UMD Department of Education

UMD’s Black Student Association invites you to their annual Soul Food Dinner event on Saturday February 15th! Doors will open at 4:30 pm in UMD’s Kirby Ballroom. This is an opportunity to celebrate and appreciate the accomplishments of the Black Community as we honor Black History Month in February.

Students will be selling tickets for $10 per student and $15 for the community in Kirby today until 3pm. The sales will continue the next Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10am-3pm!

"All women's sports. All the time." That's the tagline of a bar created by Jillian Hiscock, an alum of our Master of Education program! https://news.d.umn.edu/articles/jillian-hiscock-bar-their-own-2024

We'd like to congratulate the 5 Master of Education students completing their degrees and graduating in Fall 2023!

Congratulations to:
Nathan B.
Madison G.
Jim L.
Joel E.
Matthew S.

Every semester the Department of Education hosts the Community Advisory Council for Teacher Education, or CACTE. This is made up of cooperating teachers and other area educators who join us to give feedback about our programs that helps us continually improve.

We'd like to offer our deep gratitude to those who took time out of their week to participate with us last week, November 28th. We had 14 area educators, along with our dedicated program faculty and staff. The feedback and conversations we had will help us improve moving forward, and we look forward to more conversations in the spring!

Caitlin does a great job with EMAE!

Meet Caitlin Efta, a senior who is majoring in Integrated Elementary and Special Education and is also the president of Education Minnesota Aspiring Educators UMD!

Her most meaningful experience at UMD?
“The most meaningful experience I have had throughout my years of college is when I joined the Aspiring Educators organization on campus. When I did this I gained many opportunities that I was unable to be a part of before.”

Her favorite thing about her program?
“I love how inclusive and connected the students within the major are to each other. I have never seen so much collaboration between a group of people!”

Caitlin's full Q&A is on our website: https://cehsp.d.umn.edu/articles/caitlin-efta

UMD Department of Education

Found in the education building: a gaggle of tiny ducks. If you are missing them, they can be picked up in the education office. 😄

It’s an honor to be a UMD designated school partner as we collaborate and mentor future teachers. Today we teamed up to highlight and celebrate our UMD field placement students, mentor teachers and school community.

A shoutout to teachers of the past, present and future, thank you for your dedication to the field of education, our schools and the whole child.

“If you care about someone, and you got a little love in your heart, there ain’t nothing you can’t get through together.” -Ted Lasso

Dr. Jennifer Frisch's course, IESE (Integrated Elementary and Special Education) 4346: Teaching Science and Environmental Education 2, did some hands-on work.

Teacher candidates are learning about engineering design processes by trying out ways to design a device (windmills in this case) that converts wind energy into mechanical energy, supporting a MN 5th grade physical science benchmark.

Halloween in the Department of Education! Sometimes you just need to wear a fun outfit.

Duluth Public Schools, ISD 709, is holding a referendum on the ballot in November. The two questions address a variety of needs, including staffing for support positions like counselors and social workers, a revamp of high school curriculum, and dedicated funds for technology investments.

You can learn more about the referendum at: futureforward709.org

Future Forward - Duluth Public Schools Referendum Finding solutions to help every student succeed At Duluth Public Schools, we strive to give students the personalized support and resources they need to grow and excel. Mental health and academic support, a diverse range of class options and access to state-of-the-art learning technology are critica...

Register for Educator Day in Duluth on October 6 at the Duluth Entertainment Event Center in Duluth.

Sessions range from classroom examples to specific “how to" training and inspiration for using digital maps in education! It is a free day of professional development for K-12 educators, administrators, and staff organized by the Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium as part of our annual conference.

Educator Day 2023 will be our 9th year hosting GIS and spatial learning workshops for educators! It is a day of professional development for K-12 educators, administrators, and tech staff to learn how to enhance spatial learning by applying interactive digital mapping technology (GIS) in the classroom.

The day will start with a keynote by Jaraux Washington at 8:30 AM. Sessions will go until 3:00 PM. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.