Graduate Teacher Education Program Elementary

The new Elementary Licensure program will be a two-year program of study designed for bachelor's or master's degree students. This updated program plans to integrate an ESOL endorsement and includes a strong emphasis on anti-bias and anti-racist approaches to teaching and learning. We designed this program alongside our community partners to ensure that our graduates are prepared to meet the needs of every student. The goals of these updates include teaching our students to:

• Engage in critical self-reflection rooted in knowledge about colonial histories and systems of oppression
• Identify as community teachers and collaborate to engage in assets-based pedagogy and assessment rooted in the perspectives, values and experiences of the community around the school
• Engage in courageous anti-oppressive action at the classroom, school and community level

Please contact your advisor, Laura Sequeira, to learn more about this program of study and your next steps:

askcoe@pdx.edu
503-725-4025 (you can text me!)
Book an appointment

GTEP Field Experience

An important part of learning to teach takes place in schools and classrooms throughout the Portland metropolitan area. Full-time GTEP teacher candidates are involved in field experiences throughout the K-12 public school year; part-time GTEP teacher candidates spend 60 hours in the field during Year One of the program, and then follow the Field Experience sequence below during Year Two.

During the GTEP program teacher candidates complete three field experiences:

• Initial Field Experience: practicum (late Summer and Fall terms)
• Student Teaching I: half-time student teaching (Winter term)
• Student Teaching II: full-time student teaching (Spring term)
• Field placements are identified and confirmed through the Field Placement Office in the College of Education. Detailed information about field placements are sent along with letters of Admission to the program.

Program completion

Once you’ve completed your program, you’ll need to apply for both your teaching license and degree (Masters of Education).

• Applying for your teaching license
• Applying for your master's degree