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In the News: St. Thomas Prominently Featured in USA Today Special Edition for Black History Month
Each year, USA Today publishes a special edition celebrating Black History Month. This year, with the 50th anniversary of hip-hop on the cover, the University of St. Thomas provided expert commentary for multiple stories. Executive Vice President and Provost Eddy Rojas and College of Arts and Sciences Professor Paola Ehrmantraut provided insight into the development… The post In the News: St. Thomas Prominently Featured in USA Today Special Edition for Black History Month appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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In the News: St. Thomas Partners With Saint Paul Public Schools to Create Collaborative Learning School at Maxfield Elementary
Amy Smith, PhD, interim dean for the University of St. Thomas School of Education, spoke with 5 Eyewitness News during an event to announce a new collaborative learning partnership at Maxfield Elementary in St. Paul. From the story: Minnesota’s largest private university is partnering with the state’s second-largest school district for a new approach to… The post In the News: St. Thomas Partners With Saint Paul Public Schools to Create Collaborative Learning School at Maxfield Elementary appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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St. Thomas Partners With St. Paul Public Schools to Enhance Teacher Prep
A University of St. Thomas and St. Paul Public Schools (SPPS) partnership is aiming to better prepare future teachers while bringing innovative instruction to one of the Rondo neighborhood’s longest-serving elementary schools. Maxfield Elementary School – which serves 350 pre-K-5 students – will officially become a Collaborative Learning School starting in fall 2023, university and… The post St. Thomas Partners With St. Paul Public Schools to Enhance Teacher Prep appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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Research and Opinion: Examining Biases as Educators
Dr. L. Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan (School of Education) and Adjunct Professor Martin Odima Jr. ’13 MA (Saint Paul Public Schools) have published an article in the December 2022 Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (DADD) Online Journal titled “Examining Biases as Educators.” From the article: Embedding culturally and linguistically sustaining practices in K-12 schools is dependent… The post Research and Opinion: Examining Biases as Educators appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.