EMAE Teacher Appreciation Night

Teacher Appreciation Night will be held February 28 at 7:30 p.m. the the CMU room 205 Help EMAE (Education Minnesota Aspiring Educators) in appreciating all past and present teachers. This event is so you can make a card or something you may think a teacher you have or have had will enjoy to show you appreciate them!

Dr. Dawnita Gallo published in highly respected journal

Dr. Dawnita Gallo, Early Childhood Education faculty member in the School of Teaching and Learning, has an article in the most recent issue of the International Journal of the Whole Child. This article synthesizes research-based information about the importance and use of guided play with young children. Dr. Gallo’s article “Post-Pandemic Teaching in the Early Childhood Classroom: Supporting Children’s Social […]

Dr. Erin Gillett presents webinar

Dr. Erin Gillett, School of Teaching and Learning, collaborated with Dr. Abbey Payeur, Bethel University, to develop and present a webinar designed for MN school principals. This effort was sponsored by the Minnesota Principals Academy at the University of Minnesota and HELP, the Higher Education Literacy Partnership of Minnesota. The webinar, What are Preservice Teachers Taught About Reading? is part […]

Early Childhood Education Faculty Visit Transfer Pathway Students

Drs. Dawnita Gallo, Erin Gillett, and Sungok Reina Park recently visited Early Childhood Education students at the MState Detroit Lakes campus. The Early Childhood program director, Sue Teneyck-Stafki, invited us in order to promote the Transfer Pathway opportunity between the programs.  We visited with students, answered their questions, and promoted the opportunity to complete their four-year Early Childhood Education degree […]