Office for Mathematics, Science, & Technology Education (MSTE)

Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in K-8 Integrated Computer Science Education

Kalli — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 16:39:27 +0000

This presentation will provide an overview of the NSF-funded research on integrated K-8 computer science (CS) instruction for academically diverse learners, including those with disabilities.

Date:

Friday, October 20, 2017 - 12:00

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October 20, 2017

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Hunger in the Local Community

Kalli — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 16:26:28 +0000

The 5th annual Community & Campus Day of Service (CCDOS) is coming up on April 8, 2017. Over 1,000 volunteers participate in this community-wide event each year, logging thousands of hours of volunteering time on this day alone.

Date:

Friday, March 31, 2017 - 12:00

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March 31, 2017

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Cooking with Stored Solar Energy in C-U, The Navajo Nation, and Haiti

Kalli — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 16:44:51 +0000

The stored solar thermal energy research group in the College of Engineering and at the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) has developed a portable cookstove that stores solar energy. This stove was designed for the energy impoverished areas across the globe, and as a solution to the Global Cooking Problem. Cooking results and lessons learned from our initial test sites in the Navajo Nation, Les Cayes, Haiti, and in kitchens across Champaign-Urbana will be discussed.

Date:

Friday, December 2, 2016 - 12:00

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December 2, 2016

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Fighting Hunger with Eastern Illinois Foodbank, plus: a meal tasting!

Kalli — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 17:20:13 +0000

The 4th annual Community & Campus Day of Service (CCDOS) will kick off National Volunteer Week once again on April 9, 2016. Over 1,000 volunteers participate in this community-wide event each year, logging thousands of hours of volunteering time on this day alone.

Date:

Friday, April 1, 2016 - 12:00

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April 1, 2016

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Getting Started with Minecraft in the Classroom

Kalli — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 17:16:41 +0000

MinecraftEdu is a special version of Minecraft designed for classroom use. Learn how to install MinecraftEdu server software and use downloadable lesson resources. No Minecraft experience necessary!

Date:

Friday, February 5, 2016 - 12:00

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February 5, 2016

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The Common Core and the Grand Canyon

Kalli — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 18:52:16 +0000

Peter Braunfeld will be leading a discussion about Common Core. The Common Core Mission Statement asserts that "the standards are designed to be robust, and relevant to the real world." But a sampling of the Common Core test items utterly fails to support this thesis. This seminar is designed to help attendees understand the abyss between pious hopes and dismal reality.

Date:

Friday, October 9, 2015 - 12:00

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October 9, 2015

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A Curmudgeon Reflects on 50 Years of Math Education

kirchges — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 19:35:35 +0000

In response to the launching of Sputnik almost 60 years ago, the US has struggled to reform school mathematics. We've spent large sums of money on new curricula, teacher training and technology. What seems to be working, and what remains to be done?

Date:

Friday, February 6, 2015 - 12:00

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February 6, 2015

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Engaging the Public to Benefit the Community

kirchges — Tue, 20 Jan 2015 23:15:30 +0000

The 3^rd annual Community & Campus Day of Service (CCDOS) will kick off National Volunteer Week once again on April 11, 2015. Hundreds of volunteers participate in this community-wide event each year, logging thousands of hours of volunteering time on this day alone.

Date:

Friday, April 3, 2015 - 12:00

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April 3, 2015

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Georg Cantor and the Idea of Infinity

Jessica Pulliam — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:03:54 +0000

Educators are always talking about "what mathematicians really do." Fact is, they do lots of very different things, most of which require technical vocabulary and a lot of mathematical background

Around 1890, Georg Cantor invents a theory of infinite sets and shocks the mathematical world. Luckily, this theory is not only genuinely elegant, but doesn't require much background. So, it's a wonderful example for both high school teachers and students to show at least what some mathematicians do or have done.

Date:

Friday, October 31, 2014 - 12:00

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October 31, 2014

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Smart Grid Education: Power & Energy Curriculum

Jessica Pulliam — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:58:41 +0000

This week the group will learn about power and energy curriculum designed by TCIPG Education. The print materials and interactive activities teach about power and energy in the home and the system that produces and delivers electricity. Interactive activities illustrate challenges, trade-offs and decisions that will come with the modernization of the electric grid.

Date:

Friday, September 26, 2014 - 12:00

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September 26, 2014

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Etoys as modeling tool in a science methods class

test_editor — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:34:40 +0000

In this informal talk, Morten Lundsgaard and Avigail Snir will talk about their collaboration with University of Montana professor Lisa Blank on incorporating Etoys as a modeling tool in a science methods class for K-8 pre-service teachers

Date:

Friday, April 20, 2012 - 12:00

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April 20, 2012

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Is Algebra Necessary?

test_editor — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:34:40 +0000

"Is Algebra Necessary?", the title of a piece by Andrew Hacker (an Emeritus Professor at Queens University) in a recent issue of the Sunday New York Times is the topic this Friday. It came to my attention because Hacker briefly quotes me in the piece. Hacker argues that the algebra requirement for all high school students is misguided. Hacker's view is hardly new, but it raised quite a bit of traffic in the blogosphere.

Date:

Friday, October 12, 2012 - 12:00

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October 12, 2012

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Exploring the Next Generation Science Standards: implications for Teaching

test_editor — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:34:40 +0000

A brief overview of the Next Generation Science Standards will be presented with possible implications for teaching and learning highlighted. We hope this introduction will spark a rich conversation about where science teaching at the K-12 level is headed.

Date:

Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:00

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February 1, 2013

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Math Classroom Observations: A New Tool and a Search for New Perspectives

test_editor — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:34:40 +0000

Our very own MSTE Director, George Reese will be our MSTE Friday Lunch presenter. He will discuss math classroom observations and a search for perspectives on a new tool.

Date:

Friday, September 13, 2013 - 12:00

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September 13, 2013

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A Pizza Lunch with Galileo OR How a Genius Does Mathematical Modeling

test_editor — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 16:34:40 +0000

Peter Braunfield of MSTE gives an exciting MSTE Friday Lunch presentation about Mathematical Modeling.

Date:

Friday, October 4, 2013 - 12:00

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October 4, 2013

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