http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?type=news Last 10 MSTE News Articles en-us http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=363 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=363 Thank you to everyone who made the Day of Service a great success! 81,044 meals were delivered to the Eastern Illinois Foodbank on Monday, and there were between 1,000 and 1,100 volunteers throughout the day on the food packaging project alone! The College of Fine and Applied Arts' Action Research Illinois and Austin’s Day also had many volunteers show up, for a total of around 1,400 volunteers just that we know of – not bad for a day’s work! ... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:03:57 -0500 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=362 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=362 Join us for the last MSTE Friday Lunch of the spring semester with Chuck Secolsky! Date & Time: Friday, April 19, 2013 from noon-1pm Location: Classroom 201, 505 E. Green St., Champaign, IL Topic: How Students in Statistics Classes Process Mathematics Description: The focus of this study was students' thought processes underlying their responses to questions on a statistics exam. Two innovative measurement procedures were used to study the underlying processes: Differences between the student and instructor perceived topics measured by the questions Students' conceptual distances of the topics used to construct the exam By calculating various statistics of the student-teacher differences (including the Euclidean distance and a map of students' conceptual distances), the collected data and the correctness of students' actual answers on the exam can be useful to instructors and math coordinators/chairpersons for evaluating performance on a unit of study. Don't forget to RSVP on the Friday Lunch webpage! ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:28:18 -0500 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=361 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=361 The First Annual Day of Service is coming up soon, and the Office of Public Engagement has released 2 promotional videos: View 30 second promo video View 5 minute promo video Let us know what you think! You can comment on Facebook or tweet using the hashtag #CUDayOfService! About the Day of Service: The First Annual Day of Service will take place on Saturday, April 20, 2013! Members of the local community and University of Illinois faculty, staff, and students will join forces to kick off National Volunteer Week 2013, which will take place from April 21-27. Hundreds of volunteers are needed for a food packaging project as well as a number of other projects being planned to benefit the local community. Or plan your own community service project and let us know about it! Visit the Day of Service website to learn more! ... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:23:01 -0500 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=360 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=360 Friday Lunches resume this week with Adam Poetzel & Jay Hooper! Date & Time: Friday, March 29, 2013 from noon-1pm Location: Classroom 201, 505 E. Green St., Champaign, IL Topic: Working with Math Teachers in Haiti Description: In February, Adam Poetzel (College of Education) and Jay Hooper (Centennial High School) traveled to a rural school in the city of Gramothe, Haiti to engage in professional development work with four secondary math teachers. They spent three days with the teachers at the school and observed several classroom lessons. In this presentation, they will share experiences, insights, and implications from the partnership that was created. Don't forget to RSVP on the Friday Lunch webpage! ... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:02:45 -0500 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=359 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=359 So much to do in Tesla Town! Explore electricity generation and delivery. Go into a hydroelectric power plant and see the turbine. Visit a solar powered house or wind farm. Learn about electromagnetism and much more! You can still download the FREE TeslaTown iPad app, but now TeslaTown is also available for Android devices in the Google Play store! ... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:03:27 -0600 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=358 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=358 Engineering Open House (EOH) 2013 runs Friday, March 8th from 9am-4pm and Saturday, March 9th from 9am-3pm. Charge Up! Energy Education, part of TCIPG Education, will be engaging all who stop by 301 Coordinated Science Laboratory with a variety of demonstrations and curriculum resources related to energy and the smart grid. If you haven't already checked out the iPad app, TeslaTown, you can try it out at the Charge Up! table during EOH. Here's a sneak peek of what you'll find at EOH this year... ... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:20:43 -0600 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=357 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=357 We may not have a MSTE Friday Lunch this week on March 1st, but we do have a new video just for you! Eve Hargrave's presentation on the Naturally Illinois Expo has been posted just in time for you to see it before this year's Expo, which will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 8-9, 2013. ... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:36:07 -0600 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=356 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=356 This week, Gail Rost will be joining the MSTE Friday Lunch group to speak about CUScholars. Title: CUScholars: Preparing our students for more choices Description: The Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation currently runs its own program in cooperation with local public school districts 116 and 4 along with many other community partners to clear the way for student success in life post high school. As a comprehensive approach, kids agree to take more rigorous courses, serve as community volunteers, maintain a grade point average, maintain a high attendance rate as well as complete other commitments. Starting its 3rd cohort, this new program has hit the ground running with over 900 participants predicted by August 2013. Date: Friday, February 22, 2013 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM Location: Classroom 201, 505 E. Green St., Champaign, IL Don't forget to RSVP! ... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:32:38 -0600 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=355 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=355 Twelve new Etoys DIY videos are now available on YouTube. This newest set demonstrates each of the Halo Handles. The graphics are from the actual Quick Guide, or slightly improved, so there will be a sense of familiarity. There is also a recent video that shows all nine Paint Tools Quick Guides in the one video. ... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:13:08 -0600 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=354 http://mste.illinois.edu/view_news.php?id=354 Teachers: Looking for a summer professional development opportunity? Check out the Project NEURON Summer Teachers' Institute. CPDUs, stipend, and housing will be provided, as well as curriculum resources for the 2013-14 school year. Three sessions are being offered this summer, with each unit based on a common theme. Visit the Summer NEURON Teachers' Institute webpage for all the details! ... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:17:21 -0600