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 […]

MSUM, NDSU co-hosting virtual microbiology conference

Friday, Sept. 25 | 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. This year, faculty at North Dakota State University (NDSU) and Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) are co-hosting the 80th Annual meeting of American Society for Microbiology’s North Central Branch. The conference will be held, virtually, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. The branch will […]

Schultz earns doctoral degree, presents at virtual conferences this summer

Planetarium Director, Sara Schultz, completed her doctoral degree this summer from the University of Wyoming. Her degree is in Curriculum & Instruction with a focus on Science Education, in particular, using the planetarium as a teaching tool. Her doctoral research investigated the nature of formative assessment in the form of assessment conversations (i.e. strategic questioning) present in planetarium presentations across […]

Digital Accessibility Awareness & Skill Development Series

The Digital Accessibility Awareness & Skill Development Series is open at no cost to all Minnesota State employees across the system. By learning tools and watching what others have done, faculty and staff can gain the confidence that their course or business work is creating usable materials, able to be accessed by all. The series will offer the following opportunities: […]