When teachers bring their authentic selves into the classroom and teach with intention to honor their students as unique, whole individuals, greater success tends to follow, according to Jill Lindsey, ... Continue Reading Understanding How Faith Intersects With…
Associate Professor Is ‘Master Teacher of Honor’ Karrin S. Lukacs, Ph.D. Receives Recognition From Kappa Delta Pi
Shenandoah University Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction Karrin S. Lukacs, Ph.D., has received the Master Teacher of Honor Award from the Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), International Honor ... Continue Reading Associate Professor Is ‘Master Teacher…
Former Lost Boy Inspires New Partnerships Presenter Connects With Local Children, Teens, and Business School Through MLK Week Event
One young entrepreneur’s extraordinary life story inspired and impressed students and faculty at the elementary-to-university levels during Shenandoah University’s January 2019 week of activities ... Continue Reading Former Lost Boy Inspires New…
Poetry Slam Brings Students To Shingleton Court Poetry & Basketball Merge At MLK Week Event Sponsored By Shenandoah’s School of Education & Leadership
Shingleton Gymnasium at Shenandoah University hosted a unique kind of competition during Martin Luther King, Jr. Week events in January: a poetry slam for area intermediate and middle school students, ... Continue Reading Poetry Slam Brings Students To…
Symposium To Help Leaders Steer Nonprofits In Challenging Times The Nonprofit Governance Symposium will be held in Stimpson Auditorium and co-sponsored by Shenandoah University
On Tuesday, Oct. 16, area leaders of local nonprofit organizations are invited to come together to learn how to better navigate the challenges they face. The Nonprofit Governance Symposium, ... Continue Reading Symposium To Help Leaders Steer…
Shenandoah Addresses Special-Education Teacher Shortage Master of Science in Special Education producing caring, compassionate teachers
The Special-Education Teacher Shortage There's a teacher shortage in special education. From 2005 to 2012, the number of special education teachers employed by U.S. schools declined by more than 17 ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Addresses Special-Education Teacher Shortage…
Writing For Today’s Children With Respect And Thanks Author Jason Reynolds Offers Ideas On Why Young People Respond To His Work
Jason Reynolds, author of bestselling books like the young adult “Long Way Down,” and the middle-grade Track series, bookended his presentation at Shenandoah University’s Children’s Literature ... Continue Reading Writing For Today’s Children With…
From Reluctant Reader To Passionate Writer Newbery Medal-winner Katherine Applegate Shares Her Writing Story at Shenandoah University’s 33rd Annual Children’s Literature Conference
Katherine Applegate, author of a host of books, including the Newbery Medal-winning “The One and Only Ivan,” wasn’t much of a reader growing up. She admitted, as she spoke at Shenandoah University’s ... Continue Reading From Reluctant Reader To Passionate…
An Incubator for Literacy Education Degree, Conference, Writing Project and Student Writing Effort Combine To Create a Culture of Literacy Education In Northern Virginia at Shenandoah University
For a few special moments on the afternoon of May 31, the entire student body of Winchester’s Garland R. Quarles Elementary School (GQES) celebrated inside Shenandoah’s Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre (OBT). ... Continue Reading An Incubator for Literacy Education…
33rd Children’s Literature Conference Rocks the Library and the Rooftop Free Public Events at Handley Library and Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum Feature Children’s Literature ‘Rock Stars’
Shenandoah University kicks off its weeklong 33rd annual Children’s Literature Conference (CLC) on Monday, June 25, with a day of presentations, workshops and discussions at the university, as well as ... Continue Reading 33rd Children’s Literature Conference Rocks…