Bishop's Blog

MACTE Conference: October 24 - 26 Susan Hladky, Alicia Noddings and I attended the MACTE Conference at the lake. You can find our notes on the shared Canvas PD shell. The hot topics of this conference were yearlong internships, APR, AAT, and federal regulations. Way to go, Dr. E! Dr. Mark Engelhardt performed at the October band concert in Pillsbury Chapel.  He has played with the band since he started working for MBU. Thanks for sharing your talents with the university and community! Classroom Activity with Dr. Engelhardt On Thursday, October 27 Dr. Engelhardt invited some Education Division folks to join his class for a mathematical experiment.  We stood in a circle and he would start by squeezing the person's hand next to him and the hand squeezing would continue around the circle until it returned to Mark. A person was added to the circle each time and two students were tracking the time.  His students will graph the data on a Cartesian Graph / Plane and ...

Homecoming Week Fun! Door Decorating Contest winner was the University Communications Department. A few of us stopped by this morning to check it out. If you want to get in on the fun, stop by the office of Bryce and company. Boss's Day Thank you to the most amazing staff who showered my office with fun on Monday. I am the luckiest boss in the world to work with such fun, hard-working, Christ loving staff members! YESS Meeting Susan Hladky and I met with the seven students who are participating in our Yearlong Experience for Spartan Students. We gathered extremely helpful information from these students about their experience so far and ways in which we can support students in the future through our coursework to ensure they are set up to be successful in a yearlong internship. We will share more at the next faculty meeting. Homecoming Chapel Tuesday's chapel in the gym was so much fun. Hearing the student athletes' stories was inspiring and up...

Education Faculty Meeting - Tuesday, October 11 We discussed a variety of topics and opened with an inspirational video of Oak Park High School where teachers were challenged to find a student that inspired them and tell them.  This time of year is difficult as we transition from one term to another and the workload is heavy.  We need to keep our students at the forefront of our minds to remember they are why we do what we do.  Full time faculty are encouraged to choose one of their students that inspires them and tell them.  Watch the video  here. Collegiate Seminar - Tuesday, October 11 Kathleen Wendt, Ricki Roth, Tammy Cox, and I met with freshman who have declared education as their major.  I opened the meeting with a welcome and Kathleen and Ricki followed up with the requirements of initial certification. MoGEA Workshop - Tuesday, October 11 A huge shout out goes to Elizabeth Busekrus for organizing and presenting our first MoGEA writing wo...

Spartan Preview Day Spartan Preview Day was held Saturday, October 1.  Tammy Cox, Ellen John, and I represented the Education Division and met with several prospective students and their parents.  This is always a great day to promote our outstanding division and help students decide on their career paths. Teacher Education Council On Monday the Teacher Education Council met.   The Teacher Education Council is an advisory group consisting of PK-12 school personnel and MBU faculty. This group of educators gathers at least twice per year to discuss partnership opportunities, clinical practice, curriculum, program components, and regional hiring needs. It is important to us in the Education Division at MBU that we ensure that effective partnerships and high-quality clinical practice are central to our preparation programs.  On this meeting's agenda were the  YESS Program and the First Year Teacher/Principal surveys.  We received valuable feedback from t...