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of dual-language students, a population that has been marginalized,” says Teah Bergstrom, director of partnerships and professional development in the PLU Department of Education. “For students to be successful, the endorsement is a good opportunity for teachers to gain skills, whether they’re teaching in a fully bilingual classroom, or using their skills in a traditional classroom to help bilingual students.” “The virtual format has allowed more opportunity,” Bergstrom says, as evidenced by
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and environmentally sustainable agriculture. Laurie-Berry started teaching at PLU in the fall of 2008. In addition to Plant Physiology, Laurie-Berry’s other classes include Plant Development and Genetic Engineering and a first-year writing class focused on global agriculture, world hunger, genetic engineering and related topics. “Our central question for the course is how agriculture and related systems must change to alleviate global hunger,” Laurie-Berry says.Before 2015, the original PLU
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assistant principal, helping to create a dual-language program. PLU’s intensive one-year principal preparation program enrolls a small cohort — Peterson’s included just 15 students — that encourages collaboration and sharing ideas. It fosters the development of professional relationships with instructors, many of whom hold administrative positions in area school districts.Principal Preparation ProgramLearn more about the one-year program and apply“It makes it very realistic,” Peterson said. “They’re
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Support for Using the New Sakai Site Templates Posted by: bodewedl / July 10, 2018 July 10, 2018 By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer During summer 2018, three templates options — Standard, Minimal, and Legacy templates — were added to the Sakai Request Course form. Sakai templates contain general tools and pages that must be updated by the instructor before publishing the site to students. We recommend instructors request their new Sakai sites and prepare them for publishing as early as
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require instructors to revisit their learning outcomes and find new ways to collect evidence of learning. Online Assessments Many assessments can be designed for completion or submission online, including: Tests and quizzes using the Sakai Tests & Quizzes tool Presentations recorded and submitted through Sakai Forums or Assignments A quick check of comprehension using Sakai Lessons questions Short (< 3 min) oral responses posted to Forums, Assignments, or Tests & Quizzes Collaborative papers drafted
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Engaging Students During Remote Learning Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 16, 2020 March 16, 2020 By Dana Shreaves, Instructional Designer Engaging students who are learning at a distance can be challenging for faculty, especially when faculty are accustomed to judging engagement face-to-face. During the PLUTO Institute for Online and Blended Learning, we recommend a number of strategies to engage students through the careful design of instruction and communications. In exceptional
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. “Economics is fundamentally a discipline in which we study how and why we make decisions,” says Associate Professor of Economics Karen Travis. “It is the wide range of applications that tends to draw a very broad pool of students, including those interested in finance or developing economies.” “Students who are drawn to Economics ask questions for which the answers aren’t easy—poverty, health care, education, unemployment, development, environmental degradation, international relations—but for which they
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populations of students, engage lifelong learning partners through meaningful professional development, and foster cross-sector collaboration on issues related to student access and readiness. “It’s important that, if we want a strong democracy, we must have inclusion from all voices,” Chavez said. Inclusion of all voices is paramount to educational success for all students, marginalized or otherwise, she added. “The more connected we are, the better able we are to improve society. Diversity in profession
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Sakai Gradebook: Supporting Student Success Posted by: hassonja / November 29, 2017 November 29, 2017 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Image courtesy of Ron Gerhardstein, 2017 Efforts to increase student retention have highlighted the importance of supporting student success. While grades are not the be-all and end-all of college learning, it is still important for students to be able to easily monitor their learning progress. With access to tools like the Sakai Gradebook, students
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enrolled in PLU’s MBA program. He also solicited advice from PLU business school dean Mark Mulder, whose marketing class had worked with the Economic Development Association of Skagit County to study value-added agriculture. “I use a lot of that research every day up here, and there are other farms that do, as well,” Miller said.Tulip Town Website“We just really rolled up our sleeves and realized we’re not going to hit projections; but if we can hit costs, we get to do this again next year.” Deprived
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