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Connecting Bemidji State University’s Students, and Their Students, With Diverse Texts

Bemidji State University

Background 

Tools are needed to prepare the next generation of teachers to meet the needs of diverse classrooms, and Bemidji State University is expanding the toolkit through the inclusion of diverse texts in their library. These new and diverse texts are supporting BSU’s teacher candidates’ development as culturally responsive educators, while also increasing the engagement, personal connections, and motivation of the rural K-12 students whom they support.

Type of Grant Received through Minnesota State Innovation Funding 

Small Seed Grant – $3,912

Contact

Kathrina O'Connell

Minnesota State faculty, staff, and administrators interested in applying for an innovation funding grant can visit the Innovation Funding SharePoint (log in using StarID@MinnState.edu) to find more information and applications.