Josh Behl, Denise Gorsline and Pam McGee presented on think tanks and alternative credentials at the Minnesota Summit on Learning and Technology July 31-August 1. Their first session, “Think Your Way Out of the Problem,” shared about MSUM’s Think Tank Initiative. “Design thinking is a process that unites people around collaborative learning and solves a real problem at the same […]
Steve Lindaas, Physics and Astronomy, attended the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) summer conference last week. He presented a workshop, “Demo Kit in a Box: Sound and Wave” and presided over the “Physics and Society: Climate Change” session that he had organized. Both the workshop and session were well attended and generated good discussions amongst participants. In addition to […]
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) hosted the 2019 Noyce Summit: The Role of Teacher Preparation Programs in STEM Teacher Retention in High-Need School Districts in Washington DC July 10-12. In attendance were Steve Lindaas, Physics and Astronomy, and Alison Wallace, Biosciences, co-principal investigators with Tim Harms, Mathematics, for MSUM’s Noyce […]
Erin Gillett, School of Teaching and Learning, along with colleagues Susan Ellingson and Teri Langlie, faculty in the Education Department at Concordia College, presented a session at the 2019 Literacy Conference in Moorhead on June 20. Their presentation, “What is Your Contingency Plan? Effective Scaffolding During Guided Reading,” examined how to provide targeted prompts with readers to support their use […]
Natalie Huntley, a May 2019 graduate in Elementary Inclusive Education, with additional licenses in special education and middle level math, presented a session at the Children’s Literature Association Conference in Indianapolis June 13-15. Her presentation, “Somali Representation in Children’s Literature,” is the result of her efforts to find literature that reflects the lived experiences of Somali families. Huntley was an […]