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year from PLU with a degree in elementary education. Once Meyer returns from her fellowship she plans to pursue a job teaching ELL. “I know that this assignment will allow me to grow into a more effective instructor by helping me develop a greater sense of cultural awareness and sensitivity, which is an especially necessary trait for teachers of English,” she said. This won’t be her first time in southern Africa. She spent a J-Term in Namibia. “I am extremely excited to have the opportunity to
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recognition of an investment of time, talent and resources for TPS students, families and staff, the Gold Star Community Partner Award signifies honor and thanks to a community partner who has made a difference by doing what is best for kids,” said Amanda Scott-Thomas,Tacoma Public Schools’ director of Community Partnership, Academic Equity & Achievement. “TPS chose to honor PLU for consistently partnering and investing in the education of our children and youth—whose future, in turn, will affect the
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, and becoming leaders in their communities. An investment in PLU scholarships is an investment in students who will be empowered to thrive in a well-rounded education that extends beyond the classroom. We asked three students what scholarship support means to them and how they plan to spark a brighter future by serving and leading with care – both at PLU and beyond. Rhiannon Leach ’25, Elementary Education “I want to be a safe space for students to feel comfortable talking about anything.” Rhiannon
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taught English and expanded his linguistic abilities and cultural knowledge. Returning to the U.S., he started teaching Spanish at Highline Public Schools’ Raisbeck Aviation High School in Tukwila. His passion evolved into something else: a desire to become not just a bilingual educator, but a bilingual educational leader. That goal led him to Pacific Lutheran University’s principal preparation program. The program helped him land a job in the Lake Washington School District as an elementary
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Leschi is that we are a small district,” she says. “I’m housed within the two school buildings I’m supporting. I’m already on site.” Born and raised in Puyallup, WA, the daughter of Filipino immigrants, Helle majored in education at PLU and earned endorsements in elementary education and special education. She did her student teaching in Puyallup, then worked as a substitute teacher and eventually landed her first full-time teaching job in her hometown school district. “I wanted to give back to the
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May 11, 2009 New endowed chair created A new endowed chair has been created in the School of Education and Movement Studies – The Jolita Hylland Benson Endowed Chair in Elementary Education honors Jolita Benson. It has been funded by Dale and Jolita Benson through The Benson Family Foundation of Portland, Ore. The inaugural appointment to the Jolita Hylland Benson Chair is Leon (Lenny) Reisberg, professor in the Department of Instructional Development and Leadership in the School of Education
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become a teacher.Although she set her career goal early in life, Bowen’s path to a Pacific Lutheran University education degree took a few twists and turns. “Originally, I wanted to be a P.E. (physical education) teacher,” she said. “That evolved into wanting to be both a math and P.E. teacher, after realizing that the number of P.E. positions was very limited.” She next decided to focus on elementary education, then added an endorsement in special education for kindergarten through high school
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, PLU’s new director of The Center for Community Engagement and Service, at James Sales Elementary School, one of three schools where he is developing a mentoring program. Zylstra is PLU’s new director of The Center for Community Engagement and Service, which operates under the Career Connections department. His job, basically, is to connect PLU to the community, be it through working with faculty to support service-learning in a class, or talking with community leaders about opportunities and
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contacted the elementary schools in the area to see if there was interest, and there was, so I went ahead and brought the idea to my advisor, Jeff Clapp, and he told me to go for it. What has been the most challenging aspect of putting all of this together? The most challenging part of this process has been laying the groundwork and coordinating with elementary schools. There are just a lot of logistics that go into planning something like this, but it has definitely been worth it. What surprised you
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became a much bigger part of the curriculum,” she said. Schools began taking their students on nature field trips, and Gilmur would often be the one to teach students about native plants and wildlife. While she was serving as the chair of elementary education for the Tacoma School District, U. S. Congress passed the law that established Earth Day in 1970. Gilmur fondly recalls her time at Pacific Lutheran College. Diverse wildlife such as owls and deer roamed in the forests that stood directly behind
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