Mizzou Celebrates Ed Week

When is Ed Week?

Ed Week runs March 2-8. During the week, education events (free and open to the public) will take place at various venues across campus. The college will also kick off its 140th anniversary celebration during Ed Week ’08.

What is it all about?

The purpose of Ed Week is to bring together current and preparing professionals in education, along with MU College of Education faculty members to celebrate teaching and to discuss today's issues and challenges in the field.

Ed Week began in in the early '70s and it's activities focused on issues relevant to teachers in the classroom. Today, Ed Week focuses on:

  • Addressing issues relevant to the many professions in education, including: counseling, teaching, technology, librarianship and leadership, among others.
  • Making college organizations more accessible to education students.
  • Celebrating the college's events and achievements. 

Who’s involved / invited?

You are! All Ed Week events are free of charge and open to all. Parents, community members, graduate and undergraduate students and legislators are encouraged to attend the public forums and lectures and visit Townsend Hall for free popcorn and to find out more about the college.

Schedule of events

Monday

Lecture and Discussion: “Trouble Online:  Campus Computing and the Law” with C. L. Lindsay

Cornell Auditorium, 7:00 p.m.
Lindsay is a nationally recognized expert and leader in the field of student rights and academic freedom. Attend the "Computing and Law" lecture to find out how you are affected by online environments and academic freedoms.

Benefit students by eating pizza!

Shakespeare’s downtown, All Day
Help send 11 MU education student-members of the National Science Teachers Association to the National Conference on Science Education in Boston this March. If you eat at Shakespeare’s on Monday, 15% of the profits will go to these students. These funds will support the financial costs to attend the conference. Bring this flyer along to be sure your contribution is counted! Learn more about the MU NSTA chapter.

Tuesday

Dos and Dont's of Math Courses: What you Know for Sure, by Lee Stiff

Monsanto Auditorium, Life Sciences Center, 5:30 PM
Lee Stiff is a professor of mathematics education at North Carolina State University. The fourth annual Richard Andrews Lecture series honors former Dean Andrews for his commitment and contributions to the preparation of elementary education teachers and the MU Mathematics Education program. This presentation will describe the impact of teachers' actions on students' course-taking options beyond middle grades. Research data from a large urban school district will be shared, and the consequences suggested by the data will be examined. 

Education Organization Fair

Townsend Hall Lobby, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Want to get involved in the College of Education?  Then visit the college’s Organizational Fair, which highlights organizations and programs in which you can get involved, including: Undergraduate Student Council, Education Ambassadors, A Way With Words And Numbers and Kappa Delta Pi, among other student organizations.

Self-Defense Workshop

Learn self defense techniques from 4-5 p.m., 108 Townsend Hall

Student Missouri State Teachers Association Book Fair

The Book Fair takes place in the Townsend Hall Lobby from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Wednesday

Mizzou Legislative Day

Missouri State Capitol, Jefferson City
Legislative Day encourages faculty, staff, alumni, students and friends to advocate for support of the University.  Rep. Judy Baker, who serves on the College of Education’s Alumni Board, has sponsored a resolution on behalf of the college, which she will formally present at 8:45 a.m., in the Senate Alcove of the Capitol. The resolution recognizes the college's 140 years of service to the state and nation. 

Student Missouri State Teachers Association Book Fair

The Book Fair takes place in the Townsend Hall Lobby from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

International Opportunities

Learn more about education's international opportunities for students from 3 - 4 p.m., 314 Hill Hall

Career Support

Resume Building from 4 - 5 p.m., 314 Hill Hall

Thursday

Lecture and Discussion: "Usability and You" by Dr. Carol Barnum

Brady Commons, Room 234 at 3:00 p.m.
Who owns product usability? You do! If you write content in any medium, if you create forms or administer them, if you write instructions or documentation, if you design software or websites or e-learning courses for internal or external u''users, then you own “product” usability.  Or, if you don’t, you should! Find out what usability is and why it should concern you at a “show-and-tell” session about usability, usability testing, and user-centered design, sponsored by the MU Information Experience Lab.  

Career Support

Interview Workshop from 4 - 5 p.m., 305 Hill Hall

Friday

Kickball Competition

Stankowski Field from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
The Education Ambassadors hosts the college’s first annual Ed Week Kickball competition. Contact Justin Roberts to get involved at 573-882-8312.

Saturday

Public Forum: "Sex and Religion: Who decides what is taught in public schools”

Conservation Auditorium from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
MU’s education student honor societies — Pi Lambda Theta and Kappa Delta Pi — and the MU College of Education are hosting a public forum to discuss how decisions are made within the state concerning school curriculum, specifically the role of religion and sex education in today’s classrooms. 

All Week

Free Popcorn and Soda & Education Merchandise Sale

Townsend Hall Lobby from 10: 00 a.m - 2 p.m
The College of Education Student Council sponsors free popcorn and soda during Ed Week in the Townsend Hall Lobby. Also, stop by to buy your education t-shirts, sweat shirts and other gear!