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St. Thomas Receives $1.1M in Funding to Support Educating Diverse K-12 STEM Teachers
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith of Minnesota, as well as Congresswoman Betty McCollum from the state’s Fourth District, announced in June that they helped secure more than $1.1 million in federal funding for the School of Education and Dougherty Family College at the University of St. Thomas and the South St. Paul School… The post St. Thomas Receives $1.1M in Funding to Support Educating Diverse K-12 STEM Teachers appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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Professor Emerita Edited Book Written by St. Thomas Faculty and Alumni
Dr. Sarah Noonan, professor emerita from the University of St. Thomas School of Education, edited the book Pedagogies for Diverse Learners: Tools for Discovery and Development, published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. The book, written entirely by University of St. Thomas faculty and alumni, provides profiles of diverse learners and the specific learning and teaching… The post Professor Emerita Edited Book Written by St. Thomas Faculty and Alumni appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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Innovation Fellows Study Feasibility of Leadership Minor
It is an important part of the educational process for university students to be able to leverage their leadership skills in a variety of “real-world” professional contexts, but students don’t always see themselves as capable leaders in their fields. At the University of St. Thomas, our team is developing an interdisciplinary leadership minor program that… The post Innovation Fellows Study Feasibility of Leadership Minor appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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Education Professor Gives Talks; Signs Books at AERA Conference
Dr. Chelda Smith Kondo chaired and facilitated five talks at the American Educational Research Association annual conference in Philadelphia in April. There, the associate professor of education at the University of St. Thomas also held the first book signing for her book Pedagogy of Humanization: Preparing Teachers for Culturally Sustaining Classrooms. The book was released… The post Education Professor Gives Talks; Signs Books at AERA Conference appeared first on Newsroom | University of St. Thomas.
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