knowledge the state of being familiar with something or aware of its existence, usually resulting from experience or study. the range of one’s understanding or information. In some contexts the words knowledge and memory are used synonymously. American Psychological Association Knowledge is likely what many people think of when they consider what happens in a classroom. Teachers […]
Competency-based education models reinforce the idea that teaching is not necessarily about what the teacher does in class. Instead, it is about understanding what learners gain through engaging in a course. Developing a competency-based course or program requires that we frame outcomes from the learner’s perspective. The activities and assessments in competency-based education ask learners […]
While Key Assessments is not an acronym, it is an important concept to understand the academic programming at MLC. The elementary education program includes 19 credits of field experiences and 37 credits of professional education. Together, these courses provide a solid foundation in the pedagogy, content, and applied practice of teaching in an elementary classroom. […]
Last week, MLC hosted its annual, free Open Learning webinar series. The first day shared three hours of workshops that support our wellness, both in practicing our faith and caring for our bodies. The second day shared three hours of workshops that focused on structured literacy. If you missed this professional development opportunity, the […]
MLC prepares men and women to public ministry needs of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) and to proclaim the Word of God faithfully and in accord with the Lutheran Confessions in the Book of Concord. To support our prospective students, current learners, and alumni, the MLC Library has worked closely with our faculty to […]
Even though summer just started, the fall term will be here soon. APPLE 202526 Term A begins on September 1, and we are excited to welcome a new cohort of learners to the program and support those continuing their studies with us. If you would like to join the APPLE cohort this fall, please complete […]
In all of our communications, we emphasize that APPLE is an accelerated pathway to teaching that is online, competency-based, and flexibly-paced. Most of the conversations we have about the program ask about two of those concepts — accelerated and flexibly-paced. We thought it might be helpful if we explained both of those terms in greater […]
This past weekend, the MLC campus celebrated our May graduation. While that celebration is certainly important, it pales in some ways to the Call Service that follows the graduation ceremony. Families, friends, classmates, and recently graduated education and staff ministry students return to the same room where they just celebrated their graduation to attend the […]
