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Education
Chair: Vern Jones
The Department of Education, located in the Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling and housed in Rogers Hall, offers several courses for undergraduates who wish to explore teaching as a career. All students who are interested in a master's degree in teaching are encouraged to take Education 201 and 446. Students interested in a teaching career in middle or high school are encouraged to choose an undergraduate major related to the subjects they wish to teach. Prospective elementary school teachers should take courses from many disciplines, including mathematics and science. Teacher education faculty members will assist students in selecting undergraduate coursework that might best support a career in elementary or secondary school teaching.
Lewis & Clark also offers two yearlong graduate programs in teacher education, both leading to a master's degree and recommendation for an initial teaching license. Undergraduate students at Lewis & Clark may apply for admission to either program in the fall of their senior year. Ten percent of the admissions spots in the preservice M.A.T. programs are reserved for qualified Lewis & Clark undergraduates. The Teacher Education Program is accredited by both the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Oregon Teachers Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC).
The Early Childhood/Elementary Intern Program prepares students to teach children from age 3 through grade 8 in an elementary school or in grade 5 or 6 in a self-contained classroom in a middle school. The Middle Level/High School Intern Program prepares candidates to teach students in specific subjects in middle, junior high, and high schools. An Oregon teaching license can be used to obtain licensure to teach in most other states.
To be considered for admission to either of the M.A.T. programs that lead to the Oregon Initial Teaching License, an applicant must have the following:
- A cumulative GPA of 2.750 or higher.
- Experience with youth, preferably in classroom settings.
- Three letters of recommendation, including at least one from a person who has observed the applicant's work with youth.
- Passing scores on state-required tests. Candidates should contact the Teacher Education Program at 503-768-6100 for current information and testing dates. Application must be submitted by the first Monday in January of the senior year.
Facilities
All of Lewis & Clark's teacher education programs draw extensively upon public and private school personnel, facilities, and resources for field-based practica.
Faculty
Charles R. Ault Jr., professor. Science education.
Janet Bixby, assistant professor. History, social studies, curriculum.
Kimberly Campbell, assistant professor. Literature and secondary language arts.
Linda Christensen, instructor. Literacy and social justice. Director of Oregon Writing Project.
Paul Copley, instructor. Social studies.
Cynthia Cosgrave, instructor. ESOL/bilingual education.
Andie Cunningham, instructor. Reading and literacy.
Melina Dyer, instructor. Elementary education, math education.
Sara Exposito, assistant professor. ESOL/bilingual education.
Alejandra Favela, assistant professor. ESOL/bilingual education.
Kasi Fuller, assistant professor. Math education.
Jan Glenn, instructor. Art education.
Dale W. Holloway, coordinator of student support services. Students with special needs.
Brynna Hurwitz, instructor. Coordinator, College of Arts and Sciences education course offerings.
Louise Jones, instructor. Classroom management, elementary social studies.
Vern Jones, chair and professor. Classroom management, educating students with emotional and behavioral problems.
Christine Moore, instructor. Special education.
Melanie Quinn, instructor. Elementary education, language and literacy.
Ruth Shagoury, Mary Stuart Rogers Professor of Education. Language arts education, reading and literacy, teacher research.
Gregory A. Smith, professor. Educational policy, curriculum and instruction, place-based education, school-community relations.
Zaher Wahab, professor. Foundations of education; race, culture, and power; education reform.
ED 201 Education In Modern Society
Staff
Content: Critical issues in education and student experience in schools as observers and participants. Readings and reflective discussion about social and political forces that shape schooling. Students meet in seminars to share experiences in schools and participate in activities that advance understanding of the complexity and art of teaching. Practicum placements arranged through Migrant Education in Portland Public Schools; four to six hours per week in addition to class time.
Prerequisite: None.
Taught: Each semester, 3 semester credits.
ED 275 Developing The Potential Of The Learning-Disabled Child
Holloway
Content: The special needs of learning-disabled children and youth (K-12). Teams of two or three students develop and direct activities to teach educational and social skills to age-grouped learning-disabled children in the community. Students meet in the seminar two hours a week, with leadership team once a week, with the children approximately every three weeks on Saturday afternoons.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Taught: Each semester, 2 semester credits. May be taken twice for credit.
ED 446 Inquiry Into Teaching And Learning
Staff
Content: In-depth independent study continuing practicum field experience begun in Education 201. Educational theories of John Dewey, the "father of progressive education." Current educational theory and reform legislation. Reflection on students' emerging beliefs about schools and teaching. Research project employing practical applications of theory and personal pedagogy. Students required to complete 30 hours of practicum experience and present the research project to colleagues at end of semester. Weekly seminar meetings; written assignments based on readings and practicum activities.
Prerequisites: Education 201. Sophomore, junior, or senior standing.
Taught: Annually, 3 semester credits.
ED 450 Philosophy And Practice Of Environmental/Ecological Education
Smith
Content: Overview of current theories about the role of education in developing ecologically literate citizens. The origins of environmental education; consideration of "ecological" education. Focus on relationships between human beings and the natural world, and among human beings. Cultural factors that may bear on the causes and solutions of environmental problems. Students complete a 15-hour practicum in the classroom of a Portland-area teacher who incorporates environmental or place-based studies as a central part of his or her curriculum.
Prerequisites: Education 201. Sophomore, junior, or senior standing.
Taught: Alternate years, 3 semester credits.