Bishop's Blog

Rather than posting weekly events within the division, I am posting the CAEP standards below and ask that you read and become familiar with the standards. The CAEP and DESE team visit will take place in February 2018. Our self-study is due in May 2017. Dr. Alicia Noddings and Dr. Tonia Crane will be the co-chairs for our accreditation. Mark your calendar now for Thursday, May 5th for an all-day CAEP retreat meeting. All full-time faculty will be expected to attend and adjunct faculty are welcome. More details about this meeting will be forthcoming. Council for the Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP) Standards Standard 1: CONTENT AND PEDAGOGICAL KNOWLEDGE The provider ensures that candidates develop a deep understanding of the critical concepts and principles of their discipline and, by completion, are able to use discipline‐specific practices flexibly to advance the learning of all students toward attainment of college‐ and career‐readiness standards. Standard 2...

Outstanding Staff Employee of the Year Our very own Kathleen Wendt received the Outstanding Staff Employee of the Year award sponsored by an endowed gift donated from Mr. & Mrs. Ken Revenaugh. We are so proud of Kathleen and grateful for her service to our students, our division, and our university! Plaque that Kathleen received The ladies in the office celebrated with Kathleen. Spartan Preview Day Cynthia Sutton, Director of Admissions, sent an email following Spartan Preview Day that included the following: "We had a tremendous Spartan Preview Day yesterday with 120 prospective students and over 250 total people. Many were applicants solidifying their choice of MBU and many were Juniors just starting to figure out where they will attend in 2017. " It is truly a pleasure to speak with prospective students and their families. I am grateful that I work at such a special University because it is very easy to sell something you believe in! Ricki Rot...

MO EDU-SAIL At Tuesday's division faculty meeting, Susan shared with the faculty a website that we learned about at our last CEEDAR meeting. I encourage all of you to utilize the free resources at the following website  http://moedu-sail.org/  From the main screen, click the Professional Development link under the Teaching and Learning Practices tab. Here is a list of some of the research-based modules that have been created: Effective Teaching and Learning Practices Visible Learning Collaborative Data Teams Data-Based Decision Making Common Formative Assessment Student-Teacher Relationships Engaging Student Learners Assessment Capable Learners Feedback Metacognition Reciprocal Teaching Differentiated Instruction Using Technology in Instruction Susan Hladky sharing the website at the faculty meeting. Egg Drop Michael Broombaugh invited me to attend and participate in his Elementary Science Methods class egg drop. To apply the sci...

Chapel This week's Spring Speaker Series was a pleasure to attend.  Dr. Bill Leonard, Professor of Baptist Studies and Church History at Wake Forest University, shared some interesting messages about including all people. I especially enjoyed his message on Wednesday about Martin Luther King, Jr. Yesterday's speaker was Dr. Matt Easter, newly hired full-time faculty member at MBU. I grew up in a baptist church and attended a baptist university for my undergraduate degree, yet still learned some biblical truths from Matt's presentation about what it means to be a baptist and what it means to be a baptist university. I was encouraged by his message and reminded how blessed I am to work in such a loving Christ-centered environment. If you  have not made chapel attendance a priority, I strongly encourage you to attend. Our students need to see us there, but more importantly, you will be blessed. Dr. Matt Easter APR Tonia Crane, Alicia Noddings, Kathleen Wendt, Angela M...