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MAT Alumna, Kate Fisher Hedeen, named 2021 Regional Teacher of the Year by Clackamas ESD
Fisher Hedeen is among 15 other 2021 regional teachers who were nominated by Oregon’s 19 Education Service Districts throughout the state to receive this regional honor.
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Alumna Christy Hale, MAT ’80, illustrates Ansel Adam’s life
You may be familiar with Adams’s iconic black-and-white nature photographs. But do you know about the artist who created these images?
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Alumna Vicky Allen (Zander), MEd ’73, publishes American Sign Language as a Bridge to English
American Sign Language as a Bridge to English is a guide for hearing teachers of hearing students to use ASL as a ‘bridge’ to learning English as a foreign language.
Judge Jane Levy JD ’04 MA ’11 follows her mother to Family Court
Judge Jane Levy JD ’04 MA ’11 follows her mother to Family Court
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Alumnus Matt Utterback named Oregon Superintendent of the Year
Matt Utterback, superintendent of the North Clackamas School District, is being hailed as the best in the state.
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Sharon Chinn, Director of Educational Career, Licensing, and Accreditation Services, recognized by OWHE
Sharon Chinn is the director of Educational Career, Licensing, and Accreditation Services and the Commencement Coordinator at the Graduate School of Education and Counseling, Lewis & Clark College. With 25-years in the field, Sharon brings to her work decades of experience networking, advocating, and supporting students, faculty, and staff as they grow in their professions.
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Alumna Jennie Knapp named one of two new assistant principals for Lake Oswego
Lake Oswego School District announced Wednesday that it has filled the open assistant principal slots at its two junior high schools.
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Alumna Melissa Wilk Named 2016 Fulbright Scholar
Wilk’s nine-month Assistantship will take her to La Rioja, Spain, an autonomous community and province, where she will be studying the process of second language acquisition.
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Alumna Holly Thompson Named School Counselor of the Year
Holly Thompson, who received her Master’s of Education at Lewis & Clark Graduate School, and is currently the counselor at Rowe Middle School.
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Alumna named School Psychologist of the Year
Kate Grieve Ed.S. ’09 has been named New Hampshire’s School Psychologist of the Year in recognition of outstanding service to the profession.
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Alumnus chosen for National Geographic expedition to Galapagos Islands
Jesse Lowes MAT ’11 will travel with 34 other teachers to the Galapagos Islands in September 2015.
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Teaching Climate Change
Alumnus and adjunct professor Tim Swinehart takes on climate change in a new book for teachers.
Amanda Isberg MAT ’10 shares tips for international teaching
In a blog about her passion for international teaching, Amanda Isberg MAT ’10 helps others navigate the profession.
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