Oregon

Eastern Oregon University

Through the rural-focused programming at Eastern Oregon University's College of Education, our partners are helping to inspire the next generation of rural educators in Oregon. Dave Dallas, Senior Instructor at the College of Education, serves as the hub contact for the region.

Eastern Oregon University, based in the high desert of Le Grande, OR, hosts Rural School Collaborative’s Oregon Hub. Eastern Oregon University prides itself on its historic and ongoing work in teacher education, and is officially designated as ‘Oregon’s Rural University.’ Through a grant opportunity offered by the Educator Advancement Council of the Oregon Department of Education, Rural Schools Collaborative Hub contact, Dave Dallas, and his team established Teach Rural Oregon (TRO). Teach Rural Oregon focuses on recruiting, training, and supporting educators in Oregon’s rural and isolated districts, and is run in partnership with the local Wallowa Region 18 ESD.

The Oregon Rural Teacher Corps (ORTC) is part of a catalyst grant partnership in order to provide peer support, travel money, classroom supplies, professional development, and financial assistance to a select group of current EOU Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) candidates who choose to teach in rural and underserved communities in Oregon.

To learn more about the exciting work happening in rural Oregon, explore below.