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  • TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 21, 2015)—Mike Burton ’69 has been inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame for his 39 years of service as a national-award-winning speech and debate coach. Burton, who retired in 2008, is the first speech and debate coach from Washington…

    Teacher/Coach/Award-Winning Alumnus Inducted into National High School Hall of Fame Posted by: Sandy Dunham / August 21, 2015 Image: PLU President Thomas W. Krise, right, presents Mike Burton ’69 with the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus Award. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) August 21, 2015 By Matthew Salzano ’18PLU student writer TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 21, 2015)—Mike Burton ’69 has been inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame for his 39 years of service as a national-award-winning speech and

  • both heart and skill. Professional Collaboration & Communication: Collaborates and engages effectively with peers, administration, and families in a manner that promotes clarity, unity, honor, partnership, and learning for all students. To apply for a teacher position please access the Teacher Application on the website and submit to Janel Greig. For a complete job description, click this link.  Read Previous Green Chemistry Internship Read Next ACS Graduate School Readiness & Professional

  • October 28, 2011 A passion for learning is explored By Chris Albert The route to being an educator may vary, but a key ingredient is being passionate about being a life-long learner. It’s a sentiment the panel of current educators and PLU alumni shared with students during the Career Connections in Education discussion in October. A panel of PLU alumni share their experiences with current students about life as educators. “You have to have that whole idea that you’re going to be a life-long

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  • Lifelong Learning OpportunitiesPLU Lectures, Presentations & WorkshopsLearning doesn’t end when you graduate! PLU offers virtual webinars on interesting and current topics as well as lectures, conferences, and workshops on campus throughout the year that are open to the public! Continue your quest for knowledge, engagement, and critical thinking as you explore new ideas, challenge your beliefs, and listen to new perspectives from diverse groups.Lectures, Presentations & WorkshopsLivestreamStay

  • Funding for CS-STEM ProgramThe Culturally Sustaining – STEM Teaching Program is funded by the National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. Faculty at PLU obtained funding to provide forgivable loans for teacher candidates and for mentoring support and for the development of an induction program. This work was initiated when Drs. Simic Muller, Gardiner, and Seidel were awarded a Capacity Building Noyce Grant (Award Number 1758506), titled, “Building Capacity to Prepare

  • Special education teacher Erin Azama ’01, MAE ’06 discusses her distance learning transition Posted by: Marcom Web Team / July 8, 2020 Image: Special Ed Teacher Erin Azama poses by an art themed sculpture (Photo/John Froschauer) July 8, 2020 By Lora ShinnMarketing & Communications Guest WriterErin Azama ’01, MAE '06 is a special education teacher at Grant Center for the Expressive Arts, an arts-focused elementary school in Tacoma’s North End. She works with children from kindergarten to fifth

  • U.S. Congressman Rick Larsen shares how interactions with constituents has changed him.

    Learning listening on the job Learning listening on the job https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2017/01/rick-larsen-dc-office-cover-1024x532.jpg 1024 532 Zach Powers '10 Zach Powers '10 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2015/09/zach-powers-100x100.jpg May 15, 2016 May 22, 2017 Rick Larsen ’87 is the first to admit that serving in the United States Congress has changed him. Larsen, who was first elected in 2000, says his job has

  • 50 Learning Assessment Techniques: A Quick Reference GuideSource: Elizabeth Barkley & Claire Major, Learning Assessment Techniques  (Jossey-Bass, 2016). These LAT’s are organized around the six categories of learning in Fink’s Taxonomy of Significant Learning.Printable pdfLAT Quick Reference CategoryLATTechniqueBrief Description Foundational Knowledge1First Day FinalStudents take a non-graded test the first day of the term that consists of questions that are similar to the Final Exam, and then

  • Anthropology Program Learning Outcomes Identify and explain the complexity of biological and cultural diversity over time and across space. (ILOs 1, 2, 3, 5, 6) Illustrate the importance of studying cultures with the holistic, comparative, and biocultural approaches to studying humans over time and across space. (ILOs 1, 2, 3, 5, 6) Explain the importance of the concepts/issues associated with the terms cultural relativism, ethnocentrism, and racism with reference to a variety of cultural