The University’s annual Reading Fair will take place on Sunday, February 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Chiles Center. “Exploring the World through Reading and STEM” will be a reading fair and family STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) day hosted by Kappa Delta Pi and the UP STEM Education and Outreach […]
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PACE Program Accepting Applications for 21st Cohort
The Pacific Alliance for Catholic Education (PACE), administered by the School of Education, is accepting applications for its 21st cohort. PACE is a post-graduate teacher education program where candidates earn tuition-free graduate degrees in education while they serve as teachers in Catholic schools. Over the course of three summers and two academic years, PACE teachers strengthen Catholic education while developing and […]
School of Education Earns National Carnegie Designation, Research Partnership
The School of Education’s doctor of education in leading and learning (EdD) program has earned two national honors for its innovative programming and research partnerships, including a Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) designation and a national Research Partnership affiliation. The Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate recently announced the selection of the School […]
Summer Learning Program: Sign Up Now
Each year, the School of Education sponsors a tutoring program for later elementary, middle, and high school students in the summer. The program is held on campus and this year it will run Monday-Thursday, July 5-August 3, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Students entering grades 4-11 in 2017-18 will work with tutors who are School of Education […]
Spread the Word to Students, Please
In 2015, the School of Education launched the Open School Master of Arts in Teaching (OMAT) Residency Program at Open School East. Open School East is a 7th-12th grade college preparatory and leadership alternative school in east Multnomah County. The OMAT program prioritizes the recruitment and development of aspiring teachers of color to better represent […]
New PACE Director: Steven Wojcikiewicz
The School of Education has announced the new director of the Pacific Alliance for Catholic Education (PACE). Steven Wojcikiewicz will begin his official duties on Wednesday, February 1, directing a number of strategic partnerships with Catholic P-12 schools and dioceses in the Pacific Northwest, Northern California, and Hawaii. Wojcikiewicz brings deep experience as an educator and […]
Teacher Leadership Network Panel Discussion, Dec. 7
The School of Education Teacher Leadership Network will present a panel discussion, “Inclusion with a Focus on High Performing Students,” on Wednesday, December 7, 6:30 to 8 p.m., in the Chiles Center Hall of Fame Room. Panelists will discuss how to identify, include, and challenge high performing students in classrooms at the elementary and secondary […]
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) Dissertation Defenses: All Welcome
The School of Education cordially invites UP faculty and staff to attend the following Ed.D. dissertation defenses: Monday, 12/5, 1-2:30 p.m., Franz Hall Murphy Conference Room: Pat Thompson presents “Perspectives on Teacher Quality: Perceptions of Secondary Educators in Public and Private Schools” Monday, 1/23/17, 10-11:30 a.m., Franz Hall Murphy Conference Room: Van Truong presents “Achieving […]
Open School MAT Residency Program: Spread the Word to Your Students
In 2015, the School of Education launched the Open School Master of Arts in Teaching (OMAT) Residency Program at Open School East, a 7th-12th grade college preparatory and leadership alternative school in east Multnomah County. The OMAT program prioritizes the recruitment and development of aspiring teachers of color to better represent the diversity of local schools, […]
PACE Information Night, Oct. 27
PACE, the Pacific Alliance for Catholic Education, a program of the School of Education, is hosting an information meeting Thursday, October 27 at 7 p.m. in Franz Hall Room 034. PACE is a post-graduate teacher education program through the University of Portland in which candidates earn tuition-free graduate degrees in education while they serve as teachers in Catholic schools. Over the […]