Faculty, staff, and students are invited to a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Informational on Tuesday, January 21, at 6 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy Room (room 426). The MAT is an intensive program designed to prepare individuals with baccalaureate degrees for teaching in K-12 schools. MAT graduates earn a masters degree and are eligible for Oregon initial licensure at two contiguous levels of authorization: early childhood, elementary, middle and/or high school. To attend, please RSVP to the School of Education at 7135.
School of Education
MAT Informational, Jan. 21
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Informational on Tuesday, January 21, at 6 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy Room (room 426). The MAT is an intensive program designed to prepare individuals with baccalaureate degrees for teaching in K-12 schools. MAT graduates earn a masters degree and are eligible for Oregon initial licensure at two contiguous levels of authorization: early childhood, elementary, middle and/or high school. To attend, please RSVP to the School of Education at 7135.
MAT Informational Meeting, Dec. 9
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) informational on Monday, December 9, at 6 p.m., in Franz Hall Murphy Conference Room (room 426). The MAT is an intensive program designed to prepare individuals with baccalaureate degrees for teaching in K-12 schools. MAT graduates earn a masters degree and are eligible for Oregon initial licensure at two contiguous levels of authorization: early childhood, elementary, middle and/or high school. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to the School of Education at 7135.
MAT Informational Meeting
Faculty, staff and students are invited to a master of arts in teaching (MAT) informational on Monday, October 28, at 6 p.m., in the Franz Hall Murphy conference room. The MAT is an intensive program designed to prepare individuals with baccalaureate degrees for teaching in K-12 schools. Graduates earn a masters degree and are eligible for Oregon initial licensure at two contiguous levels of authorization: early childhood, elementary, middle and/or high school. To attend, RSVP to the School of Education at 7135.
W. James Popham Lecture, Oct. 24
W. James Popham, one of the nation’s foremost authorities on educational assessment, teaching, and leading, will be the guest of the School of Education when he comes to campus for the Educational Leadership Network Symposium on Thursday, October 24. Popham will be sharing key recommendations for quality teacher evaluation programs and practices, important cautions, and how his insight relates to effectively implementing SB 290, a law passed in 2011 by the Oregon legislature. SB 290 is meant to strengthening expectations for educator evaluations and professional growth. His lecture, from 5 to 6 p.m., in Buckley Center auditorium, is free and open to all faculty and staff.
Popham is the author of more than 20 books and 300 articles and papers, including his new book Evaluating America’s Teachers: Mission Possible? The symposium is free to the educational community. Registration for the symposium can be done at http://tinyurl.com/k6mkpo3. For questions, e-mail Peter Hamilton, education, at hamiltop@up.edu, or call the School of Education at 7135.
MAT Informational Meeting
Faculty, staff and students are invited to a master of arts in teaching (MAT) informational on Monday, October 7, at 6 p.m., in the Franz Hall Murphy conference room. The MAT is an intensive program designed to prepare individuals with baccalaureate degrees for teaching in K-12 schools. Graduates earn a masters degree and are eligible for Oregon initial licensure at two contiguous levels of authorization: early childhood, elementary, middle and/or high school. To attend, RSVP to the School of Education at 7135.
$100,000 RISE Campaign Gift
The development office has announced a $100,000 RISE Campaign gift from Debra A. and John D. Burns to establish the Dolores Casciato Lomax Endowed Scholarship, which will honor Debra’s mother, who passed away in 2012. The scholarship is for full-time students who are enrolled in the School of Education and demonstrate financial need. Dolores “Dolly” Casciato (pictured) was born in 1934 to one of Portland’s pioneer Italian families, and attended the University of Portland before marrying Gary Lomax upon his return from the Korean War.
The gift is part of the University’s RISE Campaign, which was announced in December 2010 and seeks to raise $175 million by 2014. The RISE Campaign, which has raised more than $162 million to date, is one of the largest development campaigns ever for a Pacific Northwest private college or university. For more information contact development at 7395.
Teaching Mindfully Conference
Bestselling author John Medina will kick off a day of presentations about learning when he delivers the keynote address for “Teaching Mindfully: The Role the Brain Plays in Learning,” a conference cosponsored by the School of Education, Jesuit High School, and the Manresa Center for Professional Development, on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Jesuit High School (9000 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, Portland). Medina, who wrote the New York Times bestseller Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, will present “Brain Rules for the Classroom.” Additional breakout sessions include “Visual Thinking: A Neuroeducation Application,” by Ellyn Arwood, education, and more.
Register online at www.jesuitportland.org/manresa as soon as possible. Conference attendance is $100; UP alumni receive a 50 percent discount; parents of Jesuit High School students can register for the Medina keynote speech from 9-10:30 a.m. for $50. For more information contact the Manresa Center at 503-292-2663.
MAT Informational, September 16
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) informational on Monday, September 16, 2013 at 6 p.m., in Franz Hall’s Murphy Room (room 426). The MAT is an intensive program designed to prepare individuals with baccalaureate degrees for teaching in K-12 schools. Graduates earn a masters degree and are eligible for Oregon initial licensure at two contiguous levels of authorization: early childhood, elementary, middle and/or high school. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to the School of Education at 7135.
$1.5 Million RISE Education Grant
The Portland-based Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) and the University of Portland have announced a grant of $1.5 million by NWEA to the School of Education to establish the Multnomah County Partnership on Education Research. The partnership will support research that informs educators and policy makers on issues related to best practices that enhance student learning and improve teacher practice.
The partnership will engage with local school systems in research projects to support research-based and data driven decision making on their implemented models of educational change. The partnership will bring together local schools, NWEA researchers, and University of Portland education faculty and doctoral students to conduct research in the areas of educational outcomes and best practices. The grant will support these efforts with $250,000 per year for six years, for a total of $1.5 million. The partnership has the following goals:
- Enhancing student learning for the nearly 84,000 students enrolled in Multnomah county public, private and parochial schools;
- Establishing the University of Portland School of Education at the forefront of education research;
- Securing Portland’s identity as a center of excellence in educational research.
The University of Portland’s School of Education, which celebrated its 50th anniversary with a gala reception and dinner on June 27, has graduated more than 7,500 teachers since 1962. Education students annually serve more than 140,000 hours in schools in the local community.
The NWEA grant is part of the University’s RISE Campaign, which was announced in December 2010 and seeks to raise $175 million by 2014. The RISE Campaign, which has raised more than $161 million to date, is one of the largest development campaigns ever for a Pacific Northwest private college or university. For more information contact the development office at 7395.