A host of talented, giving, dynamic authors, illustrators and educators have graced the Shenandoah University Children’s Literature Conference over its 35 years of existence. And now, as part of the ... Continue Reading Children’s Literature World Shares Its…
SOEL Student and Alumni Accomplishments Doctoral students and alumni present, publish and make a difference with their work
Students and alumni of Shenandoah University's School of Education and Leadership are sharing and being recognized for their scholarship and expertise. Richard J. Reeves Doctor of Professional ... Continue Reading SOEL Student and Alumni Accomplishments…
Getting Youth Excited About Science SU students Create Maker Engineer Lab at Elementary School
This semester, nine Shenandoah University students are teaching hands-on science lessons as part of a partnership with local elementary school students. Through their Reasoning Skills I: Science ... Continue Reading Getting Youth Excited About Science…
Meet education student & basketball player Jordan Sondrol ’20! The Winchester Star's Athlete Spotlight
"I love teaching because I feel like it can be applied to every situation. I love working with little kids, and I also love coaching. I feel like teaching applies to my strengths, which are my ... Continue Reading Meet education student & basketball…
Ready to lead a math revolution Scholarship supports doctoral student’s efforts to change how math is learned and taught
Shenandoah University doctoral student Kimberly Jackson loves math, her three children – all college juniors – teaching, and thinking big. So, it’s unsurprising that Jackson, who hopes to ... Continue Reading Ready to lead a math…
Shenandoah University Adds Nearly 40 New Programs To Its Academic Offerings Nearly 40 programs are launching this fall
Shenandoah University has added nearly 40 new majors, graduate degrees, certificates and minors to its list of areas of study. The university currently offers more than 150 academic programs in seven ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Adds Nearly 40…
For the Love of An Author Children's Literature Conference Draws Top Authors, Illustrators and Hundreds of Attendees
Patricia Becker-Sabik has attended Shenandoah University’s Children’s Literature Conference every year that she’s been a librarian at a middle school in Loudoun County, Virginia. She tells her ... Continue Reading For the Love of An…
Shenandoah now offers 4-year undergraduate education degrees New legislation makes it easier for students to become teachers
On June 24, Gov. Ralph Northam announced that Shenandoah University was one of 15 colleges and universities in the state with new teacher preparation programs that will allow graduates to become ... Continue Reading Shenandoah now offers 4-year undergraduate…
Reaching New Standards in Education Shenandoah's Teacher Education Programs Attain Rigorous Accreditation
After passing a rigorous peer review this spring, Shenandoah University joins 41 other higher-education institutions in earning accreditation for its teacher preparation programs. The Council for the ... Continue Reading Reaching New Standards in Education…
Acclaimed Children’s Authors Invited To Share Their Stories Shenandoah University Children’s Literature Conference turns page on 34th year
The 34th annual Shenandoah University Children’s Literature Conference kicks off this month with appearances by 16 best-selling children’s authors. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily from ... Continue Reading Acclaimed Children’s Authors Invited To…
Shenandoah Education Alumni Tapped As Augusta School Administrators Four out of five recent leadership selections for Augusta County Public Schools hold Shenandoah degrees or certifications
Four of the five people recently recommended for administrative leadership roles in the Augusta County (Virginia) Public Schools are Shenandoah University alumni. Sarah Melton is recommended to move ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Education Alumni Tapped As…
Understanding How Faith Intersects With Learning In The Classroom Shenandoah’s School of Education & Leadership Receives Grant to Explore Spiritually Responsible Pedagogy
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…
Lessons in Education From Finland Shenandoah Students Bring Home Insights From Top Educational System
Over spring break, three faculty members from Shenandoah University’s School of Education & Leadership (SEL) took 19 doctoral, master’s and undergraduate students to Finland to study what is ... Continue Reading Lessons in Education From Finland…
Introducing The School of Education & Leadership A name change has been approved for the School of Education & Human Development
Shenandoah University's Board of Trustees has approved a name change for the School of Education & Human Development, which is now known as the School of Education and Leadership. "We see the ... Continue Reading Introducing The School of Education…
Education Faculty Member To Offer Assistance Around The World Via Fulbright Program Associate Professor and Chair of Curriculum and Instruction Karrin Lukacs, Ph.D., Is Added To the Fulbright Specialist Program Roster
A faculty member in Shenandoah University's School of Education & Leadership (SEL) is in a position to bring her expertise to host institutions in varying locations around the world after being ... Continue Reading Education Faculty Member To Offer…
Education Graduate Student Wins VACTE Award Sujin Chung '18 Embarking On Elementary Education Career After Years In Accounting Field
Sujin Chung '18 has received one of only 11 scholarships awarded recently by the Virginia Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (VACTE), according to Associate Professor of Curriculum & ... Continue Reading Education Graduate Student Wins VACTE…
Education News: Fall/Winter 2017 School of Education & Human Development students create Claymation videos, attend a student educators' conference and collaborate with students almost a thousand miles away
On Dec. 4, university studies students learned how to make Claymation videos using modeling clay, their iPads, Apple Pencils, and the Keynote app. The workshop, led by Apple Distinguished Educator ... Continue Reading Education News: Fall/Winter 2017 School…
Nonprofit Alliance Presents Nonprofit Governance Symposium at Shenandoah University Event Features Speakers On A Variety Of Topics
Shenandoah University’s Center for Leadership in the Public & Nonprofit Sectors and the Nonprofit Alliance of the Northern Shenandoah Valley will host their second symposium, “Nonprofit ... Continue Reading Nonprofit Alliance Presents Nonprofit Governance…
A Shenandoah Story to Remember Shenandoah's 32nd Annual Children's Literature Conference Explores The Enduring Power of Tales Well-Told
Children’s book author and the nation’s first Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jon Scieszka kicked off Shenandoah University’s 32nd Annual Children’s Literature Conference on June 26, calling ... Continue Reading A Shenandoah Story to Remember…
Literacy Culture Inspires Book Dedication Shenandoah University’s Children’s Literature Conference, the university-housed Shenandoah Valley Writer’s Project and a school devoted to literacy combine to create a story that must be told
It just had to happen at Garland R. Quarles Elementary School in Winchester, Virginia. And it just had to be connected to Shenandoah University’s annual Children’s Literature Conference. Had ... Continue Reading Literacy Culture Inspires Book Dedication…
Second-ever ‘Rockin’ the Library’ Event Kicks Off 32nd Children’s Literature Conference, June 26-30 Public event features food, DJ and special guests on the steps of Handley Library
Shenandoah University will kick off its 32nd annual Children’s Literature Conference “Once Read, Never Forgotten: Creating Readers One Book at a Time,” by inviting the public to attend its second-ever ... Continue Reading Second-ever ‘Rockin’ the Library’ Event…
Ed Student Earns SoftChalk Recognition Jessica Kirkland Receives Accolades for Her Lesson Plan for "I, Too: Bringing to Life the Voices of African-American Writers"
Jessica Kirkland, a School of Education & Human Development MSEd-Individualized Focus student, has been recognized by Softchalk as an honorable mention lesson plan developer. Kirkland developed ... Continue Reading Ed Student Earns SoftChalk Recognition…
Shenandoah University to Celebrate 1,328 at May 13 Commencement 2017 Marks Record Year for May Graduation Applicants
Shenandoah University will celebrate its 2017 Commencement at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 13. Saturday’s ceremony celebrates 210 August 2016 graduates, 287 December 2016 graduates and 831 May 2017 ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University to Celebrate 1,328…
Shenandoah Valley Writing Project Awarded $15,000 Grant Funding To Provide Support For SVWP Invitational Summer Institute
The Shenandoah Valley Writing Project (SVWP) at Shenandoah University has been awarded a $15,000 federal Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) leadership grant, which will support the ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Valley Writing Project Awarded…
Shenandoah Valley Writing Project Awarded $20,000 Grant Funding To Provide Advanced Training To Current SVWP Teacher Consultants
The Shenandoah Valley Writing Project (SVWP) at Shenandoah University was recently selected to receive a 2017-2018 Advanced Institute to Scale Up the National Writing Project (NWP) College-Ready ... Continue Reading Shenandoah Valley Writing Project Awarded…
Shenandoah University Donates 1,600 Books To Flood-Ravaged Library Rainelle Public Library In West Virginia Recipient Of Donation, Including Signed Children’s Books
Rainelle Public Library in Rainelle, West Virginia, received an early Christmas gift this year. On Dec. 5, Shenandoah University delivered more than 1,600 books – 43 boxes worth – to the the library, ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University Donates 1,600 Books…
Shenandoah University to Host Nonprofit Governance Symposium Keynotes Feature Representatives from the Charity Defense Council and TrueSense Marketing
Shenandoah University’s Center for Leadership in the Public & Nonprofit Sectors will present a symposium titled “Nonprofit Governance: Leadership, Visibility & Impact,” from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. ... Continue Reading Shenandoah University to Host Nonprofit…