Education & Leadership

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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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…

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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,…

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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,…

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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…

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