Dr. David Wolff, Assistant Professor of Elementary Inclusive Education in the School of Teaching and Learning was recently published in The Advocate, the journal for the Association of Teacher Educators-Kansas. Developing Empathetic Preservice Teachers Using Literary Fiction focuses on the use of literary fiction, with protagonists living and learning with dyslexia, to develop empathy with preservice teachers in a teacher […]
Dr. Julie Knutson, Minnesota State Moorhead health education coordinator, is reshaping the way health educators teach. Dr. Knutson and Dr. Kristen Ford from Concordia College created THE FUSED Toolbox, the first centralized website offering teaching resources for K–12 health education. THE FUSED is an ever-growing project that aims to close the gap between content knowledge and practical skill application in […]
Congratulations to Biosciences professor Dr. Brian Wisenden, who has been recognized as one of the world’s leading researchers in ecology and evolution by Research.com, a global academic platform. His ranking places him among top researchers from institutions around the world.
Dr. David Wolff, Assistant Professor of Elementary Inclusive Education in the School of Teaching and Learning presented at the annual Hormel Foundation Gifted and Talented Symposium on June 10, 11, and 12, 2025. Dr. Wolff presented two breakout sessions, each spanning three consecutive days, titled: Embracing Slow Science: Cultivating Deep Learning in Science Classrooms and From Surviving to Thriving: Addressing […]
The Lyra Trio will be performing with the Central Lakes Symphony Orchestra this Saturday, May 17 at 7 p.m. in Alexandria, MN. Trio members Jane Linde Capistran (violin), Elise Buffat Nelson (cello) and Amy Mercer (piano) will be playing the Triple Concerto by Kevin Kaska, a three-movement work composed in 2001. Mercer and Buffat Nelson are part of the music […]