Education & Leadership

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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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