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Education Faculty Meeting On Tuesday, March 20 we had our third presentation from EdPlus titled "Engaging Student Learners." Dr. ClauDean Kizart and Dr. John Waters presented and the group came away with several ideas on how to keep students engaged. Dr. Kizart's PowerPoint presentation is available on the Education Division Professional Development Canvas Shell, along with an article titled "Engage Students with 7 Times the Effect" and an engagement activity called "Read & Reflection."  DESE News We received an email from DESE this week regarding the use of the MEP, MoPTA, MoSCPA, and MoLPA. Please familiarize yourself with the information below if you teach any students impacted by these assessments. The full-time faculty and staff in the Education division at MBU are in the process of determining how this information impacts our programs, syllabi, folio guide, and catalog. We will update you along the way. For the time...

Course Evaluations If you taught a class during the first 8 weeks of this spring semester, your course evaluations are available for you to view. I expect all faculty to read your evaluations as we can often times learn and grow from student feedback. You can access your evaluations from the myMBU link on the MBU website. Go to the bottom right side and click on the circle labeled Campus Lab Resources. Choose Course Evaluations-Faculty. Teach for America We are so proud of our student, Kathryn Hinrichs, for being selected to participate this summer in Teach for America. Kathryn has the distinct honor of receiving one of the 1,000 grants out of 5,000 submissions at Teach for America nation-wide. She progressed through the rigorous procedure of submitting three essays and was interviewed one-on-one and by a group. Kathryn is excited about this opportunity and says that she has been called to work in this field. She will be a wonderful asset to her students. Thanks to those of you who...

CAEP Update Saturday, February 24 - Tuesday, February 27 we hosted an eight-member team for our CAEP accreditation visit. We will receive a report in 3-4 weeks and a final decision will be made at the CAEP Board meeting in October. Dissertation Defense On Thursday, March 1, Mary Ann Bouas defended her dissertation titled "Comparison of Instructional Methods to Prepare Pre-service Teachers to Teach English Language Learners. Congratulations! Dr. Judy Schreves, Mary Ann, Susan Hladky, & Shelton Smith Ricki Roth, Angela McGowan, Ellen John, Mary Ann, Kathleen Wendt, Marilyn Kay, Mary Ellen Fuquay Fundraiser for Student Organizations - DEADLINE EXTENDED Ricki Roth would like to share the information about the Student Organization fundraiser. She is hoping you can take a moment to help raise funds for a great cause. It's a win-win; you order beautiful products & Missouri Baptist University Education Division Student Organizations meets their fundraising goa...