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.
Fall 2026
All seminar meetings will be in 117 Satterlee Hall (Board Room) and virtually from Noon to 1 p.m. For more information regarding virtual attendance, please contact Billijean J. Elliott at plantybj@potsdam.edu.
- September 9, 2026
Laura L Griffin, Pooja Saxena, and Sarah Solley (Department of Teacher Education)
Topic: Pre-service Teacher Perceptions of Conceptual Reasoning in Elementary Mathematics: A Discourse Analysis
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- September 23, 2026
Gabriela Mocanu, Mackenzie Howard, Tiffany Thompson, Ereen Guanlao (Department of Teacher Education)
Topic: Unmasking the Script: Voices of Preservice Teachers Navigating Mandated Instruction
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- October 21, 2026
Sergei Abramovich (Department of Teacher Education)
Topic: On the Importance of Correct Answers in Fostering Accuracy in Making Claims
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- October 28, 2026
Holly E Marcolina (Department of Teacher Education)
Topic: Extracurriculars Aren’t Extra: Reimagining Rural Teacher Preparation
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Spring 2026
All seminar meetings will be at the Literacy Center Balcony and/or virtually via Teams from Noon to 1 p.m. For more information regarding virtual attendance, please contact Billijean J. Elliott at plantybj@potsdam.edu.
- January 28, 2026 (Literacy Center Balcony)
James M Cruikshank (School of Education and Professional Studies)
Topic: Leading from where you stand & the voices that shaped me.
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- February 11, 2026 (Literacy Center Balcony)
Laura Brown (Department of Teacher Education)
Topic: Estimated Arrival Time? No Idea: John Green and Life’s Long, Weird Detours
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- February 25, 2026 (Literacy Center Balcony)
Cary Boles (Sheard Literacy Center, Director, SOE&PS, SUNY Potsdam)
Karen Caldwell (Department of Advanced Studies in Education, SOE&PS, SUNY Potsdam)
Lynn Gaffney (Assistant Superintendent for Instruction,Watertown School District)
Johnathan Hirschey (St Lawrence-Lewis BOCES, Director of Instructional Resources)
Natalie Hurley (Instructional Technology Specialist, NYS Master Teacher (Math), Indian River School District)
Topic: A science of learning initiative – early, exploratory efforts and applications.
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- April 15, 2026 (Literacy Center Balcony)
Savita Hanspal (Department of Business Administration)
Topic: Teaching with simulations.
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