Register now for our February 7, 2020 Conference!
- Early Bird Conference Registration Before January 25! Click here.
- Conference Schedule at a Glance
8:00 – 8:30 Registration and Breakfast (Pacific Room, Werner Center, Western Oregon University)
8:35 – 8:40 Welcome from Chairwoman Cheryle Kennedy, Grande Ronde Tribe
8:40 – 8:45 ORATE Award
8:45 – 9:50 Welcome and Keynote Address (Pacific Room) – Dr. Geneva Gay – Increasing Teacher Efficacy Through Cultural Responsiveness
10:00 – 10:50 Breakout Session #1
11:00 – 11:50 Breakout Session #2
12:00 – 12:30 Lunch (Pacific Room)
12:30 – 1:20 Poster Showcase (Pacific Room)
1:30 – 2:20 Breakout Session #3
2:30 – 3:20 Breakout Session #4
About ORATE
Oregon Association of Teacher Educators (ORATE) is a Northwest regional professional organization of teacher educators. We are part of the national Association of Teacher Educators (ATE), which is devoted solely to the improvement of teacher education both for school-based and post secondary teacher educators. ORATE organizes an annual conference in the Northwest of the US for teacher educators, education researchers, teacher practitioners, and college students focused on Education. We welcome innovative ideas surrounding curriculum, pedagogy, policy, and practice. We focus on issues of equity and inclusion, and we also embrace instructional technologies that promote student learning. We hope to see you at our next conference!
- Conference date: February 7, 2020
- Location: Western Oregon University – Monmouth, Oregon
- Early Bird Registration begins Dec. 2 and ends January 24.
- Regular pricing begins January 25.
- Online registration is for individual and groups begins December 2.
Keynote Speaker
We are thrilled and honored to announce Dr. Geneva Gay as our Keynote Speaker for this year’s conference. Dr. Gay is a Professor of Education at the University of Washington-Seattle and is a world-renowned researcher in multicultural education.
Request for Proposals
- Proposals are currently closed.
2020 ORATE Award
ORATE is pleased to announce its first annual ORATE Award for travel to the 100th annual Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Conference. The 2020 ORATE Award will be given to one recipient to aid with travel expenses to the national ATE conference, which will occur in Atlantic City, New Jersey from February 15 – 19, 2020.
- The ORATE Award recipient will be announced at the 2020 conference.