Office: 150 Dowell Annex
Phone: 218-281-8185
Email: slimthom@umn.edu

Research Interests

• Family Involvement in Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
  • Learning Environment for Infants and Toddlers
  • Integration of Technology in teaching and student learning (P-6)
• Student Teaching/Student Teachers

Awards and Honors:

• University of Minnesota Morse-Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching and Outstanding Contribution to Undergraduate Education, 2011
• UMC Distinguished Teaching Award, 2004
• Alpha Lambda Delta, 1975
• Phi Delta Kappa, 1995

Educational Background:

• Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D.

Early Childhood Education
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