Education
How does an educator find support in a school so small that there might be few colleagues or administrators available to form a sense of community? This episode offers suggestions to overcome this challenge, common to many rural Oregon educators, with a conversation between our host Toni Myers and her guest Cindy Dougharity-Spencer, the teacher of History and Economics at the Grant Union Junior/Senior High School in John Day. Cindy assures rural educators in Oregon that they are not alone, even in small schools, because they have access to Regional Educator Networks (RENs).
Cindy works with the Eastern Oregon REN (EOREN), serving Harney, Grant, Malheur, Lake, and Wallowa Counties. EOREN reaches out to educators through common-interest teams, lesson plan banks, tutorials, and regularly scheduled professional development events. Especially useful for new educators in rural schools is the mentorship program in which an experienced educator offers support for each of these newer educators as they navigate the often unique experience of teaching in a small school in a small town. Both Cindy and Toni encourage listeners to contact their school’s REN to find their community. No teacher in Oregon should ever feel alone. As Cindy says, “You are not an island.”
Resources -
Find your Regional Educator Network
Eastern Oregon Regional Educator Network (EOREN)
Ayla Olson, the guest for last week’s Episode 3 of Season 12, works with the Oregon Trail Regional Educator Network (OTREN)
OEA Grow is a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Networ
More Episodes
2023-03-01
133
2023-02-22
137
2023-02-15
132
2023-02-13
136
2023-01-25
127
2023-01-18
139
2023-01-11
124
2023-01-04
92
2022-12-29
111
2022-12-14
141
2022-12-07
115
2022-11-23
130
2022-11-16
103
2022-11-09
105
2022-11-02
119
2022-10-26
239
2022-10-19
111
Get this podcast on your
phone, FREE
