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Officers for the Saint Mary’s University student chapter of ASCD

Title: Bridging the Gap: Building Connections Between Novice and Veteran Teacher Leaders Stephanie Schmidt, Regina Bettag, Alex Nuy and Katie Homan served as officers for the Saint Mary’s University student chapter of ASCD from 2016-2017. During their time as...

Toufar Shakopee TIES Exceptional Educator

Jacob Toufar has been selected as the Shakopee TIES Exceptional Educator. Jake is a student in the M.Ed. in Learning Design and Technology program. “My experience in the program at Saint Mary’s was exactly the reason I waited for a program that fit who I wanted to be...

Henton 2018 Minnesota Superintendent of the Year

Congratulations to Saint Mary’s alum Deb Henton for being selected as the 2018 Minnesota Superintendent of the Year. Deb is the superintendent of North Branch Area Public Schools (NBAPS). Dr. Henton was selected by a panel of representatives from a variety of...

Haugen and Lysne Facilitate Session at Minnesota Educator Academy

Sarah Haugen and Tracy Lysne from the M.Ed. in Teaching and Learning program at Saint Mary’s University had the pleasure of facilitating a session with a small, but mighty group at this year’s Minnesota Educator Academy. Their session entitled Equipping Educators for...

Workplace Inclusion

Teresa Taylor (Director of Culturally Responsive Teaching) and Alisa Macksey (Executive Director, First Generation Initiative) attended a panel discussion in Minneapolis on October 17 on the topic of racial strife in our country. The discussion focused on the premise,...

We Flipped for MEA

Did you spot our classic red bags at the MEA conference this year? Well, you would not be alone, as we once again handed out hundreds of our signature item. For alumni and current students that visited us we also had other fun goodies throughout the day, such as the...

Refreshing Your PLCs

Written by: Katie Hubbard, Program Director, M.A. in Literacy Education Many schools use Professional Learning Communities, PLCs, as their vehicle to talk about data, focus on student learning, and focus on results. In order for these things to successfully take...

TWIST Partnership

The Professional Development Initiatives department at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota has a successful 25-year partnership with 3M's TWIST program. TWIST stands for Teachers Working in Science & Technology. Each summer teachers from Minnesota and beyond,...

Greetings from the Schools of Education!

It’s amazing that we already find ourselves in August, and for education professionals gearing up for the launch of a school year, whether in K-12 or higher education, time and attention is consumed with planning, preparing, and organizing for engaging learning. For...

M.A. in Teaching Program

Happy birthday to our graduate teacher training program, now entering its 25th year! In a quarter of a century we have trained over 800 teachers in Minnesota. Thank you to each of our current and former learners for helping to make a dynamic alumni, changing lives and...