Now Available! "Discovering Computer Science & Programming Through Scratch" for Scratch 3.0
The "Discovering Computer Science & Programming Through Scratch" books are updated for Scratch 3.0!
This curriculum teaches the fundamentals of programming with creative activities and challenges using Scratch, a free coding platform for children. With these books, students will be prepared to write their own programs!
BeeSpotter presents at Wild Things 2023 conference
This past Saturday, BeeSpotter webmaster Michael McKelvey and identifier Terry Miesle presented at the biennial Wild Things conference in the Chicagoland area. The talk, titled BeeSpotter Update: Bumblebee Sightings and Historical Comparison, informed attendees about participating in citizen science bee monitoring projects like BeeSpotter, and showed comparisons of historic (pre-1980 data) with contemporary (2018-2022) data using heatmaps.
Fall 2021 MSTE Friday Lunch - Hope for the Future: Reaching, Teaching, and Empowering to Prioritize Academic Achievement
Please join us for the last MSTE Friday Lunch of the Fall 2021 semester! The presentation will be given over Zoom and all are welcome to attend!
About the talk: Tracy D. Dace will describe the mission and impact of DREAAM (Driven to Reach Excellence and Academic Achievement of Males) in the Champaign and Rantoul communities. DREAAM works to amplify the greatness of boys and young men working every day to sustain a culture of achievement, engagement and behavioral health.
Speakers: Tracy D. Dace
When: Friday, November 19, 2021, from 12:00-1:00pm
Don’t forget to RSVP via the MSTE Friday Lunch website to receive the Zoom link!
Fall 2021 MSTE Friday Lunch - Chicago Pre-College Science & Engineering Program (ChiS&E)
MSTE Friday Lunches are back!! After a long hiatus, MSTE Friday Lunches are returning virtually for the Fall semester. The presentation will be given over Zoom and all are welcome to attend!
About the talk: Since 2008 the Chicago Pre-College Science and Engineering Program (ChiS&E) has been providing highly-engaging, age-appropriate, hands-on science & engineering activities for Chicago Public School (CPS) K-12 students and their parents. The program develops student and parent knowledge as well as a love of learning in areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Come and lunch with Kenneth Hill, President & CEO, and Program Director, LaTina Taylor, as they discuss ChiS&E's goals of developing the next generation of scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians!
Speakers: Kenneth Hill and LaTina Taylor
Topic: Chicago Pre-College Science & Engineering Program (ChiS&E)
When: Friday, October 15, 2021, from 12:00-1:00pm
Don’t forget to RSVP via the MSTE Friday Lunch website to receive the Zoom link!
Summer Illinois Mathematics Teacher Educators (IMTE) Mini-Conference!
This year the Illinois Math Teacher Educators (IMTE) association celebrates twenty years of helping college & university professors/instructors, supervisors, and policy-makers collaborate and support the work of preparing pre-K to 12 teachers as well as the work of professional development consultants and math coaches.
Join us virtually for a special summer “Mini-Conference”, taking place on July 14th, 2021 from 8:30am - 11:30am (CST)
This event is free and open to the public, please register here!
