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You Ask. We Answer. How is your Education program? Posted by: mhines / April 26, 2024 April 26, 2024 Thinking about education at PLU?When are education students able to enter the classroom? Can you gain skills in teaching students while you study away? In this session, John Wright, assistant professor of Education, and Ryan Branchini answer your questions! Read Previous Major Minute: English Read Next You Ask. We Answer. How is your Biology program? LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations

expand that thinking? Students usually think innovation relates to software or gadgets like their iPhones or electric cars. We do talk about the product development process that allows us to create those types of devices, but we also frame innovation as a creative act that anyone can try. We teach that all academic majors and career paths have the ability to benefit from design thinking and other creative mindsets that encourage problem solving. Students will learn to take their personal stories and

affords.” Moving Math ForwardThe National Science Foundation recently awarded Associate Professor of Mathematics Ksenija Simic-Muller — in collaboration with professors from the University of North Carolina and University of Houston — a $299,993 grant under the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program. Simic- Muller and her colleagues across the country will complete a project titled “Supporting the Development of Mathematics Preservice Teachers’ Critical Consciousness through Statistical Investigations of

affords.” Moving Math ForwardThe National Science Foundation recently awarded Associate Professor of Mathematics Ksenija Simic-Muller — in collaboration with professors from the University of North Carolina and University of Houston — a $299,993 grant under the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program. Simic- Muller and her colleagues across the country will complete a project titled “Supporting the Development of Mathematics Preservice Teachers’ Critical Consciousness through Statistical Investigations of

Ugandan students living in Kampala in order to empower, ignite, and impact global change. “I’ve never seen a show that focuses so much on questions about development and cross-cultural interaction, and really leaves the audience like grappling with questions and thinking about these issues,” said Katherine Wiley, PLU’s Peace Corps Prep Program Coordinator and an integral part of bringing this event to campus.Event details: Artists: Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews Date: March 6 Time: 6:30-8 p.m. Place

– way for students to encounter college expectations, even before school starts. “The Common Reading Program offers incoming students a sneak-peek of what to expect – and what is expected of them – when it comes to their college education,” Baillon said. “Community, critical thinking and literacy are the core goals of the First-Year Experience Program, and the Common Reading Program provides a shared experience that allows students to tap into all three,” said Amy Stewart-Mailhiot, assistant

(grammar and spelling). While these procedural requirements are important, I believe they shouldn’t hold the same weight as the actual content of a post. And yet, rubric criteria often weighted mechanics equal to critical thinking. It seems to me that the central goal of an assessment is to demonstrate mastery of learning objectives more than mastery of secondary processes. In short, what you say is more important than how you say it.   I can already hear the arguments against this philosophy. However

nuances of life and combine them with critical thinking to lead impact in their own communities. When students learn to problem-solve through community action, whether it’s in Parkland or Lima, they are developing lifelong skills that help us better understand how Lutes contribute to the development of a more equitable and just world.  Can you think of a recent effort that exemplifies this sort of mentality? Yes. I think PLU’s role in supporting this region’s vaccination plan for COVID-19 is a great

organizations.Request InformationTo let us know your interest in the DNP/MBA Nurse Executive dual degree program, please complete this form, and we’ll follow up with you soon. Join the Mailing ListOn the other hand, an MBA degree provides a broad understanding of business principles and management practices. The MBA curriculum emphasizes leadership, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, which are vital for effective management and executive positions. To excel in today’s healthcare

Wild Hope Center for Vocation awarded grant to establish new faculty/staff institute Posted by: Silong Chhun / June 21, 2021 June 21, 2021 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing and CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University’s Wild Hope Center for Vocation is pleased to announce it has been awarded a two-year, $49,612 NETVUE program development grant from the Council for Independent Colleges.Wild Hope was established in 2003, to support students and faculty as they explore life’s big questions and