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approach: To be creative, never boring or routine.Learn more about Education EndorsementsEndorsements indicate which content and grade levels you are qualified for and authorized to teach.  All Education Candidates must earn at least one endorsement.Pettijohn also created guides encouraging teachers to use Spanish cognates when introducing new vocabulary to the class. She says a teacher might say: “Today we are learning about centimeters. The cognate to centimeters is centimetro. Let’s say those

seeing what did and did not work for others. How did your academic experience at PLU help prepare you for your career? Being a small school, PLU allowed certain privileges that you cannot find at larger schools. I connected with the material in a way which was beyond what you get with large lectures. I felt motivated to not just remember the content but to be able to comprehend and build on it. It was also quite enjoyable to go over the top on projects to see how the professors would respond. Of

, PLU allowed certain privileges that you cannot find at larger schools. I connected with the material in a way which was beyond what you get with large lectures. I felt motivated to not just remember the content but to be able to comprehend and build on it. It was also quite enjoyable to go over the top on projects to see how the professors would respond. Of course, the best part is if you have a question you have that personal connection to professors and can ask away. Thanks to PLU I have a

interpersonal effectiveness, gain the ability to collaborate across diverse perspectives, and become motivated toward conscientious community action.Students who participate in civic engagement learn more academic content through application of theoretical concepts to action.  This causes students to shift from being knowledge receivers to idea creators. Abstract concepts come into relief against the background of real situations and context. Furthermore, civically engaged students learn higher-order skills

dimensions of digital technology. These projects can help students and professors to think outside of traditional questions. Hilary Vo looks over content at the open house for the Digital Humanities Lab at PLU, Wednesday, May 16, 2018. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) “When something as powerful as technology is shaping the way you live, the choices you make, the way you self-define yourself. Like the selfie being such an important way in which we now introduce ourselves to the world.” She chuckled. “We have

their own lives. This behavior is also true of adult readers: Some want spy thrillers, some want romance, some want cozy mysteries, some want lyric poetry. When it comes to reading, there’s a place at the table for everyone. I find that to be a very democratic and comforting way of looking at books. In terms of content and theme in YA literature, we must remember that there are a lot of kids who are living lives that aren’t rated PG. There are a lot of kids who are living lives that are generally

and provoked to reflect on topics such as memory and its potential for shaping history, cultural conflicts vis-à-vis nostalgia, parent-child relationships, questions of assimilation, integration, discomfort and sense of belonging, to name just a few. What makes Pablo Martínez Pessi an exciting and unique filmmaker? Urdangarain: He is a young filmmaker, who brings to the scenario of film and memory in Uruguay a perspective that has not been heard before, that of the so-called “second generation

Amazon? For one thing, Amazon is the largest Internet retailer in the world as measured by revenue and market capitalization. It also has over 540,000 employees after the recent merger with Whole Foods, making it the second-largest employer in the United States. Michael Halvorson, Director of Innovation Studies The company started as an online bookstore in 1994 and later broadened its offerings to include video and audio content, electronics, apparel, furniture, and many of its own brands and

design. She has appreciated the technical skills with Adobe Illustrator that she picked up in this class, as well as the team-and project-focused curriculum. Not only do Art & Design students work on numerous design projects in this class, but they also discuss (and defend) their concepts as they create them with peers and faculty members. Professor Avila took some time to describe the innovation and design principles that students learn in his Graphic Design course. “In design, we take content that

. He played a handful of games as a freshman, said PLU head coach John Yorke, and came back his sophomore year to start 18 out of 19 games, including five shutouts. Croft giftedly guarded the goal his junior year, too—but up and quit five games into the season. “During the summer I decide to partake in other activities,” Croft said. “I got lazy and content, and I didn’t want to grow as an athlete, which will hurt you. I came into training camp out of shape, and instead of working myself back into