The School of Education is growing and proud of our students, alumni, and friends across Southern Oregon.
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The School of Education is growing and proud of our students, alumni, and friends across Southern Oregon.
Learn more from Dr. Renee Owen's book, "Becoming a Transformational Leader from the Inside Out"
Congratulations to Christopher Geryak on his appointment to the Southern Oregon University Board of Trustees.
Student leadership matters. Christopherโs experience in student government will bring an important student perspective to the board as SOU continues serving Southern Oregon.
Partners for a Hunger Free Oregon is doing vital work so every Oregonian can access the food they need. From SNAP outreach to advocating for School Meals for All, they fight hunger with policy, partnership, and persistence. Strong communities start with food security. Support their mission.
Stories like this remind us what teacher preparation is really about. Earl Hills shows what happens when someone is believed in, supported, and given time to grow. Now he is carrying that same belief into his own classroom for the next generation.
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Oregon Computer Science Teachers: The 2026 Spring Conference is April 11 at George Fox University. No cost to attend. Workshops on AI ethics, K-5 coding, cybersecurity, Unity game design, programming contest prep, and more. 8:30 to 3:00. Worth a look.
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The job market feels unstable because it is. Teaching isnโt. Schools need people, not algorithms. Education offers long-term security, real benefits, and local impact. Applications are open now for a Masterโs in Teaching. If you want work that lasts, look to the classroom.
Congratulations to Courtney Gaulrapp of Oregon School District 220, named 2026 Northwest Regional Teacher of the Year by the Illinois State Board of Education. This recognition reflects sustained excellence, collaboration, and deep commitment to students and community.
Educators are seeing language gaps that go beyond dyslexia, accelerated by COVID disruption. This article argues AI tools like Dysolve may address core language processing fast and affordably. Is this the right role for AI in schools, or a risky shortcut?
The SOU School of Education stands with the Ashland High School community during this time of loss. We grieve alongside families, students, and educators, and honor the strength of those supporting young people through unimaginable difficulty.
Be transformed. Lead transformation.
SOUโs Principal Administrator License prepares educators for real world leadership through a hybrid, cohort based program. 18 months. Built for working educators.
Call 828 775 6202 or email owenr@sou.edu
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This is the kind of work Southern Oregon University was built to stand with. Place rooted learning. Teachers at the center. Equity, relationships, and real doing in rural communities. The vision of Rural Schools Collaborative aligns cleanly with SOUโs public mission and history.
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๐ฉโ๐ซTeacher: Stacy Durych
๐RSC Regional Hub: Oregon - College of Education at Eastern Oregon University
๐ซ School: Seneca Elementary School - Seneca, OR
๐ฑ Project: The Seneca Story Walk: Art, Language, and Living History
Rural schools and districts: Applications are now open for the Rural AI Strategy Lab. This six month, no cost program supports responsible, practical uses of AI in education, designed with rural contexts in mind. Apply by February 13.
Rural education matters because it is rooted in place, care, and possibility. Congratulations to Ashlie Sorestad of Mosier Community School, a Grants in Place Awardee. From Lunch to Life shows rural learning at its best: local, hands on, shaping stewardship.
A student in one of my classes asked a question that would not let go.
Not whether differentiation matters, but when it is actually possible.
I tried to stay with that question here.
Mona Mensing teaches English the way it should be taught: with rigor and tenderness held in the same breath. She sees students fully, asks more of them because she believes more in them, and reminds young people that their lives beyond the classroom matter. This is what excellence looks like.
Applications open for SOUโs Community Resilience and Leadership Student Fellows. Learn by doing, lead with purpose, and create local change through hands-on projects and paid fellowships. 2026 cohort starts Spring 2026. Open until filled.
A student in one of my classes asked a question that would not let go.
Not whether differentiation matters, but when it is actually possible.
I tried to stay with that question here.
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A town hall set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, near Emigrant Lake will give Jackson County Fire District 5 patrons and other community members an updated overview of the districtโs staffing and financial matters. ashland.news/fire-distric...
