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.
School of Education
$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.
Promotion For Carroll
Jim Carroll, education, has been promoted to professor, according to University provost Tom Greene. Carroll has been a member of the education faculty since 1996, but started here in 1993 as an adjunct assistant professor. His areas of speciality include educational technology, foundations of education, social foundations of education, and educational research. For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or robb@up.edu.
Promotion For Carroll
Jim Carroll, education, has been promoted to professor, according to University provost Tom Greene. Carroll has been a member of the education faculty since 1996, but started here in 1993 as an adjunct assistant professor. His areas of speciality include educational technology, foundations of education, social foundations of education, and educational research. For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or robb@up.edu.
Impact Of Catholic Education
All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend “The Impact of Catholic Education in America,” a conference to be held June 20-22, 2013 on the University of Portland campus, according to Jamie Powell, Garaventa Center. The conference, coordinated and cosponsored with the School of Education and the PACE program, brings together teachers, school administrators, pastors, and scholars to deepen the conversation around the serious issues facing Catholic schools today, as well as the impact these schools have had on the flourishing of the Catholic faith throughout the nation.
Members of the UP community—including undergraduate students—may attend any or all sessions free of charge but are asked to register at http://www.up.edu/garaventa/. Faculty who have local archdiocesan teachers, administrators, or pastors as students are asked to let them know that registration is $100 for the Friday sessions, which include topics of particular interest to them. There are also a limited number of $50 scholarships available. For more information contact Powell at 7702 or powell@up.edu.
MAT Informational, March 18
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) informational meeting on Monday, March 18, 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, RSVP to the School of Education at 7135.
Ed.D. Degree Informational
For those who have already earned a master’s degree in education or a related field, the School of Education is hosting a pair of Doctor of Education in Learning and Leading (Ed.D.) informationals on Wednesday, February 20, and Wednesday, February 27, both at 6 p.m., in Franz Hall Siegfried Room (room 452). Both sessions will present the same information. The Ed.D. program in the nationally accredited School of Education combines innovative coursework and faculty expertise with applied research and best practices to prepare the next generation of leaders. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to the School of Education at 8535.
Freedom Fighters Exhibit
A group of freshman students from Roosevelt High School have created a museum-quality traveling exhibit and publication featuring the stories of sixteen local individuals who have taken part in historic social justice movements. The Freedom Fighters Exhibit will be on display on Tuesday, February 19 and Wednesday, February 20, in the Franz Hall foyer, and is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public.
Fourteen University of Portland students in Rich Christen’s social studies methods course assisted ninety Roosevelt students in a freshman humanities course as they interviewed local community leaders who have taken a stand for social justice, working to advance the civil rights of various races, cultures, and religions. The resulting exhibit has been traveling alongside a national Frederick Douglass exhibit throughout Portland and Multnomah County during the month of February 2013.
For more information contact Kathleen Staten, education, at 7135 or staten@up.edu.
MAT Informational
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Informational on Tuesday, February 19, 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.
Freedom Fighters Exhibit
A group of freshman students from Roosevelt High School have created a museum-quality traveling exhibit and publication featuring the stories of sixteen local individuals who have taken part in historic social justice movements. The Freedom Fighters Exhibit will be on display on Tuesday, February 19 and Wednesday, February 20, in the Franz Hall foyer, and is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public.
Fourteen University of Portland students in Rich Christen’s social studies methods course assisted ninety Roosevelt students in a freshman humanities course as they interviewed local community leaders who have taken a stand for social justice, working to advance the civil rights of various races, cultures, and religions. The resulting exhibit has been traveling alongside a national Frederick Douglass exhibit throughout Portland and Multnomah County during the month of February 2013.
For more information contact Kathleen Staten, education, at 7135 or staten@up.edu.