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in their teacher-child lessons on Zoom. Students could upload their practice sessions via the learning app Seesaw. In-person circle time involves a robot that holds an iPad, seated amid the students, so the virtual and in-person students can interact.  One challenge: required masks can muffle the sound of letters when teaching reading. Zwang discovered that the online kids benefited from seeing her unmasked mouth, demonstrating the difference between a “p” and “b” sound. Zwang’s children are only

special education Why PLU? Thinking back four years ago, I decided to come to PLU for the small campus, ability to relate to professors, and the opportunity to study abroad. I knew I was looking for a place where global education was relevant and with the opportunity to student teach in Namibia, as well as multiple avenues for student leadership, I knew this was the place for me. My PLU experience: My experience at PLU has been a series of stories to make up a chapter book teaching me life lessons

months carry and encapsule some very important life lessons. For starters, we all learned, once again, that experience is shaded and colored in powerful ways by the unexpected and unpredictable. No matter how creatively we dream, how well we plan, or how rigidly we seek to control, we are not in charge! The world is challenging, it is uncertain. Given that reality, someone advised, “be sure you always rest well so that you have the energy to absorb the unexpected!” I think we also learned something

have something to do with travel and aviation. What are some ways in which you’ve grown your professional skills this summer? My writing has definitely matured, and I’ve learned to handle myself in meetings; meeting new people; and working with people with different views, opinions and agendas. Will you be applying any lessons you’ve learned this summer to your work as Editor and Chief of Mast Media? I’m bringing back a lot of ideas for Mast Media and have already been working a bit on them through

LOT of theater. I have learned a lot, both through academics and activities/involvement on campus. I have grown as a person and really come into my own; I have sought and I believe found my vocation through the experiences I’ve had with the theater. PLU has shaped and prepared me for my life post-graduation and I can’t wait to take these lessons and experiences with me as I go forward. What’s next? I will be spending the summer working at the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company in Weston, Vt. and

experience: My experience at PLU has been unforgettable. I have been blessed with opportunities to get involved in many parts of campus, participating in Red Carpet Club, Campus Ministry, choir, intramural sports, and Psi Chi, the psychology honors society. I also studied away for J-Term of my sophomore year in Quito, Ecuador. It’s hard to sum up my experience, because I feel like in each of my four years I have learned new life lessons with new people and in new places. My favorite parts of PLU have