Bishop's Blog

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 A School of Education Professional Development meeting was held and Shenekia Weeks from EdPlus presented Trauma Informed Primer, Part 1. All faculty and some adjuncts attended for a very informative session. We are looking forward to Part 2 on January 22. Great News! Grad School Hub announces MBU Online Master's in School Counseling degree #15 for most affordable program. Click HERE for complete article. MACCE Meeting Jan Speck attended the Missouri Advisory Council of Certification for Educators (MACCE) meeting on December 3 in Jefferson City. She is part of this council as an exofficio member from the Missouri School Counselor Association. Thanks Jan for your dedication and determination to help our students. Cocoa & Carols The MBU Chamber Singers, directed by Jordan Cox, entertained us on Tuesday, December 4 at the Perk where we enjoyed hot cocoa while listening to their lovely performance. Music Education majors that are part ...

Today's blog is dedicated to my friend, Shelton Smith. If you would like, feel free to add thoughts and memories of Shelton in the comment section below.  In Memory of Dr. Shelton Smith Dr. Shelton Smith lost his battle with cancer on Thursday, December 13, 2018. February 24, 1945 - December 13, 2018  Glenda & Shelton Shelton's family Shelton with his daughters, Heather & Erika, on Father's Day You couldn't talk to Shelton for very long without him talking about his family. You would hear about his lovely wife Glenda; his two daughters, Erika and Heather and their husbands; and all of his grandchildren. He was very proud of all of them and was always ready to show you pictures and tell you stories. Shelton earned his Bachelor's in Education in 1967, Master's in Education in 1972, and his Ed.S. in District Administration in 1974 from Southeast Missouri State. He earned his Doctor of Education in 2006 from Southern Illinois Unive...

CAEP Accredited!!!! Congratulations to all of you for the part you played in our CAEP accreditation. A special shout out to Alicia and David for their hours of work to get us to this wonderful conclusion! Although we are accredited through 2025, we will continue to pursue excellence and continuous improvement. School of Education Faculty Meeting On Tuesday, November 13 the faculty met and were updated on what's new in Canvas by Alicia Noddings. Brian Knapp and Nicole Gagnon from University Advancement talked to us about Career Services and what they are doing to help our students become ready for the workplace. We also went to the computer lab and learned about the improvements to simSchool from David Collum and Stacey Kruse from Pragmatic Solutions, LLC. Active Learning in ECED 413 & ECED 513 Kathleen Bauer says, "It remains a joy to share courses with our MBU pre-service teachers! For our most recent evening of class, we took opportunity to en...

Directors' Meeting A Directors' meeting was held on Tuesday, October 30. We reviewed student evaluation comments, the DESE 1st Year Teacher, Principal, Counselor surveys, graduate enrollment data, and graduate exit surveys. We discussed curriculum and instruction, rubrics, admissions, and advising. It was a full agenda and we accomplished a lot. MBU Alumni First Year Experience A panel discussion by four of our first year teachers from various grade levels and content areas was held on Tuesday, October 30 for all of our future teachers. The panel was very informative and helpful to those that attended. This event was hosted by the MBU School of Education Student Organizations, which is comprised of MSTA, ASCD, and Kappa Delta Pi. Alison Downey, Amanda Ward, Madeline Smith, Dana Freymuth Education Advisory Board Meeting at St. Charles Community College Tammy Cox attended the 2018 spring Education Advisory Board meeting on Thursday, November 1, at...