The UOTeach program began offering a PE endorsement for K-12 teaching beginning last year (2025-2026). Ratko Pavlovic is a dynamic and skilled PE teacher, and the COE is fortunate to have him working with our PE candidates and to continue our UO partnership with school districts.
University of Oregon College of Education Associate Professor Emerita Jane Squires has been named the inaugural recipient of the Jane Squires Impact Award for Infant Mental Health, presented by the Oregon Infant Mental Health Association at the Zero to Three National Conference in Portland.
For 150 years, the University of Oregon has been a place where people see possibility and run with it. The College of Education has been a driving force at the university, leading efforts to improve lives through education, research, and outreach.
Congratulations to Professor Audrey Lucero, PhD, on being awarded the Wayne Morse Center Scholar-in-Residence appointment for this academic year. Her project, Fostering Cultural Citizenship through Counternarrative Picturebooks in Teacher Education, explores how educators can engage youth in meaningful conversations about race, immigration, gender, and other cultural and civic issues.
Studies and programs developed at the UO help teens regulate emotions, navigate puberty, and prevent cyberbullying. Wendy Hadley helped develop iTRAC+, a school-based intervention that strengthens emotion regulation in adolescents, while Jen Doty developed TECH Check-up, a program recently tested with 11- to 14-year-olds.
For UOTeach Alum Nate Jackson, teaching has never been simply about delivering content. It is about seeing potential in students, helping them recognize their own strengths, and creating opportunities for every learner to succeed.
Originally trained as a teacher in Myanmar, Alum Thu Ta earned his a master’s degree in Educational Leadership (EDLD) at the University of Oregon and later settled near the Thai-Myanmar border. There, he partnered with Dr. May Cho Cho Myint to train teachers to better support children affected by war and disrupted education.
Congratulations to College of Education alumna and DEd graduate Alisha McBride on being named Oregon’s 2027 Superintendent of the Year. Her decade of leadership, unwavering commitment to students and communities, and service in both state and national education leadership roles continue to make a meaningful impact across Oregon.
Brandie Chavez, MEd '25 (curriculum and teaching), a doctoral student in educational leadership and recipient of UO's Division of Graduate Studies Future Steward award, brings a related focus on the role of education in sustaining Indigenous knowledge and community values.
Kent McIntosh, PhD, a University of Oregon professor specializing in school violence prevention, shared expert insights on how reestablishing familiar routines can provide comfort and stability for students and educators following a crisis.
