Allen Webb, M.A.T. ‘86, earned his degree in Language Arts and after six years of teaching high school went on to earn a Ph.D. and become a professor of English at Western Michigan University. In 2011, he published three books on literacy instruction—all at once. His books are Teaching Literature in Virtual Worlds: Immersive Learning in English Studies, Teaching Literature of Today’s Middle East, and Teaching to Exceed the English Language Arts Common Core Standards.

Deborah Peterson is one of 279 students who celebrated commencement on June 5, 2011

Guidance on taking the initiative in an education job search.

“The school year’s honeymoon is over. Teachers and students are settling into routines—which can be comforting but can also confront new teachers with the reality of how tiring a teacher’s life can be. This can be a make-or-break period for new teachers. It’s when you need to develop habits that will sustain you—and keep your excitement and enthusiasm flowing—throughout the school year…”

Professor Teresa McDowell is a recipient of the Anslem Strauss Award, presented by the National Council on Family Relations.

Elena Garcia-Velasco M.A.T. ’97 earned Oregon’s top teaching honor.

Maureen Daschel M.A.T. ’87 received a statewide honor for her exemplary work as a science educator.

Sean McEnroe, M.A.T. ‘94, changed careers from being a high school science teacher to become one of a growing vanguard of Atlantic historians, who see the cross-Atlantic relations among the Americas, Africa, and Europe as sharing a collective narrative that cannot be cleanly segregated from one another’s influence. McEnroe now teaches history at Southern Oregon University. A recent article about Oregon volunteers in the Philippine Wars of 1898 and 1899 won the Joel Palmer Award for Best Article of the Year in the Oregon Historical Quarterly. McEnroe has served on the Oregon History Project Advisory Board and provided consulting and research for the Oregon Historical Society.

Longtime graduate instructor Paul Copley receives a fond farewell in this tribute celebrating his impact as an educator.

Jill Ellis M.Ed. ’75 discussed hearing loss in young children at a TEDx conference focused on teaching compassion.

Commencement speaker Stephen Krashen has garnered attention over his assertion that poverty is the most important challenge facing schools today.

Alumnus and science teacher Andrew Wex M.A.T. ’05 earned a Reader’s Choice Award for Best Teacher sponsored by his local newspaper.

Alumna Janice Packard M.A.T. ’94, a teacher at Estacada High School, was named Oregon’s art educator of the year.

Forbes Magazine recently named Portland #4 in it’s latest ranking of most relaxed cities.  The ranking was based on factors that contribute to a less stressful life, including lower commute times, less hours spent in the office, and a healthier lifestyle.

Alumnus and educator Tim Schulze’s efforts to help ESL students earned him this local media coverage about his fledgling summer program.

Heather Cordie IAL ‘04 has been selected as Superintendent of the Sherwood School District. Colleagues describe her as student-centered and collaborative in this newspaper profile.

Alumni teams with Lewis & Clark to lead initiative to improve American history education in Oregon

Lynn Peirce M.A. ’83 applies her counseling degree to her work in the nursing field, offering psychiatric care for elderly patients.

Kurt Krueger M.A.T. ’74 was elected president of Concordia University Irvine, a private, liberal arts university in California.

Bruce Reynolds ‘02, principal at R.E. Jewell Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, was named Oregon Principal of the Year. 

Collaboration is key for Oregon’s Middle School Principal of the Year, Chris Mills M.A.T. ’84. Mills discusses his leadership approach in The Oregonian.

Ron Podmore M.A.T. ’92 has become the first American Sign Language instructor to earn national board certification.

Counseling Psychology students have published an article in the Journal of Feminist Family Therapy about a training tool that helps family therapists understand the impact of social, political, and economic systems on individual and family life.

Andrew Saultz, M.A.T. ‘06, recently won a school board election running on a platform to preserve world languages classes for elementary school children. 

In 2009, Mollie Dickson received her Masters of Arts in Teaching. Now, she blogs about her experiences as first-year middle-school teacher.

As director of the Oregon Leadership Network and federal liaison to Oregon’s superintendent of public instruction, Rob Larsen has secured $4 million over nine years to fund the Oregon Leadership Network; developed and implemented state policy for the No Child Left Behind Act; and advocated for numerous policy positions on children’s health care, rural education, federal appropriations, teacher development, and career and technical education.