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
September 9, 2011 - 11:45am Field Trip to Champaign Central High Jason Deal high school, mathematics
January 23, 2016 - 11:00am Closed for Winter Break N/A
March 4, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
March 18, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
March 25, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
April 15, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
April 22, 2016 - 12:00pm Albert Michelson's Harmonic Analyzer: A Visual Tour of a Nineteenth Century Machine Bruce Carpenter mathematics
February 19, 2016 - 12:00pm The Harmony of Numbers Zack Browning music, mathematics
April 29, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
August 28, 2016 - 2:45pm Closed for Summer Break N/A
September 9, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
November 3, 2017 - 12:00pm Have Screwdriver: Will Hack! Jana Sebestik science, solar power
October 7, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
November 18, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
November 25, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
December 9, 2016 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
January 21, 2017 - 11:00am Closed for Winter Break N/A
September 29, 2017 - 12:00pm Eclipses as Heavenly Laboratories: Launching Revolutions in General Relativity and Exoplanets Brian Fields astronomy, eclipse, science, exoplanets, relativity
January 20, 2018 - 12:00pm Closed for Winter Break N/A
March 24, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
March 17, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
April 7, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
May 5, 2017 - 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
February 10, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
February 24, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
March 3, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
March 10, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
April 21, 2017 - 12:00pm 4-H: Out-of-School STEAM and Life Skill Development Lisa Diaz education, youth, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), art
April 28, 2017 - 12:00pm No Friday Lunch this Week None
August 25, 2017 - 3:30pm Closed for Summer Break N/A
March 30, 2018 - 12:00pm No Homework? No Problem Amar Patel statistics, math, homework, education
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 23, 2018 - 12:00pm Exponential Educators: How Can Education Match the Speed of Innovation? Mikkel Storaasli education, technology, teaching
April 6, 2018 - 12:00pm Math Teachers, Auto Mechanics, and Internet Education in the 90s Edward Susmilch technology, computers, computer science, education, internet, email
August 31, 2018 - 2:00pm Closed for Summer Break N/A
October 26, 2018 - 12:00pm [CANCELLED] The Rise and Fall of International Comparative Studies in Math Education Professor Curtis McKnight
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
November 30, 2018 - 12:00pm Math Lessons from a School-University Partnership Renee Williams, Helen Boehrnsen mathematics, science, technology, teaching, education
October 12, 2018 - 12:00pm Mathematics and Science Education: Where have we come from and where are we going? Professor Theodore Brown mathematics, science, education
February 8, 2019 - 12:00pm Those Not Chosen Robert E. Stake
March 29, 2019 - 12:00pm Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching: What do familiar challenges look like in a brave, new world? Timothy Hendrix
September 30, 2019 - 11:45pm Updates coming soon! TBA
November 8, 2019 - 12:00pm A Laser Light Show to Teach Coordinates Adam Poetzel, Joe Muskin technology, mathematics, science
October 11, 2019 - 12:00pm PAGES: Progressing through the Ages: Global Change, Evolution, and Societal Well-being Barbara Hug science, education, curriculum, teaching
October 25, 2019 - 12:00pm IT Accessibility at the University of Illinois Tim Offenstein
January 31, 2020 - 12:00pm Closed for Winter Break N/A
October 15, 2021 - 12:00pm Chicago Pre-College Science & Engineering Program (ChiS&E) Kenneth Hill, LaTina Taylor
November 19, 2021 - 12:00pm Hope for the Future: Reaching, Teaching, and Empowering to Prioritize Academic Achievement and Child Well-Being Tracy D. Dace education
December 11, 2015 - 12:00pm STEM Outreach with Computational Thinking & MatheMagic Hon-Wai Leong mathematics, computational thinking
October 7, 2011 - 12:00pm iFoundry and iEFX Ray Price Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), engineering, education
September 23, 2011 - 12:00pm Ways To Use Multimedia in Education Andrew Stengele teachers, technology, multimedia tools
September 10, 2010 - 12:00pm Calculus with and without Mathematica: Some questions about student thinking Debra Woods mathematics, Mathematica, calculus
September 16, 2011 - 12:00pm Open Discussion N/A discussion
May 6, 2011 - 12:00pm Field Trip to the Hydrosystems Lab Blake Landry hydrosystems, laboratory
April 8, 2011 - 12:00pm Numerals Peter Braunfeld mathematics, numerals, history
February 5, 2010 - 12:00pm What Etoys Could Bring to STEM Education Avigail Snir etoys, education, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM)
February 12, 2010 - 12:00pm A Teacher's Experience at the Emergent Life Institute Frank Petkunas education, science, biology, teachers
February 19, 2010 - 12:00pm Teaching with Dynamic Geometry: Is There Something New for Students to Learn? Gloriana González mathematics, geometry, education
January 28, 2011 - 12:00pm Accessible Math and Graphics Dr. John Gardner mathematics, graphics, accessibility, technology
February 26, 2010 - 12:00pm Discussion on Math Workshops for Teachers George Reese mathematics, education, teachers
March 5, 2010 - 12:00pm Thinking and Creativity in Learning Mathematics Teaching Luisa Rosu teaching, mathematics, education, creativity
March 12, 2010 - 12:00pm The FABLab in Champaign-Urbana and the DigiFab Proposal Jonathan Manton, Betty Barrett fabrication, technology, outreach, education
April 2, 2010 - 12:00pm iFoundry Ray Price engineering, education, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), curriculum
April 9, 2010 - 12:00pm TI-Robots in the Classroom Pam Riss education, robotics, math, technology
April 16, 2010 - 12:00pm The First Calculus Text: 1609 Peter Braunfeld mathematics, calculus
April 23, 2010 - 12:00pm Merit Program and the MIST Project Jennifer McNeilly, Gretchen Adams, Tracey Hickox, Holly Downs Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM), science, technology, mathematics, education
September 24, 2010 - 12:00pm Increasing Algebra I Proficiency Scores Carolyn Hunter
December 4, 2009 - 12:00pm Robotics at Uni Summer Camp Rita Davis math, technology, robotics, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM)
October 1, 2010 - 12:00pm Visit to the Pollinatarium Terry Harrison, Michael McKelvey entomology, science, citizen science, bees, pollinators
October 22, 2010 - 12:00pm An overview of Project NEURON Barbara Hug education, science, neuroscience
October 29, 2010 - 12:00pm Learn Math by Making Math: an Overview of the Make Mathematics Platform Bruce Carpenter mathematics, Mathematica
November 12, 2010 - 12:00pm Presentation by Anita Martin Anita Martin
December 3, 2010 - 12:00pm Open Discussion & Math Problems N/A mathematics, discussion
November 13, 2009 - 12:00pm The Math You Need and The Math You Want George Reese, Jana Sebestik mathematics, education
November 6, 2009 - 12:00pm Creativity Bruce Litchfield engineering, creativity, technology, critical thinking, education
February 11, 2011 - 12:00pm Enhancing Creativity: Assisting students whether you have 15 minutes or 15 weeks Bruce Litchfield creativity, students, time
November 20, 2009 - 12:00pm Distributed Wall Socket Metering Steve Granda, Ariel Moctezuma engineering, energy, technology, smart energy
March 18, 2011 - 12:00pm Open Discussion N/A discussion
November 5, 2010 - 12:00pm Illinois Bridge to China: An International Outreach Initiative Jeffrey Sandler bridge projects, sustainability, China, culture
April 1, 2011 - 12:00pm Engineer Guy Videos Bill Hammack engineering, videos, science
September 18, 2009 - 12:00pm Exoplanets Activity Morten Lundsgaard astronomy, exoplanets, physics, science
September 25, 2009 - 12:00pm Etoys Presentation Kathleen Harness etoys, computers, technology, programming, education
October 2, 2009 - 12:00pm Merit Program Presentation Paul Wenger mathematics, education
October 23, 2009 - 12:00pm New Math Brother Thomas Dupre education, mathematics
April 29, 2011 - 12:00pm Illinois Project Lead The Way STEM Update Brenda Pacey project, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM)
April 22, 2011 - 12:00pm An informal discussion on preparation for college mathematics Randy McCarthy mathematics, college, preparation
February 17, 2012 - 12:00pm BeeSpotter/The Insect Fear Film Festival May Berenbaum entomology, citizen science, science, films, pollinators, bees
March 9, 2012 - 12:00pm Sustainability Stephanie Lage, Morgan Johnston campus, sustainability
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
October 24, 2014 - 12:00pm What It's Really Like on the Champaign Unit 4 School Board Kerris Lee education, educational policy, innovation
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

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