Profiles for: Graduate School of Education

Profiles		Type
	Ask Professor Christine Cress How does campus climate effect student development outcomes and faculty productivity?	Faculty Member
	Autism Spectrum Disorders Training Graduate School of Education Autism Program	Research
	Effective Teacher Evaluation: A Guide For Principals Dr. Kenneth D. Peterson co-authors book entitled:Enrich the quality of teaching and learning in your school with meaningful teacher evaluations by Kenneth D. Peterson and Catherine A. Peterson.	Publication
	Field Experience Teaching tools for a more livable world.	Faculty Member
	Learning Garden Laboratory Promoting sustainable gardening, growing food and healthy nutrition.	Community Partnership
	Literacy Teacher Preparation:Ten Truths for Teacher Educators Professor Susan Lenski, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, co-edits literacy book entitled Literacy Teacher Preparation: Ten Truths Teacher Educators Need to Know. Co-editors include Dana L. Grisham and Linda S.Wold.	Publication
	Making the Difference:Action Research in Middle Level Education Edited by Dr. Micki M. Caskey, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Graduate School of Education, Making a Difference: Action Research in Middle Level Education, highlights action research in middle grades education.	Publication
	Meet Director Cheryl Livneh Do you need information about continuing professional development? Talk with Cheryl Livneh.	Faculty Member
	Meet Director Julie Esparza Brown The greatest gift we can give to multicultural students is teachers who understand them. Just ask Julie Esparza Brown.	Faculty Member
	Meet Director Ruth Falco All children, including those with special needs and disabilities, deserve inclusive and effective educational practices. Ask Professor Ruth Falco about research in the GSE that applies and develops these practices.	Faculty Member
	Meet Dr. Hanoch Livneh How do people cope with major life crises such as the onset of chronicillness and disability? Dr. Livneh is studying these areas and wouldlove to hear from you about your own personal experiences.	Faculty Member
	Meet Dr. Lisa Aasheim How can clinicians learn to keep professional boundaries while developing therapeutic relationships with clients? And how is this taught? Dr. Lisa Aasheim explores these questions with students in both her instructional and supervisory roles at PSU.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Amanda Sanford How do we improve literacy outcomes for a diverse range of learners? Dr. Amanda Sanford explores this question in her instructional and supervisory role at Portland State University.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Andrew Job What enhances adult learning and motivation in the classroom? Dr. Andy Job helps students learn effective tools and techniques.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Ann Fullerton How many career paths are available and how many lives can you touch as a special educator? Ask Professor Ann Fullerton, Director of Research.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Barbara Ruben What do teachers need to know to empower and engage all students to be lifelong lovers of learning? Ask Dr. Barb Ruben, assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Chris Borgmeier How can we create schools and classrooms that are positive, safe, and	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Christine Chaille How is play related to learning? Ask Dr. Christine Chaille, a professor in early childhood education, who researches the importance of play for young children.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Dannelle Stevens How do teachers learn and develop? Ask Professor Dannelle Stevens, who studies teachers' learning and development.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor David Allen How can young children benefit by interacting with senior citizens? Ask Professor David Allen.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor David Bullock How do you infuse technology in a school library program? Professor David Bullock can tell you.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Deve Swaim Have you ever been curious about how Heart Rate Monitors can improve your training? Ask Professor Deve Swaim.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Dilafruz Williams Do you want to talk "politics, public education and environment?" Meet Dr. Dilafruz Williams.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Gayle Thieman Social studies is her passion, and students are her highest priority.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Helen Young Autism affects one child in 150. Where can teachers learn about effective educational practices for children with autism?	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Jacqueline B. Temple What if your view of holistic education encompasses the entire world? Ask Dr. Temple to share her vision of internationalizing inclusive teacher education.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor James Bickford Visioning the needs of children who are blind and visually impaired lets one reach a zenith of creativity. Dr. Bickford coordinates the sole program in the northwest and a national distance education program that prepares teachers of blind or visually impaired children.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Jason Ranker How can we develop literacy curriculum that is relevant to students' cultural and linguistic worlds? Dr. Jason Ranker explores these questions in his research on literacy.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Joel Arick Who can help teachers with autism training and research? Professor Joel Arick has authored curriculum materials and set up model classrooms all over the country.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Ken Peterson How can we identify a good teacher? Ask Dr. Kenneth D. Peterson, an expert in teacher evaluation.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Leslie Munson How can you approach your special education career through family-centered and strengths-based models? Dr. Leslie Munson emphasizes the importance of these approaches as she prepares students to provide services to children with special needs and their families.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Liz Wosley-George How can we prepare practitioners to provide effective leadership and culturally responsive services within the mental health community? Ask Dr. Wosley-George in the Counselor Education Department.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Michael Smith When it comes to college choice, don't forget Mom or Dad. Through his scholarship, Dr. Michael Smith reminds us that entire families, not just students travel down the road towards four-year college enrollment and graduation.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Micki Caskey "Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself." a quote by John Dewey summarizes Dr. Micki Caskey's view of education.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Nicole Rigelman How can you deepen the mathematical thinking and discourse in your classroom? Dr. Nicole Rigelman explores this question through both her teaching and her research.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Paula Stanovich What is inclusive education? What knowledge and skills do teachers need to be exemplary inclusive educators? Professor Paula J. Stanovich answers those questions for teacher candidates in the Inclusive Elementary Educators Program.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Ramin Farahmandpur	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Regina Moreno How can special educators assure Free Appropriate Public Education when planning for students with significant disabilities and the paraprofessionals who work with them? Faculty member, Regina Moreno can tell you how to apply practical evidence-based strategies.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Rick Johnson Why do people do what they do and how can counselors help people live life more effectively? Ask Dr. Rick Johnson, in the Counselor Education department.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Ron Narode How do we make the student the center of math and science teaching and learning? Ask Professor Ron Narode.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Rosalyn McKeown What is education's role in a more sustainable future? Professor Rosalyn McKeown explores this topic with educators and students around the world.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Russell Miars How do counselors develop the most potent clinical and professional skills to help a variety of clients? Dr. Miars addresses these questions through his interests in clinical supervision and the development of ethical professional practice.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Samuel Henry Dr. Samuel Henry has taught and served in variety of roles in education and academia. He currently coordinates the doctoral program in the Graduate School of Education.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Stephanie Blackman How do students learn to be active citizens in a democratic society? Instructor Stephanie Blackman teaches students about civic participation and researches the relationship between education and democracy.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Steve Isaacson How do you teach writing to students with learning problems? Ask Steve Isaacson, who helps teachers teach written composition to students who struggle with literacy skills.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Susan Halverson-Westerberg Seeing people as part of many different systems exponentially expands the possibilities for counseling success.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Susan Lenski What do teachers need to know about literacy instruction? Ask Dr. Susan Lenski, a Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the Graduate School of Education.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Swapna Mukhopadhyay What is mathematics education for? Why does school mathematics alienate so many intelligent people? Those are the questions that haunt Swapna Mukhopadhyay, who studies Critical Mathematics Education and Ethnomathematics.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Tina Anctil Synopsis: How can school counselors improve their practice? Ask Dr. Tina Anctil, who helps school counselors make data-based decisions.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Tom Chenoweth What does a bridge have to do with educational leadership? Ask Dr. Tom Chenoweth, PhD,a scholar and educational leader committed to building bridges between the university and school practitioners.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Will Parnell How can documenting children and teachers' learning experiences become ateacher's way of life? Ask Dr. Will Parnell, a professor in early childhoodeducation and Pedagogical Director of Campus Early Childhood Schools.	Faculty Member
	Meet Professor Yer Thao What can we learn from a story? Ask Dr. Thao, a scholar interested in oral tradition.	Faculty Member
	Our Community Partner: <i>Light Studies</i> at Gallery 114 Kindergarteners & teachers from the Helen Gordon Child Development Center team with Portland-based Gallery 114 to create an art exhibit exploring light and shadows.	Community Partnership
	Project BRAILLE - USA Professor James O."Blue" Bickford in the Department of Special Education is the project director for a national distance distance learning program preparing teachers of children with blindness and visual impairments.	Resource
	Project BRAILLE-USA Preparing teachers to serve children with special needs	Community Partnership
	The Gender Chip Curriculum "The Gender Chip Curriculum," designed by Dr. Samuel D. Henry and Educational Leadership doctoral student Wendi Laurence, has been web published and is available for classroom use.	Website
	The Mong Oral Tradition Dr. Yer Thao publishes his book, The Mong Oral Tradition: Cultural Memory in the Absence of Written Language.	Publication
	The Young Child as Scientist: A Constructivist Approach Professor Christine Chaille co-authors book entitled:The Young Child as Scientist: A Constructivist Approach to Early Childhood Science Education, 3rd Edition.	Publication
	Youth Literacy Capstone Helping out local school districts	Community Partnership