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 descending
November 15, 2013 - 12:00pm Engaging struggling learners and students with disabilities in STEM learning Maya Israel special education, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), technology, students with disabilities File MSTE Friday Lunch - Engaging Struggling Learners and Students with Disabilities in STEM Learning
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
September 13, 2013 - 12:00pm Math Classroom Observations: A New Tool and a Search for New Perspectives George Reese classroom observations, perspectives File MSTE Friday Lunch - Math Classroom Observations (George Reese)
January 31, 2014 - 12:00pm Changing Strategy in Developmental Math Brian Mercer developmental math, math, community college, education File MSTE Friday Lunch - Changing Strategy in Developme
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 15, 2013 - 12:00pm The Illinois Geometry Lab Noel DeJarnette mathematics, geometry File MSTE Friday Lunch 2013 - Illinois Geometry Lab (Noel DeJarnette)
February 8, 2013 - 12:00pm Naturally Illinois Expo: Prairie Research Institute Reaches out to our Communities Eve Hargrave nature, environment, research File MSTE Friday Lunch 2013 - Naturally Illinois Expo (Eve Hargrave)
November 9, 2012 - 12:00pm Cinematic Treatments of Scientific Data for Public Outreach AJ Christensen supercomputers, data, programming File MSTE Friday Lunch 2012 - Cinematic Treatments of Scientific Data for Public Outreach
February 7, 2014 - 12:00pm How People with Disabilities Access the Web Hadi Rangin, Michael McKelvey accessibility, web, technology, classroom File MSTE Friday Lunch 2014 - How People with Disabilities Access the Web
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)
October 12, 2012 - 12:00pm Is Algebra Necessary? Peter Braunfeld algebra, mathematics, high school File MSTE Friday Lunch 2012 - Is Algebra Necessary? (Peter Braunfeld)
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)
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)
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)
October 28, 2011 - 12:00pm CUVolunteer Sarah Zehr public engagement, volunteering File MSTE Friday Lunch 2011 - CUVolunteer.org (Sarah Zehr)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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
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 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
September 18, 2015 - 12:00pm Ed-TPA 101 Suzanne Lee education, educational policy, teachers File Friday Lunch Fall 2015 - Suzanne Lee
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
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)
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 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 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)
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
January 29, 2016 - 12:00pm Renewable Energy at the University of Illinois Morgan Johnston File Friday Lunch Spring 2016 - Morgan Johnston
December 4, 2015 - 12:00pm Gamify to Unify Amar Patel mathematics, learning, education, teaching File Friday Lunch Fall 2015 - Gamify to Unify
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 12, 2016 - 12:00pm Champaign-Urbana Cradle 2 Career Denise Martin File MSTE Friday Lunch Spring 2016 - Champaign-Urbana Cradle 2 Career (Denise Martin)
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
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
September 23, 2016 - 12:00pm MathTeacherLink: A Retrospective Look Tom Anderson, Tony Peressini File Fall 2016 MSTE Friday Lunch - MathTeacherLink
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 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
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 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 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)
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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
March 8, 2019 - 12:00pm The Reciprocity Equation Steve Schomberg public engagement, sustainability File Spring 2019 MSTE Friday Lunch - The Reciprocity Equation
December 6, 2013 - 12:00pm The Virtues of Integrated Secondary Science Sammy Lindgren secondary science, engineering
March 18, 2011 - 12:00pm Open Discussion N/A discussion
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
November 20, 2009 - 12:00pm Distributed Wall Socket Metering Steve Granda, Ariel Moctezuma engineering, energy, technology, smart energy
March 12, 2010 - 12:00pm The FABLab in Champaign-Urbana and the DigiFab Proposal Jonathan Manton, Betty Barrett fabrication, technology, outreach, education
March 7, 2014 - 12:00pm Creative thinking + Computational thinking = Aspirational thinking Bri Chapman creative, computational, aspirational, thinking, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM)
October 4, 2013 - 12:00pm A Pizza Lunch with Galileo OR How a Genius Does Mathematical Modeling Peter Braunfeld mathematical modeling
February 11, 2011 - 12:00pm Enhancing Creativity: Assisting students whether you have 15 minutes or 15 weeks Bruce Litchfield creativity, students, time
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
August 30, 2015 - 1:30pm Closed for summer break N/A
November 6, 2009 - 12:00pm Creativity Bruce Litchfield engineering, creativity, technology, critical thinking, education
March 5, 2010 - 12:00pm Thinking and Creativity in Learning Mathematics Teaching Luisa Rosu teaching, mathematics, education, creativity
May 6, 2011 - 12:00pm Field Trip to the Hydrosystems Lab Blake Landry hydrosystems, laboratory
March 16, 2012 - 12:00pm The BioGraph project using StarLogo TNG Daniel Wendel BioGraph project, computational thinking, biology, curriculum
April 15, 2011 - 12:00pm Presentation by Quinn Baetz Quinn Baetz education
November 13, 2009 - 12:00pm The Math You Need and The Math You Want George Reese, Jana Sebestik mathematics, education
October 24, 2014 - 12:00pm What It's Really Like on the Champaign Unit 4 School Board Kerris Lee education, educational policy, innovation
February 25, 2011 - 11:30am Field Trip to Staerkel Planetarium David Leake planetarium, dome, sun, planets, solar, solar power, solar system
December 3, 2010 - 12:00pm Open Discussion & Math Problems N/A mathematics, discussion
February 26, 2010 - 12:00pm Discussion on Math Workshops for Teachers George Reese mathematics, education, teachers
February 18, 2011 - 12:00pm Teaching Mechanics with a Cheap Stroboscope Morten Lundsgaard
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 12, 2010 - 12:00pm Presentation by Anita Martin Anita Martin
February 4, 2011 - 12:00pm The psycho-pedagogical bases of electronic textbook development Elena Railean textbooks, mathematics, informatics, chemistry, education
November 28, 2014 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
October 29, 2010 - 12:00pm Learn Math by Making Math: an Overview of the Make Mathematics Platform Bruce Carpenter mathematics, Mathematica
January 28, 2011 - 12:00pm Accessible Math and Graphics Dr. John Gardner mathematics, graphics, accessibility, technology
September 16, 2011 - 12:00pm Open Discussion N/A discussion
October 7, 2011 - 12:00pm iFoundry and iEFX Ray Price Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), engineering, education
December 12, 2014 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
December 5, 2014 - 12:00pm Champaign-Urbana Community Fab Lab Outreach Projects Lisa Bievenue fab lab, fabrication, innovation, design
April 25, 2014 - 12:00pm Interactive Online Laboratories Mats Selen online, lab, software, interactive, physics, sensors, voltage, velocity, force
October 22, 2010 - 12:00pm An overview of Project NEURON Barbara Hug education, science, neuroscience
February 28, 2014 - 12:00pm iSEE a Sustainable Campus Ben McCall research, education, outreach, sustainability, Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP)
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
September 20, 2013 - 12:00pm Development of an Outreach Program for Private Well Owners George Czapar water, outreach
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

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