Topic: Education
Education Professor Zaher Wahab contributes expertise to Winter Soldier forum
Zaher Wahab, professor of education:
Wahab contributed his expertise on the situation in Afghanistan as part of the Winter Soldier Northwest forum this month, an event held at First Unitarian Church in Portland. Winter Soldier hearings have been convened across the country to give U.S. veterans an opportunity to testify about their military service. In addition, panels of scholars, veterans, journalists, and other specialists give context to the testimony.
The panel discussion in which Wahab participated was titled, “Eyewitness Accounts of War: Local Soldiers, their Families, Iraqis and Afghans Testify on the Human Cost of War.”
“The average family [in Afghanistan] lives on one dollar per day,” Wahab said at the forum. “Two million people are seriously mentally ill, 70 percent of Afghanis are traumatized.”
Wahab splits his time between Lewis & Clark and Afghanistan, devoting six months of service each year to the Afghan Ministry of Higher Education. He is dedicated to helping normalize conditions in Afghanistan, and he believes “quality, equal and universal education is the key to establishing peace, security, democracy, harmony, and a healthy, stable economy in Afghanistan.”
Read more about Wahab and the Winter Soldier event online.
Mary Stuart Rogers Professor of Education Ruth Shagoury publishes book on young writers
Ruth Shagoury, Mary Stuart Rogers professor of education:
Shagoury published a book about educating young writers. “Raising Writers: Understanding and Nurturing Young Children’s Writing Development” (Allyn & Bacon, 2008) explores how primary educators can nurture young learners through the transition from spoken to written language.
Assistant Professor Kimberly Campbell discusses how to engage adolescent readers
Kimberly Campbell, assistant professor of language arts:
In April, Campbell served as a keynote speaker at the the Kansas Reading Association conference in Junction City, Kansas. Campbell’s presentation was titled “Less is More: Using Short Texts in Support of Adolescent Readers.”
In May, Campbell presented “Less is More: The Power of Essays to Engage Adolescent Readers” with Janet Allen and three YA authors at the International Reading Conference.
Assistant Professor Dorothy Aguilera examines language immersion models
Dorothy Aguilera, assistant professor of educational leadership:
In March, Aguilera presented “Restoring and Preserving Indigenous Languages: Three Indigenous Communities’ Successes with Language Immersion Models” at the American Education Research Association conference in New York. Aguilera’s presentation analyzed the language immersion models that are meant to revitalize and preserve the native languages of indigenous communities in grades K-12.
Linda Christensen hosts Writing Renewal Day
Linda Christensen, director of the Oregon Writing Project:
In February, Christensen hosted the OWP Writing Renewal Day for 100 educators from the tri-country area.
Assistant Professor Allen presents at Math and Science conference in Washington D.C.
Kasi Allen, assistant professor of education:
In January, Allen gave a presentation titled “Umbrella Partnerships: How the MSP Investment Can Build Enduring Capacity for the Ongoing Improvement of Math and Science Education” at the NSF Math Science Partnership Learning Network Conference in Washington D.C. The presentation was based on Allen’s work with the Appalachian Mathematics Science Partnership (AMSP) and Inverness Research, who work towards improving K-16 math and science education in some of our nation’s most impoverished countries.
Sally Earll named board member to two organizations
Sally Earll, associate director of the Center for Continuing Studies:
This fall, Earll was named a board member to both Girls Inc. NW Oregon and the Northwest Women in Educational Administration (NWEA).
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