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  • Graduation Year: 2014 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Project Title: Qualitative Analysis of Water-Related Issues in the Rio Verde-Atoyac Watershed and Investigation of Alternative Technologies for Water

    most prominent water problems in the Central Valleys, as well as the types of solutions that were seen as feasible by members of each individual community. This, in turn, provides foundations from which INSO advances it’s collaborative work with the local people. I also made trips to INSO’s model ecological site, the Pedregal, where the organization develops and improves alternative technologies for water conservation and purification including: ecological stoves, rainwater collection basins, and

  • Field Placement Coordinator | School of Education | jschmitz@plu.edu

    Jenny Schmitz Field Placement Coordinator Email: jschmitz@plu.edu Professional Responsibilities Communicate with all incoming education students to determine placement needs Coordinate with local school districts to match up all undergraduate, graduate, and Alternative Routes teacher candidates with their practicum & student teaching placements Closely collaborate with University Supervisors throughout the year to help facilitate a successful year-long placement experience Communicate practicum

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  • Toppenish school district had long wanted district teachers to obtain an English Language Learners (ELL) endorsement to boost the district’s inclusion model for English-language learners. The endorsement is added to a teacher’s basic certification and allows them to be certified in English language learners and/or…

    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

  • PLU MESA Day: A Bridge to Success Denner Galindo, left, smiles at his teammate Antonio Reyes as the boys’ stick bridge is tested at PLU’s MESA Day event March 25. (Photo: John Froschauer / PLU) Hundreds of K-12 Students Compete in Annual Event By Sandy…

    major event, filling both Olson Auditorium and Memorial Gymnasium, and about 25 PLU staff members—from the Division of Natural Sciences and other departments—volunteer each year, along with members of the community. “This is the Olympics of MESA,” says J.R. Nobles, director of Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA at PLU. “This is what our students have worked for all year long, to show off everything they’ve learned.” Denner has a lot of learning to show off—although he definitely is not the showy type

  • As a Pacific Lutheran University alumnus, you have access to the Mortvedt Library to continue your lifetime of learning. Check out all the great features listed below.

    Mortvedt Library AccessAs a Pacific Lutheran University alumnus, you have access to the Mortvedt Library to continue your lifetime of learning. Check out all the great features listed below. An Alumni Card and a quick trip to the Mortvedt Library front desk is all you need to start your library access.Alumni get access to the following services: Check out books View DVD’s and other media items in the library Use the copy machines and printers Use the databases to locate research items from

  • Associate Professor of Psychology | Innovation Studies | finleysr@plu.edu | 253-535-7660 | I primarily teach Introduction to Psychology and upper level experimental classes, such as Neuropsychology and Learning.

    Sara Finley Associate Professor of Psychology Phone: 253-535-7660 Email: finleysr@plu.edu Office Location: Ramstad Hall - 106E Website: https://sites.google.com/site/sfinley/ Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Cognitive Science, John Hopkins University, 2008 M.A., Cognitive Science, John Hopkins University, 2005 B.A., Psychology, Linguistics, UC Santa Cruz, 2003 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Cognitive science Language learning Psycholinguistics Phonology Speech perception Selected

  • OAA is dedicated to ensuring equitable access and inclusion for all students with disabilities. We serve students with either temporary or permanent physical, health, learning, sensory or

    TimelyCareHealthCounselingCare NetworkAccommodationsDean of StudentsHOW TO APPLYActivate your Accommodations Welcome to Pacific Lutheran University Office of Accessibility and Accommodation, part of Wellbeing Services and resources, within the Division of Student Life. OAA is dedicated to ensuring equitable access and inclusion for all students with disabilities. We serve students with either temporary or permanent physical, health, learning, sensory or psychological disabilities. Students

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  • The Confucius Institute of the State of Washington supports a number of ongoing programs in partnership with the Hanban, the executive body of the Chinese Language Council International, a

    ProgramsThe Confucius Institute of the State of Washington supports a number of ongoing programs in partnership with the Hanban, the executive body of the Chinese Language Council International, a non-governmental and non-profit organization affiliated to the Ministry of Education of China, including: Chinese Guest Teacher Program The Confucius Institute of the State of Washington partners with the Chongqing Municipal Education Commission and Hanban to sponsor visiting teachers to teach in K-12

  • The world of business is always changing. Markets trend up and down, technologies evolve, and ethical standards constantly progress. To many private-sector veterans, this rate of change can be daunting, but to students and faculty members at Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Business, they are…

    focus on ethics in all of my classes and a lot of learning about management styles,” Brisbane says. “As a student with a career within a large company I felt like what I learned at PLU was very aligned with the way business is run where I work and also a good example of how things should be run.”Learning by Doing Collaborative projects and problem-solving are a hallmark of working in business, which is why they are also a hallmark of the PLU business curriculum.  “Very rarely do people work

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 7, 2018) — William Peterson took a non-traditional path to the principal’s office. After earning a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and a teaching credential, he jetted off to Ecuador where he taught English and expanded his linguistic abilities and cultural knowledge. Returning…

    principal can nurture a beginning teacher, or support an experienced master teacher. “Teacher mentoring is a huge part of their role,” Grady-Hahn said. Cohorts for the principal program form in June each year. A summer of intensive class work is followed by weekly classes, along with an internship, during the school year. “The summer classes prepare you for what you’re going to face when school starts,” Lantz said. “Weekly classes during the year follow up and continue to take you deeper.” To be