MSUM education alum named 2013 North Dakota Teacher of the Year

Andrea Noonan, English Teacher Education, 2004, was named the 2013 North Dakota Teacher of the Year. By: Helmut Schmidt, INFORUM WEST FARGO – Andrea Noonan, an eighth-grade language arts teacher from Cheney Middle School, is North Dakota’s 2013 Teacher of the Year. Noonan was honored Wednesday at the middle school in a ceremony presided over by Gov. Jack Dalrymple. “This […]

Valerie Ritland participates in Multiage Study Tour to Australia

Dr. Valerie Ritland, School of Teaching and Learning, recently participated in a twelve day Multiage Study Tour to Australia. She joined 17 other educators from across the United States and Canada, along with two instructors from Northern State University, Flagstaff, Arizona. Participants visited two private schools in Sydney, Australia, and two public schools in Brisbane, Australia. The purpose of the […]

School of Teaching and Learning faculty presented at the Multiage Institute

Dr. Valerie Ritland, Dr. Mary Dosch, and Dr. Camille Brandt, all School of Teaching and Learning, presented at the Multiage Institute: Joyful Teaching–Joyful Learning on August 8 and 9 at MSUM. With strong research supporting multiage classrooms in the highest achieving nations around the world, the institute focused on creating and effectively implementing multiage classrooms in public and private schools.