COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Current News: September 2011- January 2012

College of Education has been temporarily re-located for the remainder of the academic year

The exciting remodel of Zabel Hall has required the Colleges of Education and Business to relocate to temporary offices located in the trailers in Dorian Park, off of 6th Street. Please go to the front office, located in Trailer 4, and one of our office staff will escort you to the office of the faculty or adviser who you seek. Come over for a visit!

Lubbes speaks on Tri-TESOL Education Panel

On October 14th, Tawnya L. Lubbes, Assistant Professor of Education presented on a teacher education panel at the Tri-TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) conference in Desmoines, Washington.  Lubbes joined colleagues from Washington and Canada to discuss best practices in ESOL teacher preparation programs.  The overarching message was to demonstrate how the theories and practices are similar across borders and that we need to strive to ensure our preservice teachers are all prepared with the same underlying principals of ESOL education.  The session was attended by over 50 of the 800 total attendees to the conference.

Knudson-Martin publishes in the American International Journal of Contemporary Research

This fall, Dr. John Knudson-Martin's paper, "A Combined Model for Understanding Motivation" was published in the American International Journal of Contemporary Research.  In this paper he reviews major theories of motivation and then integrates them into a Combined Model for Understanding Motivation that can be used in the design, implementation and assessment of programs in business, education and other fields.  This model gives professionals a way of understanding how motivation operates and that is intuitive and based on research. 

Wenger, Dinsmore, and Villagomez present at NREA

Ed facutly members Kerri Wenger, Jan Dinsmore, and Amanda Villagomez recently returned from presenting a paper at the National Rural Educators Association (NREA). The title of the paper was, "Preparing and Keeping the Best Teachers for Rural Schools: Lessons Learned from a Multicultural Teacher Identity in a High-Performing, High-Poverty, Rural School"

Music Ed faculty advances Ukulele training

Sharon Porter attended Level II training for the James Hill Ukulele Initiative Certification this August in Truro, Nova Scotia. Througb this training, she will be moving students to more difficult repertoire (classics and canons) and more advanced music theory. She was certified at Level I this summer as well. 

Porter contributes to the Distant Motes collection

Sharon Porter's short story, "Nag" was published in Distant Motes (Carol Lauritzen, editor) this fall. "Nag" is one story in a set the she plans to collect and publish about growing up on the family farm in Ohio. This work began with Oregon Writing Project activities. 

Education faculty present instructional technology colloquium

The next colloquium at EOU will go high-tech when College of Education faculty members
Tawnya Lubbes and Scott Smith discuss using instructional technology in the classroom. The presentation begins at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 in Ackerman Hall, Room 210. Refreshments will be provided at 3:30.

Lubbes, Assistant Professor of Education in the English as Second Language program, and Smith, Assistant Professor of Education for EOU's CUESTE program at Blue Mountain Community College, will demonstrate a Jigsaw cooperative learning technique through the use of Google Applications and PowerPoint. For more, see:
www.eou.edu/artsci/documents/F11-LubbesSmithOct27.pdf.

Sacramento teacher organizes fresh food pantry for local families

Every Friday afternoon from 3 to 4 p.m. the market is set up in a breeze way outside his second grade classroom. Sacramento families are encouraged to bring an empty grocery bag to the school, 11400 N.E. Sacramento St., and fill it with free fresh fruit, vegetables and whole grain bread. Full story at: http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/10/sacramento_elementary_school_t.html

New book benefits crisis scholarship for education students

Supporting the Education Student Crisis Scholarship is the motivation behind the “Golden Motes” collection just out from Mt. Emily Press.The fund is established with the EOU Foundation and provides emergency awards of up to $500 to students enrolled in the university’s education program. Full story at: http://www.eou.edu/news-press/new-book-benefits-scholarship/