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Categories: Awards, Events, Human Interest, News, Research
Pictured: a teacher at Lake Agassiz Elementary in her classroom. Credit: UND. UND has offered degrees in teacher education since its founding in 1883 – meaning we’ve been producing and supporting teachers in North Dakota before North Dakota was even a state! (That came six years later.) The point is that we love teachers […]
Teachers, educational researchers, and two retired professors. A principal and an assistant superintendent. A director and a COO in STEM. A nurse. A poet. A former SPED and PE instructor. A Fulbright scholar and a former North Dakota state senator. What do these accomplished individuals have in common? They are all esteemed alumni who are […]
Categories: Human Interest
As we approach the end of 2024 and wrap up the fall semester, it’s easy to become stressed and sleep-deprived preparing for final exams and getting ready for the holidays. That’s why it’s so important to exercise self-care by protecting your physical and mental health. “Good mental health is all about balancing effort,” said Michael […]
SEA OTRR event drew future education majors to UND’s campus Teacher education and education careers were front and center at this fall’s See Education in Action for Outreach in Teacher Recruitment and Retention (SEA OTRR) event on October 9. The event drew over 100 high school students from within a 90-mile radius of Grand […]
Categories: News
If you were away from UND and CEHD for the summer, you may not have realized that CEHD has a new dean. Dr. Shelbie Witte, a native of Stillwater, Oklahoma, assumed the deanship of the college on July 1 of this year. The Grand Forks Herald stopped by the college and interviewed her for a […]
Categories: Events, News, Research, Student Recognition
Dr. Alan Bruce, CEO & Director of Universal Learning Systems, speaks at UND’s inaugural Disability Awareness Day. Photo by Kenya Zarns. On Monday, March 18, 2024, UND hosted its first-ever Disability Awareness Day at the Memorial Union. The event was the brainchild of Dr. Lee Ann Williams, program director of Inclusive Rehabilitation Sciences […]
November was surprisingly busy for students and faculty alike. Check out CEHD’s Month In Review. Nov. 30: Dr. Ryan Summers and CEHD future educators used liquid nitrogen to offer stone-cold instruction to middle schoolers From banana splits (flash frozen) to splitting atoms Nov. 30: UND Today’s story about online student Muhammad Nasir put […]
Last September, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum created the Task Force for Teacher Retention and Recruitment to address the critical and ongoing teacher shortage in the state. On Tuesday, Oct. 31, Burgum released the names of the 15 appointees who will represent the education community in this initiative. The only appointee from an institute […]
Room 5 in the Education Building was packed Tuesday night with future educators and other UND students who were there for…trauma. UND Teacher Education worked with the National Center for Safe Supportive Schools (NCS3) to present “Trauma-Informed Practices”, an enlightening and interactive presentation that challenged how attendees understood and perceived trauma. Dr. Tali Raviv, a […]
CEHD was proudly represented at the 2023 UND Faculty Investiture Ceremony & Celebration. The event, which honors faculty who have been awarded endowed positions, took place at the Gorecki Alumni Center. Speakers DeAnna Carlson Zink, ’86, CEO of the UND Alumni Association and Foundation, hosted the program in lieu of President Andy Armacost, who was […]