Future Educator Program
2024 Future Educator Program Sign-Up
The Eastern Oregon REN invites districts to sign-up students to participate in the EOU Future Educator Program for the 2024 Spring Semester. The Future Educator Program is a pilot program offered in partnership between EOU and the Eastern Oregon REN.
Click the button below to sign-up your students by December 8, 2023. EOU will be in contact with the listed district contacts in order to get the class set-up for the January start.
For this upcoming semester the following courses will be offered:
ED119 - Future Educator (3 credits): EOU will work with individual districts to design as an in-person, online synchronous, or online asynchronous option for your students
ED109 - Education Lab (1-3 credits depending on time; 30hrs required/credit): this is a dual-credit option for students interested in serving in your school as a Teacher's Assistant for the semester
Program Purpose:
To promote and generate interest in the field of education within local districts and among local high school students;
To increase equitable access to dual credit opportunities in our rural students; and
To eventually increase the number of high quality educators seeking opportunities to work in our schools.
Eligibility:
Any 10-12th grade student(s) from any EOREN district (Grant, Harney, Lake, Malheur, and Wallowa County Schools, or Huntington SD in Baker County)
Cost:
Credits will be through Eastern Oregon University
For this semester, the Eastern Oregon REN will reimburse the cost of credits successfully completed by students. Each district should submit a request for credit reimbursement to the Eastern Oregon REN via Program/Finance Specialist, Kate Russell (Kate.Russell@malesd.org) no later than May 15, 2024 (please list all student names and associated number of credits completed in the invoice).
Questions?
Angela Vossenkuhl, EOU Course Instructor (avossenkuhl@eou.edu)
Rae Ette Newman, EOU Interim Dean of Education (rnewman@eou.edu)
Jennifer Martin, Eastern Oregon REN Coordinator (Jennifer.Martin@malesd.org)
Kate Russell, Eastern Oregon REN Program/Finance Specialist (Kate.Russell@malesd.org)