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Useful Pre-Dental ResourcesAmerican Dental Association (ADA) The ADA provides the latest information about education and careers, science and research, advocacy and publications related to the dental field as well as much more. ADA Foundation Grants and Awards The ADA Foundation provides grants, awards, and scholarships through its various programs to benefit organizations and students that strive to improve oral health. American Dental Education Association (ADEA) The ADEA has excellent

recommenders, and mention to each recommender that the letter needs to be submitted as early as possible, and keep them apprised of any deadlines. Even if you are taking a summer course, performing a job-shadow, or holding a summer internship or research position with a potential recommender, it will be helpful for her/him to know early that you will be requesting a letter. Biographical Information Form This electronic form gives the Pre-Health Sciences Advising Team, especially your PHSAT advisor

Useful Pre-Dental ResourcesAmerican Dental Association (ADA) The ADA provides the latest information about education and careers, science and research, advocacy and publications related to the dental field as well as much more. ADA Foundation Grants and Awards The ADA Foundation provides grants, awards, and scholarships through its various programs to benefit organizations and students that strive to improve oral health. American Dental Education Association (ADEA) The ADEA has excellent

recommenders, and mention to each recommender that the letter needs to be submitted as early as possible, and keep them apprised of any deadlines. Even if you are taking a summer course, performing a job-shadow, or holding a summer internship or research position with a potential recommender, it will be helpful for her/him to know early that you will be requesting a letter. Biographical Information Form This electronic form gives the Pre-Health Sciences Advising Team, especially your PHSAT advisor

For the past 17 years, Christine Brandt has had the opportunity to serve and work for the Tacoma School District.  She is currently the principal at Jason Lee Middle School, a high poverty school, which was removed from Washington States low performing school priority list last year. Christine is a product of Tacoma schools and an alumni of Wilson High School (via Truman MS and Skyline Elementary). Christine will be opening an innovative school based on the continued research findings that

international study.Global Scholarship and Faculty/Staff DevelopmentAs of May 2014, 100 PLU graduates have received Fulbright scholarships for post-graduate study and research abroad since 1975 in addition to several other international scholarships.Awards, Recognition and Grant SupportPLU and the Wang Center have received several awards and recognitions as well as more than $5.5 million in grant funding in support of excellence in global education.Global Education On-CampusIn addition to a wide variety of

My First MOOC: A New Year’s Resolution Revisited By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer In January, I enrolled in my first MOOC to learn more about this controversial form of instruction.  It was definitely valuable, both for instructional design research and as a learning experience. The course was designed around five basic elements: video… August 25, 2015 MOOCsonline learning

engage in advanced leadership while showing an impact on the school system and students they serve. The Ed.D with Washington Superintendent Certification includes a year-long internship in a P-12 district. Coursework meets the needs of schools and districts - There are three strands to this program that make up the coursework: superintendent coursework, advanced leadership coursework, and applied research coursework. The program also includes two job-embedded applied projects focused on program

the Makah should “change their culture” springs from an assumption that cultural difference is cosmetic, a stage dressing under which lies one universal way of being in the world.  Anthropological research has taught us that, although we are universally human beings, members of the same species, there is no one universal human way of being in the world. By David R. Huelsbeck and Judith M. S. Pine Huelsbeck has worked with the Makah for 30 years on archaeology and educational projects.  Working

analyze the complex relationship between health and migration through the tool of digital storytelling. By uplifting migrants’ digital stories from Humanizando la Deportación it will expose the realities of migration and how it impacts the health and wellbeing of migrants. In order to thoroughly explore this topic I have applied the combination of three different theoretical frameworks: Migration Studies, Cultural Studies, and Health Studies. Using these lenses and evidence from my research, I explore