http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?type=news Last 10 MSTE News Articles en-us http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=317 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=317 Supported by Google and the University of Illinois, this workshop is aimed at teachers who are looking for exciting content for including beginning programming at the high-school or middle-school level. Registration is now open. Join us as we explore the Etoys programming language as a platform for attracting students into the field of computing. Dates: July 17-19, 2012 Location: University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) Stipends offered. Application and more details are available on the 2012 CS4HS Computer Science Workshop for Teachers website. ... Tue, 15 May 2012 16:53:34 -0500 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=316 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=316 On Thursday, May 17th, Morgan Johnston, F & S Sustainability Coordinator, will be presenting on the campus energy system at the CCNet (Champaign County Sustainability Network) monthly meeting. Other presenters that day will include Dennis Schmidt, Champaign Public Works Director, who will be discussing thestormwater utility fee, and Joe Hooker, Assistant City Attorney for the City of Champaign, who will present on the Clinton landfill project. Time: Noon - 1:00 PM Location: Natural Resources Building, Conference Room 101, 615 E. Peabody, Champaign, IL 61820 Parking: Metered parking available on Pennsylvania Avenue. Light lunch will be provided. ... Tue, 15 May 2012 16:03:19 -0500 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=315 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=315 San Diego Gas & Electric is hosting the 2012 Smart Grid Customer Education Symposium in the Energy Innovation Center on May 16, 2012. TCIPG Education's Jana Sebestik, along with Bruce Hamilton, the President of Smart Grid Networks, Inc., will be speaking on the panel: From Customer Education to Customer Engagement: Leveraging Technology to Improve the Two-way Conversation. The symposium will be connecting leaders and stakeholders in the smart grid communications field and will focus on how to engage customers. ... Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:37:24 -0500 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=314 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=314 Michele Crockett, PhD, will discuss the ways in which people think about formative assessment, what it may look like in practice, what it means for promoting high quality mathematics teaching and learning, and how it fits into current US assessment policy. Date: Friday, April 26, 2012 Time: noon-1pm Location: Classroom 201, 505 E. Green Street, Champaign, IL Don't forget to RSVP on the Friday Lunch website! ... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:15:16 -0500 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=313 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=313 In this informal talk, Morten Lundsgaard and Avigail Snir will talk about their collaboration with the 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 Time: noon - 1pm Location: Classroom 201, 505 E. Green Street, Champaign, IL Don't forget to RSVP on the Friday Lunch website! ... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:41:49 -0500 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=312 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=312 This year's Public Engagement Symposium will be held on Wednesday, April 18th at the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC). The MSTE Office will be showcasing some of our many outreach projects during the symposium. Stop by one of our tables to find out more about the Public Engagement Portal, EtoysIllinois, TCIPG Education, and CUVolunteer.org. Hope to see you there! Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Time: 3:00 - 6:00 PM Location: Activities and Recreation Center (ARC), Multipurpose Room 6, 201 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL ... Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:53:08 -0500 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=311 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=311 MSTE Friday Lunches are back this week! On Friday, April 13th, Barbara Hug will be joining the group to present on Project NEURON (Novel Education for Understanding Research on Neuroscience). Time: Noon-1pm Location: Classroom 201, 505 E. Green Street, Champaign, IL Don't forget to RSVP on the MSTE Friday Lunch website! ... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:20:48 -0500 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=310 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=310 April is upon us and you know what that means...it's National Volunteer Month! You can find a wide variety of volunteer opportunities on CUVolunteer.org. Not sure where you want to volunteer? Try using the "Interest and Skills Search" to find the perfect match. To celebrate National Volunteer Week (April 15-21), CUVolunteer, along with Busey Bank and United Way of Champaign County, will be hosting a National Volunteer Week Kickoff Party on Saturday, April 14th at Busey Bank in Urbana. Time: 3-5 PM (Welcome and brief program around 3:30 PM) Location: Busey Bank, 201 W. Main Street, Urbana, IL The party is open to the public and families are welcome. ... Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:48:02 -0500 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=309 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=309 The Public Engagement Portal now has summer activities listed! You can find Summer Youth Camps, or Summer Activities for All Ages, or Teacher Opportunities... all in one place! ... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:39:12 -0500 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=308 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=308 The Spring 2012 Meeting of the Illinois Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) will take place on March 30-31 at the Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The theme of this year's spring meeting, Engage to Excel, is shaped around the recommendations of the recent report from the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Engage to Excel: Producing one million college graduates with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. You can find all the details, including Invited Speakers, Registration, and Workshop information, on the Spring 2012 IAAPT Meeting website. ... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:16:40 -0500