Friday Memo: September 29, 2017
Education Division Faculty Meeting
On Tuesday, September 26 our faculty meeting was dedicated to professional development. Dr. Susan Hladky presented some procedures that should be followed when using the Chromebooks and cart and shared how she has used them in her classroom. Dr. Diana Dell, Director of the MET Program, taught us about Google Drive, Google Docs, and Google Forms and engaged all of us to experiment with each of these formats. We will be utilizing Google in upcoming faculty meetings and our goal is to become totally paperless. Thank you to these two ladies that graciously shared their knowledge and love for learning with us.
Music Education
Jordan Cox submitted the following:
On Wednesday, September 20, Dr. Carol McDowell presented a workshop to our music students. She took volunteers to demonstrate a mock lesson for an elementary music classroom highlighting great instructional strategies, tools for assessment, and transition activities. She also spoke about classroom management strategies and ideas about purchasing and maintaining quality instructional resources like Orr and percussion instruments. The students loved it! We are hoping to have her back to do a workshop on modifying and adapting instruments for adaptive music classrooms and students with special needs.
College Choice Ranks MBU's Online Master's in School Counseling
College Choice ranks the top 35 Online School Counseling Programs and MBU's Online Master's in School Counseling program ranked #7. College Choice is an independent ranking organization utilizing data-driven research and methodology to help students and families find the best schools. Check out the article here. Congratulations to our Counselor Education Program!
MBU Employee Birthday Celebration
On Monday, September 25 we all gathered in the cafeteria to celebrate September birthdays. We enjoyed pretzels and drinks and celebrated our own Mandy Kehoe's September birthday.
MBU Health Fair
Wednesday, September 27 was the MBU Health Fair held in the SRC's R. Alton Lacey gymnasium. There were several vendors available with information for eye exams to healthy snacks. And after you got your flu shot you could go pet the comfort dogs. 💙😊
Upcoming Meetings
Tuesday, October 10: Education Faculty Meeting at 10:15 a.m. in FLD 115
Wednesday, October 11: Faculty/Staff In-Service Day
Closing Thoughts
"Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another." John Maxwell
"Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated." Lou Holz
"Reach for heaven and you will get earth." C.S. Lewis
"A leader who produces other leaders multiplies the influence." John Maxwell
Your lead team members, Shelton, Alicia, Clint, Susan, Tammy, Nancy, and I met this week and discussed inspirational leadership quotes like those listed above and discussed ways in which we could apply these principles to the programs and the people we lead.
I challenge you this weekend to consider how you lead your students. You have such power to influence students, positively or negatively. Treat your students as you would want to be treated. Let your students see you reaching for heaven. And begin producing leaders in the field of education and your influence will be multiplied.
On Tuesday, September 26 our faculty meeting was dedicated to professional development. Dr. Susan Hladky presented some procedures that should be followed when using the Chromebooks and cart and shared how she has used them in her classroom. Dr. Diana Dell, Director of the MET Program, taught us about Google Drive, Google Docs, and Google Forms and engaged all of us to experiment with each of these formats. We will be utilizing Google in upcoming faculty meetings and our goal is to become totally paperless. Thank you to these two ladies that graciously shared their knowledge and love for learning with us.
Music Education
Jordan Cox submitted the following:
On Wednesday, September 20, Dr. Carol McDowell presented a workshop to our music students. She took volunteers to demonstrate a mock lesson for an elementary music classroom highlighting great instructional strategies, tools for assessment, and transition activities. She also spoke about classroom management strategies and ideas about purchasing and maintaining quality instructional resources like Orr and percussion instruments. The students loved it! We are hoping to have her back to do a workshop on modifying and adapting instruments for adaptive music classrooms and students with special needs.
College Choice Ranks MBU's Online Master's in School Counseling
College Choice ranks the top 35 Online School Counseling Programs and MBU's Online Master's in School Counseling program ranked #7. College Choice is an independent ranking organization utilizing data-driven research and methodology to help students and families find the best schools. Check out the article here. Congratulations to our Counselor Education Program!
MBU Employee Birthday Celebration
On Monday, September 25 we all gathered in the cafeteria to celebrate September birthdays. We enjoyed pretzels and drinks and celebrated our own Mandy Kehoe's September birthday.
MBU Health Fair
Wednesday, September 27 was the MBU Health Fair held in the SRC's R. Alton Lacey gymnasium. There were several vendors available with information for eye exams to healthy snacks. And after you got your flu shot you could go pet the comfort dogs. 💙😊
Mark Engelhardt's Class
Scott Smith, esquire, an MSTA staff attorney, gave a talk on the "Dos and Don'ts for Teachers in Using Social Media" to the education students during the joint sASCD / sMSTA meeting at the Troy / Wentzville RLC.
Upcoming Meetings
Tuesday, October 10: Education Faculty Meeting at 10:15 a.m. in FLD 115
Wednesday, October 11: Faculty/Staff In-Service Day
Closing Thoughts
"Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another." John Maxwell
"Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated." Lou Holz
"Reach for heaven and you will get earth." C.S. Lewis
"A leader who produces other leaders multiplies the influence." John Maxwell
Your lead team members, Shelton, Alicia, Clint, Susan, Tammy, Nancy, and I met this week and discussed inspirational leadership quotes like those listed above and discussed ways in which we could apply these principles to the programs and the people we lead.
I challenge you this weekend to consider how you lead your students. You have such power to influence students, positively or negatively. Treat your students as you would want to be treated. Let your students see you reaching for heaven. And begin producing leaders in the field of education and your influence will be multiplied.
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