Undergraduate Courses:

TL 328 Survey of Children's Literature

TL 409 Reading in the Content Areas

TL 410 Teaching Reading in the Elementary School Classroom (Elementary TEAM Methods)

TL 440 Mathematics in Elementary School (Elementary TEAM Methods)

TL 443 Mathematics for Primary Grades 

Graduate Courses:

TL 524: Reading in the Content Areas

TL 536: Innovations in English Language Arts Instruction

TL 528: Children's and Young Adult Literature in the Classroom 

Dr. Brandt's research is centered on elementary teacher's nonverbal immediacy behaviors during instruction. Her goal is to lead current and preservice teachers to become more aware of their instructional and non-instructional nonverbal behaviors to positively impact student learning. Her newest research endeavors are on incorporating active learning components into her teachings for university students to experience and then use themselves as they plan lessons and activities for today's elementary and middle school students.

Spring 2020 North Dakota Council ofTeachers of Mathematics and North Dakota Science Teachers Association STEM Conference Accepted Presenter

Spring 2021 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics National Conference Presenter

Dr. Sonja's educational background includes degrees from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN (B.A. in Elementary Education with a concentration in Communication/Language Arts), St. Mary's University of Minnesota (M.A. in Education), and the University of North Dakota (Ph.D. in Teacher Education). Her varied educational experiences at these higher education institutions and working in different school districts has shaped her into the educator she is for teaching elementary students and preservice teachers alike.

Dr. Brandt has 15 years' teaching experience in preschool and elementary classrooms. She comes to UND with prior experience teaching undergraduate courses at UND as well as the University of Minnesota Crookston.