A Faculty Seminar
The Disciplined Inquiry in Education Seminar is sponsored by SUNY Potsdam's School of Education and Professional Studies. Since its inception in 2007, the School has hosted about 170 presentations as part of the series. All events are free and open to the public.
Spring 2025
All seminar meetings will be at the Literacy Center Balcony and/or virtually from noon to 1 p.m. For more information regarding virtual attendance, please contact Billijean J. Elliott.
- January 29, 2025 (Literacy Center Balcony)
Laura A Brown (Department of Teacher Education)
Topic: Grading reimagined: How an alternative approach could help both instructors and students find meaning and purpose in assessment.
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- February 19, 2025 (Literacy Center Balcony)
Laura J Perry and Karen E Caldwell (Department of Business Administration)
Topic: Solving the accessibility problem before we create it: Embedding accessible, inclusive design competencies into curricula.
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- March 19, 2025 (Literacy Center Balcony)
Sarah A Solley (Department of Teacher Education)
Topic: Trauma informed pedagogy or practice: What does this mean and how does it connect to social justice pedagogy?
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- April 2, 2025 (Literacy Center Balcony)
Sara Cantwell (Department of English, Center for School Partnership and Teacher Certification)
Topic: The game master’s classroom: Teaching tips from tabletop roleplay adventuring.
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- April 30, 2024 (Literacy Center Balcony)
Laura L Griffin and Sergei Abramovich (Department of Teacher Education)
Topic: Cookies on plates II: Seeing patterns in images by 3-rd graders at PCS.
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Fall 2024
All seminar meetings will be at the Literacy Center Balcony and/or virtually from noon to 1 p.m. For more information regarding virtual attendance, please contact Billijean J. Elliott.
- September 4, 2024
Anthony Betrus (Department of Business Administration)
Topic: There and Back Again: A Betrus Tale.
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- September 18, 2024
Amanda L. LeDesma (Department of Business Administration)
Topic: Exploring the Nonprofit Landscape.
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- October 2, 2024
Phillip J. White (Department of Air, Space, and Cyberspace Studies, Clarkson University)
Topic: “That’s an Order!” Developing and Evaluating Leadership Traits in Future Military Leaders.
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- October 30, 2024
Sharon Vegh Williams (North Country Children’s Museum)
Topic: Collaborating with Partner Institutions Abroad as a Fulbright Specialist.
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- November 13, 2024
Lev Vlasenko (Department of Business Administration)
Topic: Costs of Babylon: Languages, Trade, and Education.
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Spring 2024
- January 31, 2024 (Literacy Center Balcony)
K. Chad Graham (Department of Teacher Education)
Topic: Read alouds can help! Using a third-space approach to model best practices and develop professional relationships.
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- February 14, 2024 (Virtual presentation)
Gabriela Mocanu (Department of Teacher Education)
Topic: An investigation into the professional identity development of teachers in international schools.
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- March 6, 2024 (Literacy Center Balcony)
Karen E Caldwell (Department of Business Administration) and Laura J Perry (Department of Business Administration/Clarkson University)
Topic: Embedding accessibility and inclusion mindsets and processes into curricula
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- March 20, 2024 (Virtual presentation)
Arpit Bawa (Department of Business Administration)
Topic: Tabletop role playing games
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- April 17, 2024 (Literacy Center Balcony)
Laura L Griffin and Sergei Abramovich (Department of Teacher Education)
Topic: Promoting conceptual understanding in elementary mathematics through tactile problem solving.
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Fall 2023
- September 13, 2023
Chris J. Anderson (Center for School Partnership and Teacher Certification)
Topic: How Does Emotional Intelligence and an ICORT Mindset Impact Implementation of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives?
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- September 27, 2023
Markie Hooper (Center for Creative Instruction)
Topic: Tech Coach Takeaways
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- October 18, 2023
K. Chad Graham (Department of Teacher Education & Center for School Partnerships & Teacher Certification), Julie L. Johnson (Center for School Partnerships & Teacher Certification), Sarah A. Solley (Department of Teacher Education)
Topic: Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions: How Educator Preparation Programs can Support Teacher Candidate Development
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- November 1, 2023
Savita Hanspal (Department of Business Administration)
Topic: Consumer Rights in the Era of Technology And Artificial Intelligence
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- November 15, 2023
Samuel J. Santich (Department of Public Health & Human Performance)
Topic: Student Experience on a 3 night, 4 day Backpacking Trip
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