GSE faculty and staff have developed a number of programs and resources to help meet the professional development needs of teachers and other education professionals. Programs that prepare teachers to work with visually impaired learners or to work in bilingual and bi-cultural settings are among two such examples. A special interest group for middle level educators is another.
AERA: Reasearch in Middle Level Education Special Interest Group (MLER-SIG)
The purpose of the MLER-SIG is to improve, promote, and disseminate educational research reflecting early adolescence and middle level education. Dr. Micki Caskey is the designer and manager of the web site for this SIG, which is part of the American Educational Research Association.
Bilingual Teacher Pathways (BTP)
A teacher preparation program designed to fill critical shortages of bilingual education/ESL teachers in the Portland/Vancourver metropolitan area and Southwest Washington by recruiting and supporting educational assistants and secondary students so they can become licensed teachers.
Continuing Education in the Graduate School of Education (CE/ED) is a department that provides quality education that supports the professional growth of PreK-16 educators, trainers, and human service professionals.
Distance Education Education Program for Teachers of Visually impaired learners.
Portland State University proudly announces the addition of the Distance Education Program to prepare Teachers of Visually Impaired Learners beginning Summer Session 2002. The program will prepare students to become effective teachers in small resource rooms, to effectively manage an itinerant caseload or to teach in a special school setting.
