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Phone: 541.962.3428Email: rnewman@eou.eduOffice: ZH-240
Curriculum Vitae
• Ph.D. in Special Education: University of Nevada Las Vegas• M.Ed. in Special Education: University of Nevada Las Vegas• BS in Education: University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Rae Ette Newman assumed the Interim Dean of the College of Education on July 1, 2022. Rae Ette joined EOU as faculty in the College of Education on July 1, 2013. She holds a doctorate in Special Education with an emphasis in early childhood education, and her M.Ed. with an emphasis in autism and cognitive disabilities, from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. She received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh with a dual major in education: PreK-grade 3 (birth- age 11) and special education early childhood (birth-age 8). Until she was appointed Interim Dean, she served as Chair of the College of Education since 2017 and coordinated the Early Childhood Education and Master of Arts in Teaching programs. Throughout her career, she has been engaged in all aspects of quality programming, including accreditation, assessment, program design, and redesign. She has participated in and led accreditation reviews at the state and national levels. Recent accomplishments include successfully leading the College of Education through the national accreditation process and the development of the Instruction Assistant pathway to licensure.
Courses Taught
ED 202 Linguistic & Cognitive DevelopmentED 382 Elementary Classroom DynamicsED 383/483 Individual Differences & Issues in ElementaryED 482 Primary Classroom DynamicsED 611/612/613 Curriculum/Instruction/AssessmentED 641 ExceptionalitiesLIB 387 Literature for Primary GradesLIB 388 Literature for Elementary GradesSPED 558 Field Experience: Early Childhood Exceptional LearnersSPED 562 Practicum: Elementary Special Education
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