Planetarium director, student staff present workshop at virtual conference

Planetarium Director Dr. Sara Schultz and science education student Erick Hernandez presented a workshop at the virtual Minnesota Science Teachers Association (MnSTA) Conference on Science Education (MnCOSE). The workshop was on using informal formative assessment in terms of assessment conversations to improve interaction with students for the sake of better understanding and retention. This is the second such workshop Schultz […]

Dr. Sillerud elected MOLN treasurer

Dr. Brandi Sillerud, Associate Professor, MHA Coordinator in the School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership, has been elected as Treasurer to the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Organization of Leaders in Nursing (MOLN). MOLN is a statewide professional association that is specifically dedicated to the support and development of nursing leadership. MOLN’s membership represents the majority of healthcare organizations […]

Dolence, Rundquist have podcasting article published

Travis Dolence and Nayt Rundquist (New Rivers Press) have had an innovation grant-related article published in Academic & Student Affairs at Minnesota State (ASA) Newsletter. “Attack of the Pod People – Establishing and Maintaining a Student-Created Podcast” discusses the opportunities and challenges of establishing and maintaining a student podcast.

Dr. Stewart presents to local educators about early literacy and read alouds

On Friday, Nov. 6, Dr. Lisa Stewart, School Psychology, presented to Moorhead schools’ preschool Jumpstart, ECFE, and other teachers and staff on the topic “How to Choose your Repeated Read Aloud Book.” The teachers applied anti-bias book selection criteria, practiced selecting vocabulary including early numeracy vocab and discussed other factors related to selecting books that work well for an interactive […]