SUE L. BRUNSBERG
Instructor
Education
Specialty:
Elementary Education Methods K-8 (Technology Science, Instructor
Classroom Management, Kindergarten)
Research:
• “Guided Reading vs. Round Robin Reading and the Effect
on a Child’s Self Esteem.”
Interests:
Technology, multiple intelligences and early childhood
development
Education:
B.S., Bethel College, St. Paul, Minn.
M.S., Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minn.
Contact: brunsberg@cord.edu,
(218) 299-3857
JIM ELLINGSON
Assistant Professor
Education
Specialty:
• Assessment, served four years on the
Assistant Professor National Assessment Governing Board
Education (NAEP) and three years on the assessment
framework for NAEP mathematics 2004
• Mathematics methods of teaching K-8
Research:
• “Genealogy Research of the Ellingson Family”
(2003) publication
Interests:
Experiential education methods, performance and other assessment
types in education, educational standards
Education:
B.S., M.S., Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Moorhead, Minn.
Contact: ( 218) 233-9192 home,
jellings@cord.edu
SUE ELLINGSON
Associate Professor
Education
Specialty:
Communication arts
Art education
Research:
• Published and made several presentations on a collection
of children’s drawings from Namibia
Education:
B.A., Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn.
M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Contact: ellingso@cord.edu,
(218) 299-3634
MARILYN J. GUY
Professor/Chair
Division Chair,
Social Sciences
and Professional Disciplines
Education
Specialty:
Special education
Reading at the secondary level
Issues and trends in education
Research on the development of boys and their success in school
Research:
• Numerous presentations each year on issues in education
and in-service presentations to teachers on reading
Interests:
Served as president of AACTE, heavily involved
in NCATE, TEAC, and HLC accreditation associations
Education:
B.S. Education, Ed.D., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks,
N.D.
Contact: guy@cord.edu,(218)
299-3910 office
TERRIJANN MULLERDAHLBERG
Assistant Professor
Education
Specialty:
Science and Math Education
Early Childhood and Elementary Foreign Language Teaching
Multicultural Education
Research:
• Founder and Director of the Red River Valley Academy,
an early childhood center and elementary school for grades 1-5
• Thematic Teaching in Story Form
Interests:
Foreign Language Teaching in Early Childhood and Elementary Schools,
Teaching in Story Form
Education:
B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio
M.A., Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Texas
Ph.D., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
Contact: (218) 299-3910 office, (218)
287-0415 The Red River Valley Academy, tmuller@cord.edu
NOELL REINHILLER
Assistant Professor
Education
Specialty:
Education of the exceptional child--special education
Collaborative practices with educational systems
Foundations of education
Methods of education at the middle and secondary level
Instructional adaptations for students with unique learning needs
Research:
• Published in the areas of collaboration between special
educators and general educators
• Consultative skills
• Behavior management
Education:
B.S., Dickinson State University, Dickinson, N.D.
M.S., Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Moorhead, Minn.
Ph.D., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.
Contact: reinhill@cord.edu
KARLA SMART
Associate Professor
Education
Specialty:
Secondary foundations and methods
English methods
Young adult literature
Student-teacher supervision
Research
PUBLICATIONS:
• Jones, S.P., & Smart, K. J. (2001). “Pruning the
tree called “standards”: The problem with scoring guides.”
In T. Deering (Ed.), Issues in Teacher Education. Dubuque: Iowa:
Kendall/Hunt Publishers.
ARTICLES
• Smart, K. (2003) “Children mathematicians: Observations
of children, teachers and math.” Written for the Sheldon Public
Schools, Sheldon, ND; part of accreditation report to the North
Dakota Department of Education. Available from Karla Smart or Susan
Dopp, Sheldon Public Schools.
BOOK REVIEW
• Smart, K.J. (2004) “The Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo.”
by Paula Huntley (2003), New York: Jeremy P, Tarcher/Putnam. “Tennessee
English Journal,” October, 2004.
ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
• “Working Together to Find Meaning: Descriptive Review
Study Group.” with Susan Ellingson, Sara Triggs, Karen Danbom,
Roberta Sherve, and Susan Dopp. National Association for Education
of Young Children, Chicago, Ill., November 5, 2003.
EXHIBITS AND BOOK ARTS
• Sands, A. & Smart, K. (Sands/artist; Smart/poet) (2002).
“Scoria Veins.” 6-layer photolithography in an edition
of 30.
Interests:
Adolescent development and literacy issues, connected to democracy,
through education. metaphors for teaching; developing world issues
related to education, particularly the education of women and children;
film and film history. Autobiography and biography; poetry; qualitative
observational writings in educational settings.
Education:
B.A., Dickinson State University, Dickinson, N.D.
M.S., Ph.D., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.
Contact: smart@cord.edu
SARA TRIGGS
Assistant Professor
Education
Specialty:
Foundations of education
Elementary education
Reading in the content area
Education:
B.A., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.
B.S., Mayville State University, Mayville, N.D.
M.A., University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minn.
Ph.D., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.
Contact: (218) 299-4445, triggs@cord.edu
BARB WITTEMAN
Associate Professor
Education
Specialty:
Social studies education
Writing non-fiction books
International education
Research:
• 8 children’s books
• “Prairie in Her Heart” (North Dakota Pioneer
women)
• Women’s stories from the Great Depression
Interests: North Dakota history
Education:
B.S., Minot State University, Minot, N.D.
M.S., Ph.D., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Contact: (701) 298-3216, witteman@cord.edu
MICHAEL D. WOHLFEIL
Professor and Chair
Education
Specialty:
Rural Music Education
International Education
Technology in Education
Research:
PRESENTATIONS
• “Overseas student teaching: How international field
experiences can bring new worlds of sounds to primary and secondary
classrooms.” International Society for Music Education. Santa
Cruz, Tenerife, Spain. (2004)
• “Ideas worth importing: Lessons from northern European
schools.” Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
San Antonio, TX. (2002)
• “Education in a market economy: Who wins? Who Loses?”
2001 Faith, Reason, and World Affairs Symposium. Moral Formation:
Where Commerce Ends and Character Begins. Moorhead, MN. (2001)
• “Strategies for empowering students to take responsibility
for their learning.” The Collaboration for the Advancement
of College Teaching & Learning. St. Paul, MN. (2001)
• “Attaining a Global Perspective: A Case Study.”
Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education,
Chicago. (2001)
Interests:
Assessment, accreditation, educational choice
Education:
B.S, M.Ed., Ed.D. University of North Dakota,
Grand Forks, N.D.
Contact: (218) 299-4510 office, wohlfeil@cord.edu
