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them much more flexibility and potential for growth long-term. Ultimately, the field of teaching offers you an arena to make an impact on the life of a child while thriving in a professional field over the long term.Become a Teacher in Washington State — Connect With PLU!Choosing a career in teaching can be daunting, but there are many reasons why teaching continues to be a favorite field for people who want to make a difference. There’s no time like the present to invest in your teaching career

graduates are not ready for college level math, only 44 percent of them are willing to take what most likely will be basic college algebra. The number of students willing to take on a college science class is even more disturbing. A mere 36 percent of students will be ready to take basic science classes in college after high school.”With this in mind, let’s discuss the significant demand for STEM teachers in the field of education today.Tip: Passionate about the sphere of education? Download PLU’s

have really helped me and encouraged me to apply and put myself out there. How has this internship helped improve your computer science skills? In all kinds of ways. I’ve learned all kinds of different languages, operations, new ways to think about things and new ways to solve problems. It’s really been a great experience that’ll help me in the future, not just in computer science, but physics as well. How has your experience as an intern impacted your future career goals? I love the science field

burgeoning field that go to root principles. And if the basic concept itself is fuzzy, the core principles are also up for debate. Just a decade ago, a precise definition of “global health” was perhaps not so critical. In the late 1990s, global health was largely defined, by default, as whatever was being done by the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the few other organizations working internationally on matters of public health. Global health was about getting kids in poor countries vaccinated

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How Museums Make Meaning: Study Away J-term 2020 Posted by: Reesa Nelson / December 4, 2019 December 4, 2019 Museums collect and interpret objects, and the stories they tell with their collections articulate cultural identity and values. Based in the historic university city of Oxford, this J-term 2020 class will explore how museums make meaning. Students will study numerous examples of contemporary museum theory and practice, engage with local professionals, and participate in museum-based

completed in as few as 14 months, or over the course of 26 months. Classes occur in the evenings and are a mix of traditional and hybrid in design.2. Theory to Practice FocusUses evidence based, best practices that critically evaluate, integrate and apply current, primary research and established theoretical concepts. Coursework focuses on building an evidence-based practice through rigorous coursework applied to real-world situations. All students complete an applied project as part of the program.3

lecturer was journalist Martin Jacques. Bell is a professor of ethics and political theory at Tsinghua University, in Beijing. His latest book is China’s New Confucianism: Ethics and Everyday Life in a Changing Society (Princeton University Press; new edition, 2010). Bell’s book addresses how communism in China has lost its capacity to inspire the Chinese. And what’s replacing it may very well be Confucianism. He’ll explore the reasons for the Confucian revival in China and discuss his proposals for a

University of Denver. Their interests include qualitative methods, deviant behavior, drugs and society, sociology of sport, sociology of children, social theory, work and occupations, and leisure. Together they are the co-authors and co-editors of numerous books and articles, including The Tender Cut, Peer Power, Paradise Laborers, Wheeling and Dealing, and Constructions of Deviance. The Adlers received the 2010 George Herbert Mead Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Society for the Study of Symbolic

need to ask yourself more than “what”. The real question is why D3? Here’s what former PLU Men’s Golf student-athlete, Ryan Pearson, said about D3: “Division III has allowed me to develop in ways that go past just playing my sport. It has allowed me to focus on my academics that are needed to get into the field I want to enter post-graduation, allowed me to work in athletics between class and practice time, and allowed me to create meaningful relationships that will last longer than my time here