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will learn the steps in designing and conducting a program evaluation, as well as considerations when contracting for program evaluations, as many educational grants and programs require outside evaluation. (2) EDUC 731 : Educational Leadership: Instructional Leadership In this course, students will learn both the field's best knowledge of what high-quality learning is and how to generate it at a systems level. Students will read, discuss, collect and analyze data around learning at all levels of a
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after schools closed. And thousands of miles away in San Antonio, Texas, kindergarten teacher Caitlyn Zwang ’09 was halfway through spring break when she realized that “something was going to happen,” she says. It did. For these three PLU graduates and public school teachers, the COVID-19 pandemic changed classrooms, instruction, and learning. But it also brought new opportunities for teachers and students alike.Spring 2020: The Virus Arrives Most U.S. teachers had to get acquainted with Zoom
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Pacific Lutheran University uses a 4-1-4 calendar, which consists of two 15-week semesters bridged by a four-week January Term. The January Term’s intensive, four-week format is designed to offer students a unique pedagogical opportunity. It supports study away, in-depth focus on a single theme or topic, and the use of student-centered and active-learning pedagogies. The January Term’s intensive format also supports other pedagogical activities that contribute to building an intentional culture
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For StudentsThe first year experience is a sequence of courses designed to help you develop the skills necessary to be a successful college student and a thoughtful, engaged and caring member of society. First-Year classes assist with the transition to college academics and create small learning communities that support you academically and personally. First-Year Experience is structured to provide you with an engaging learning environment. Small classes: One of the most powerful ways to learn
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Faculty Spotlight SeriesThis page is an archive of our Faculty Spotlight series, which has been adapted to our iTech Spotlight series. Faculty Spotlight highlighted innovative ways that PLU instructors use technology in the classroom. April 2016 Katrina Hay, Department of Physics Lightboard for Instructional Videos March 2016 Tina Saxowsky, Department of Chemistry Personalized Learning with Student Video Projects February 2016 David Deacon-Joyner, Department of Music Creating Listening Guides
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MissionInformation & Technology Services provides technology and a wide range of services, planning, and leadership in support of the university’s core teaching-learning mission and for effective conduct of the university’s business.Vision and ValuesA life of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care requires the ability to find and use information and to communicate effectively. I&TS is an active partner in the preparation of PLU students for lives of service in an increasingly digital
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TmelyCare (formerly Lute Telehealth) is a resource for PLU students that expands access to mental health and medical care by providing HIPAA compliant access to online or phone-based services 24/7/365. Student Life provides opportunities for experiential learning, leadership and service; programs that support students physically, emotionally, ethically and intellectually; and programs that are just for fun. Counseling Center All of us at PLU recognize that college presents a wide range of
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daycare sites or facilitate child care in any way. However, please check out the following community resources available to you: Trinity Lutheran Childcare Our program emphasizes learning social skills through teaching how to take turns, to share, to stand in line and to sit quietly in circle time. We also emphasize respecting the teacher and other children, behaving respectfully in God’s house, and especially that God loves us all the time. Visit the Trinity Lutheran Childcare website here. The
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from remediation to advanced learning, reviewing to previewing, to sharing insightful demonstrations. Do you strive to meet the diverse needs of students in your course? Videos can be posted online to provide remediation for students needing a review of foundational concepts. And for your advanced students, more challenging topics can be posted to help take their learning to the next level. Many of these resources already exist on sites like TedEd and Kahn Academy. Do you waste a lot of time at
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(grammar and spelling). While these procedural requirements are important, I believe they shouldn’t hold the same weight as the actual content of a post. And yet, rubric criteria often weighted mechanics equal to critical thinking. It seems to me that the central goal of an assessment is to demonstrate mastery of learning objectives more than mastery of secondary processes. In short, what you say is more important than how you say it. I can already hear the arguments against this philosophy. However
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