, education, science, curriculum, technology
April 11, 2014 - 12:00pm Cognitive research in STEM: What it tells us about student perception and performance, and how it can inform teaching Jose Mestre Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), studies, lab
November 28, 2014 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
February 4, 2011 - 12:00pm The psycho-pedagogical bases of electronic textbook development Elena Railean textbooks, mathematics, informatics, chemistry, education
February 18, 2011 - 12:00pm Teaching Mechanics with a Cheap Stroboscope Morten Lundsgaard
February 25, 2011 - 11:30am Field Trip to Staerkel Planetarium David Leake planetarium, dome, sun, planets, solar, solar power, solar system
September 9, 2011 - 11:45am Field Trip to Champaign Central High Jason Deal high school, mathematics
April 15, 2011 - 12:00pm Presentation by Quinn Baetz Quinn Baetz education
March 16, 2012 - 12:00pm The BioGraph project using StarLogo TNG Daniel Wendel BioGraph project, computational thinking, biology, curriculum
August 30, 2015 - 1:30pm Closed for summer break N/A
April 18, 2014 - 12:00pm Digital Environments for Learning, Teaching, and Agency (DELTA) in the College of Education Robb Lindgren, Emma Mercier education, technology, digital environments
October 4, 2013 - 12:00pm A Pizza Lunch with Galileo OR How a Genius Does Mathematical Modeling Peter Braunfeld mathematical modeling
March 7, 2014 - 12:00pm Creative thinking + Computational thinking = Aspirational thinking Bri Chapman creative, computational, aspirational, thinking, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM)
February 14, 2014 - 12:00pm Collaborations with the Center for Education in Small Urban Communities Lisa Monda-Amaya, Brad Thompson, Jill Dehart education, community, mathematics, science, technology
December 6, 2013 - 12:00pm The Virtues of Integrated Secondary Science Sammy Lindgren secondary science, engineering
November 8, 2013 - 12:00pm Field Trip to the Champaign-Urbana Community Fab Lab Dean Rose, Chris Nixon fabrication, technology, design, 3d printing
November 1, 2013 - 12:00pm Open Discussion N/A
April 19, 2013 - 12:00pm How students in statistics classes process mathematics. Chuck Secolsky mathematics, statistics
November 2, 2012 - 12:00pm Cosmology Research at UIUC Jon Thaler cosmology, physics, astronomy
September 21, 2012 - 12:00pm Studying Student Misconceptions in Basic Mathematics Through Analysis of Solution Strategies using ILogistic Modeling. Chuck Secolsky
April 27, 2012 - 12:00pm Formative Assessment and Mathematics Teaching and Learning Michele Crockett formative assessment, mathematics
April 20, 2012 - 12:00pm Etoys as modeling tool in a science methods class Morten Lundsgaard, Avigail Snir etoys, modeling tool, science
April 13, 2012 - 12:00pm Novel Education for Understanding Research on Neuroscience Barbara Hug education, neuroscience, science, teachers, curriculum
February 10, 2012 - 12:00pm Calculus Class Activity Grab Bag Chris Cunningham mathematics, classroom, activities
February 3, 2012 - 12:00pm KAM WAM (Krannert Art Museum-Week at the Museum) Anne Sautman, Haeny Yoon, Ritu Radhakrishnan museum, art, creativity
January 27, 2012 - 12:00pm New Zealand Delta Conference George Reese, Debra Woods mathematics, international, conference
December 2, 2011 - 12:00pm Open Discussion and Math Puzzles! N/A math, puzzles
November 11, 2011 - 12:00pm Math Puzzles with Pete Pete Glaze mathematics, puzzles
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
September 20, 2013 - 12:00pm Development of an Outreach Program for Private Well Owners George Czapar water, outreach
February 28, 2014 - 12:00pm iSEE a Sustainable Campus Ben McCall research, education, outreach, sustainability, Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP)
April 25, 2014 - 12:00pm Interactive Online Laboratories Mats Selen online, lab, software, interactive, physics, sensors, voltage, velocity, force
December 5, 2014 - 12:00pm Champaign-Urbana Community Fab Lab Outreach Projects Lisa Bievenue fab lab, fabrication, innovation, design
December 12, 2014 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
November 21, 2014 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
October 17, 2014 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch This Week None
March 11, 2011 - 12:00pm Assessing Science by Assessing Writing: A Report on the Assess-As-You-Go Writing Assistant Project Bill Cope assessments, education
April 12, 2013 - 12:00pm VMD, a molecular visualization tool created by Physics and Beckman Sharlene Denos molecular visualization tool, biophysics, biochemistry, physics
February 1, 2013 - 12:00pm Exploring the Next Generation Science Standards: implications for Teaching Barbara Hug, Morten Lundsgaard science, Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
November 7, 2014 - 12:00pm NetMath's Partner High School Programs Anu Murphy, Joe Nance, Zac Schoenrock mathematics, online learning, mentoring
September 26, 2014 - 12:00pm Smart Grid Education: Power & Energy Curriculum Jana Sebestik tcipg, education, power, energy
October 3, 2014 - 12:00pm Celebrating High School Innovators Ray Price and Amy Koester innovation, high school, students
November 14, 2014 - 12:00pm 2015 Illinois Climate Action Plan (2015 iCAP) draft Morgan Johnston Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP), sustainability, energy, environment
October 31, 2014 - 12:00pm Georg Cantor and the Idea of Infinity Peter Braunfeld mathematics, education
September 19, 2014 - 12:00pm Minecraft 3D Printing Jeff Ginger, Brandan Pflugmacher, Brendan McDonnell minecraft, 3d printing, technology, fab lab
October 10, 2014 - 12:00pm Kenwood Kennovation: An elementary school community promoting collaboration, creativity, computational thinking, and computer science Jessica Pitcher, Todd Lash, Minsoo Park education, innovation, technology, computational thinking, lesson planning, technology literacy
March 6, 2015 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
November 13, 2015 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
March 27, 2015 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
March 8, 2019 - 12:00pm The Reciprocity Equation Steve Schomberg public engagement, sustainability File Spring 2019 MSTE Friday Lunch - The Reciprocity Equation
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
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
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
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
March 31, 2017 - 12:00pm Hunger in the Local Community Michael McKelvey, Rebecca Byrd, Melinda Garrelts, Max Colon, Ann Kirkland volunteering, service, public engagement, hunger, food, children File Spring 2017 MSTE Friday Lunch - Hunger in the Local Community
February 26, 2016 - 12:00pm Engineering Outreach at the University of Illinois Sahid Rosado Lausell File Spring 2016 MSTE Friday Lunch - Engineering Outreach at the University of Illinois
April 1, 2016 - 12:00pm Fighting Hunger with Eastern Illinois Foodbank, plus: a meal tasting! Michael McKelvey, Rebecca Byrd, Sarah Zehr, Max Colon, Kristen Costello, Kristen Bosch volunteering, service, public engagement, hunger, food File Spring 2016 MSTE Friday Lunch - Fighting Hunger with Eastern Illinois Foodbank
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
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
December 2, 2016 - 12:00pm Cooking with Stored Solar Energy in C-U, The Navajo Nation, and Haiti Samantha Lindgren science, energy, solar cooking, food File Fall 2016 MSTE Friday Lunch - Cooking with Stored Solar Energy in C-U, The Navajo Nation, and Haiti
October 28, 2016 - 12:00pm Cuba, Education, and Scratch: Insights and Opportunities Kate Williams education, computer literacy, technology File Fall 2016 MSTE Friday Lunch - Cuba, Education, and Scratch: Insights and Opportunities
November 11, 2016 - 12:00pm Leveraging Technology for Interactive Pedagogy Katrina Kennett education, technology File Fall 2016 MSTE Friday Lunch - Leveraging Technology for Interactive Pedagogy
October 21, 2016 - 12:00pm Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment (iSEE): Vision and Activities Madhu Khanna sustainability, energy, environment, research, education, teaching, outreach File Fall 2016 MSTE Friday Lunch - Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment (iSEE)
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
November 4, 2016 - 12:00pm Being on the School Board: Thoughts on Keeping a Balance Chris Kloeppel education, education reform, school board File Fall 2016 MSTE Friday Lunch - Being on the School Board: Thoughts on Keeping a Balance
September 30, 2016 - 12:00pm Ctrl-Z Robotics Team Robert Stavins & members of the Ctrl-z Robotics Team science, technology, robotics, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), engineering File Fall 2016 MSTE Friday Lunch - Ctrl Z Robotics Team
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
September 23, 2016 - 12:00pm MathTeacherLink: A Retrospective Look Tom Anderson, Tony Peressini File Fall 2016 MSTE Friday Lunch - MathTeacherLink
September 2, 2016 - 12:00pm EdCampCU at Pygmalion Festival Katrina Kennett, Todd Lash, Alexander Valencic education, learning, unconference, EdCamp, social justice, technology File MSTE Friday Lunch Fall 2016 - EdCampCU at Pygmalion Festival
March 11, 2016 - 12:00pm EdCampCU: A Community Conference Katrina Kennett, Todd Lash, Matt Sly, Sara Zaher education, learning, unconference, EdCamp, social justice, technology File MSTE Friday Lunch Spring 2016 - EdCampCU: A Community Conference
February 12, 2016 - 12:00pm Champaign-Urbana Cradle 2 Career Denise Martin File MSTE Friday Lunch Spring 2016 - Champaign-Urbana Cradle 2 Career (Denise Martin)
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
December 4, 2015 - 12:00pm Gamify to Unify Amar Patel mathematics, learning, education, teaching File Friday Lunch Fall 2015 - Gamify to Unify
January 29, 2016 - 12:00pm Renewable Energy at the University of Illinois Morgan Johnston File Friday Lunch Spring 2016 - Morgan Johnston
February 5, 2016 - 12:00pm Getting Started with Minecraft in the Classroom Michael McKelvey, Rebecca Byrd File MSTE Friday Lunch Spring 2016 - Getting Started with Minecraft in the Classroom
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)
October 30, 2015 - 12:00pm Engaging Academically Diverse K-12 Learners in Computer Programming and Computational Thinking Instruction CSK8 Research Group, Maya Israel, Quentin Wherfel, Melinda Snodgrass, Saad Shehab education, technology, computational thinking, computers, computer programming File MSTE Friday Lunch Fall 2015 - CSK8 Research Group
October 16, 2015 - 12:00pm Multi-Modalities in STEM Teaching & Learning and the Affordances of New Technologies Mary Kalantzis Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), technology, teaching File MSTE Friday Lunch Fall 2015 - Mary Kalantzis
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)
September 25, 2015 - 12:00pm 4-H Youth Development in Champaign County and STEM Education for Illinois Youth Alvarez Dixon, Bob Smith Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), technology File MSTE Friday Lunch - 4-H Youth Development in Champaign County and STEM Education for Illinois Youth
September 18, 2015 - 12:00pm Ed-TPA 101 Suzanne Lee education, educational policy, teachers File Friday Lunch Fall 2015 - Suzanne Lee
April 24, 2015 - 12:00pm A Whirlwind Journey from Classroom AP Statistics to Corporate Data Scientist via Coursera Lucas Allen File MSTE Friday Lunch - A Whirlwind Journey from Classroom AP Statistics to Corporate Data Scientist
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
April 3, 2015 - 12:00pm Engaging the Public to Benefit the Community Max Colon, Sarah Zehr, Michael McKelvey service, volunteering, public engagement, hunger, food File MSTE Friday Lunch Spring 2015 - Engaging the Public to Benefit the Community
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)
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)
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
February 6, 2015 - 12:00pm A Curmudgeon Reflects on 50 Years of Math Education Peter Braunfeld mathematics, education, history File MSTE Friday Lunch 2015 - A Curmudgeon Reflects on 50 Years of Math Education (Peter Braunfeld)
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)
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)
March 14, 2014 - 12:00pm Creating Connections Between Volunteers and the Community Sarah Zehr, Michael McKelvey, Rebecca Byrd, James Barham volunteering, service, public engagement, community, hunger, food, art File MSTE Friday Lunch 2014 - Creating Connections Between Volunteers and the Community
February 22, 2013 - 12:00pm CUScholars: Preparing our students for more choices Gail Rost CUScholars, high school, gpa File MSTE Friday Lunch 2013 - CU Scholars (Gail Rost)
February 21, 2014 - 12:00pm De-Mystifying Technology and Other Projects from GSLIS' Center for Digital Inclusion Martin Wolske technology, Kenwood Elementary School, computers File MSTE Friday Lunch 2014 - De-Mystifying Technology (Martin Wolske)
November 30, 2012 - 12:00pm Ecosystem Engineering: A New Class of Optimization Problem Kevin Wolz ecosystem, engineering, nature File MSTE Friday Lunch 2012 - Ecosystem Engineering (Kevin Wolz)
October 28, 2011 - 12:00pm CUVolunteer Sarah Zehr public engagement, volunteering File MSTE Friday Lunch 2011 - CUVolunteer.org (Sarah Zehr)
September 14, 2012 - 12:00pm iFoundry Update Ray Price Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), engineering, education File MSTE Friday Lunch 2012 - iFoundry (Ray Price)
September 28, 2012 - 12:00pm Making A Difference, One Student at a Time Lauren Smith mentoring, students File MSTE Friday Lunch 2012 - Making A Difference: One Student at a Time (Lauren Smith)
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)
October 12, 2012 - 12:00pm Is Algebra Necessary? Peter Braunfeld algebra, mathematics, high school File MSTE Friday Lunch 2012 - Is Algebra Necessary? (Peter Braunfeld)

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