Award-Winning Teachers Start at Moorhead

Moorhead has been developing outstanding educators for over a century and the results speak for themselves. Graduates are earning statewide recognition for their excellence, innovation, and impact in classrooms across Minnesota and beyond. What makes the difference? Real classroom experience from day one. Students spend over 200 hours working directly in schools, applying theory and discovering their own teaching style. […]

MSUM students team up with Moorhead schools to boost early literacy

A new literacy program in Moorhead is pairing MSUM students with elementary classrooms to help K–3 learners improve reading skills. By Michael McGurranWDAY/Inforum MOORHEAD — College students are getting hands-on classroom experience while helping some of Moorhead’s youngest learners strengthen their reading skills through a new pilot literacy program that’s already showing promise. Inside classrooms at SG Reinertson and Dorothy Dodds […]

Education alumna keeps children safe

Far too many children experience abuse before they reach adulthood. Lindsey Burkhardt ’09 refuses to let that reality go unchallenged. Powered by the confidence, critical thinking, and advocacy skills she gained in Moorhead’s early education program, Lindsey has built a career transforming how communities prevent child abuse. She trains organizations and speaks at statewide conferences, equipping people with the tools […]

Nibbe gift allows undergraduate travel to literacy conference

Four Moorhead education students recently attended The Reading League Annual Conference, Oct. 8-10 in Chicago. This opportunity was made possible thanks to the Nibbe Family Foundation’s recent gift to the university’s School of Teaching and Learning. One earmark of the $5.5 million donation is creating more opportunities for students to attend professional conferences. Attending this conference were Averie Burmeister, Sierra […]