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Alumni, Community, & Friends
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Support the College's Research & Programs
Research in the College of education contributes to the health and vigor of our schools and communities and ensures that each generation of students will become productive and thoughtful citizens.
Oral Histories of Teachers of Asian Descent
Professor Nathalie Gerhke has guided the collection of oral histories of Japanese-American teacher elders in Washington state with the goal of using these experiences to guide local and national teacher education programs. Japanese-American teachers (nisei) who came of age during World War II present a particularly compelling combination of family, culture, and critical experiences (such as internment) to study in relation to the work of teaching they undertook during the war. While Dr. Gerhke's research will eventually explore the experiences of other cultures and ethnicities, Japanese-American teachers' lives are most closely tied to the history of the Pacific Northwest in the 20th century. Studying these nisei teacher elders gives us insight into the ways their personal lives influenced their chose to teach, their enactment of the teaching role, and how they blended family and work responsibilities.
Infant Toddler Early Intervention Program (ITEIP)
The ITEIP directs the coordination of Washington's statewide system of early intervention services and provides much needed guidance services and support for children with developmental delays and their families. This web site will provide critical training and resources for early intervention service providers in developmental centers, speech therapists, school districts, and hospitals. It's often difficult for these providers to get the professional development and support they need to serve their clients - there is frequently no funding available for training and professional development and many providers are remotely located and unable to travel for face-to-face training.
Experimental Education Unit
The Experimental Education Unit (EEU) is a comprehensive early childhood program serving young children from birth through kindergarten. In EEU classrooms, young children diagnosed with autism, Down syndrome, and other disabilities learn alongside their typically developing peers. The EEU was one of the first centers to implement inclusive education and continues to pioneer new practices and methods.
Since 1960, the EEU has served thousands of children and their families through a wide range of programs and services. Faculty, students, and researchers in the Special Education department in the College of Education collaborate with EEU teachers to improve the lives of children with special needs.
As part of its mission, the EEU serves as a research and training center for early childhood and special education professionals from all over the world. Educators and researchers at the EEU are leaders in the field of special education and have developed curricula and programs that have been replicated locally, nationally, and internationally.
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