Dr. Hest presented as part of a panel titled, “Pedagogical Changes to Meet Institutional and Student Needs.” The 2024 conference theme was “We all do better when we all do better” (Paul Wellstone). This year we explored ways for those involved in Communication Arts and Literature education as well as Speech, Debate, and Theater activities to embrace (and enact) change […]
Professor Steve Lindaas, Dept of Physics and Astronomy, and Isaac Skalsky, MSUM alum, gave an invited talk at the Physic Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC) and American Association of Physics Teachers(AAPT) joint summer conference. Their talk “Supporting Teachers to Work in High Needs Communities” highlighted methods to create communities of teachers. Belonging to a support community positively impacts teacher persistence and […]
Support the hard work of the students presenting at this year’s conference. A livestream of select presentations is now available.
The Farm Foundation recently recognized Rebecca Weir, MSUM Economics alumna, as one of its 2024 Agricultural Scholars. Twenty Agricultural Scholars were selected from graduate programs across the U.S. based on their potential to be emerging leaders in the fields of agricultural policy, commodity market analysis, agricultural finance, and applied economics. The Agricultural Scholars will participate in travel-study opportunities and engage […]
MSUM Biosciences undergraduates Kathryn Hanson and Amber Sullivan, and Oceanarium Facility Coordinator Phil Larson hosted three sessions of Junior Aquarists Camp for Kids (JACK) to youth aged 9-14 at the College for Kids program this summer, organized by Sean Brandenburg. In JACK, they taught the principles of Ocean Literacy and then assessed the learning outcomes from program participants. These results […]