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School of Education News
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Tommie High 5: Helping Students Feel Seen, Known and Valued
As director of retention and student success, Tonia Jones Peterson often works with students when academic challenges arise. Wanting to give recognition to students excelling in their classes, she created the Tommie High 5. A new part of the student alert process, the Tommie High 5 is a way for faculty to encourage students by… The post Tommie High 5: Helping Students Feel Seen, Known and Valued appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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St. Thomas Names Dr. Amy Smith New School of Education Dean
The University of St. Thomas has selected Dr. Amy Smith – a veteran educator who has helped the university drive several initiatives designed to grow Minnesota’s teacher pipeline and remove barriers to student success in the classrooms – as the next leader of its School of Education. Smith’s appointment as dean is effective immediately. She… The post St. Thomas Names Dr. Amy Smith New School of Education Dean appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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Creating Change in Education: How a Collaborative School Nurtures Success
Iyanna Rodgers-Neely has two classrooms at Maxfield Elementary in St. Paul. In one, she learns about vowel sounds. In the room right next door, she teaches those same literacy lessons to an energetic class of second graders. An elementary education major from the University of St. Thomas, Rodgers-Neely ’24 is leading a sort of double… The post Creating Change in Education: How a Collaborative School Nurtures Success appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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Children’s Book Authors to Share Journey at Hubbs Children’s Literature Conference at St. Thomas
Shayla Michelle Reaves took a chance 20 years ago and entered a written expression competition. Then a college student in the Chicago area, the now WCCO news anchor performed her original piece Echo in the Distance. Now her spoken words are written in an illustrated children’s book that she’ll discuss at the School of Education’s… The post Children’s Book Authors to Share Journey at Hubbs Children’s Literature Conference at St. Thomas appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.