The MSUM Society of Physics Students has earned the “Outstanding Chapter” designation from the national office. This is the highest level of distinction and is only given to the top SPS chapters. This marks over a decade of receiving national recognition every year for the activities the MSUM Society of Physics Students conducts. From the Halloween Open House to the Annual SPS Demo show and numerous […]
The MSUM Department of Physics and Astronomy will have three faculty members present at the Spring MN American Association of Physics Teachers spring meeting this Saturday. Ananda Shastri will present about successfully “Adapting the single-photon interference experiment to an online lab format.” Juan Cabanela’s presentation is on “How to use an iPad as a virtual blackboard.” Steve Lindaas will be […]
Dragon staff member Karen Joan Kohoutek has published an essay titled “The Hand of the Invisible: On August Strindberg and the Weird” in the Spring 2020 issue of the journal “Wormwood.” This British publication focuses on critique of fantasy, supernatural, and decadent literature. A technician at the Livingston Lord Library, Kohoutek is also an alumni of MSUM’s MFA in Creative […]
Educational Leadership faculty Drs. Julie Swaggert, Ximena Suarez-Sousa, Boyd Bradbury, Mike Coquyt and Chris Mills submitted a survey to more than 1,000 Minnesota teachers in early April to assess a variety of areas related to moving to distance learning because of COVID-19. They answered questions about work-life balance, district support, concerns for students and families, and learning achievement. Their work […]
Keri DeSutter, School of Teaching and Learning, presented an invited talk on teacher candidate learning and practice opportunities related to the high-leverage practice of positive and constructive feedback on Tuesday, May 5. The talk, presented to CEEDAR’s High-Leverage Practice Topical Action Group, highlighted revisions to MSUM’s Elementary Inclusive Education degree that provide candidates numerous learning, practice, and demonstration opportunities related […]