news-category: Academics Five New Learning Modules Added to Improve Virtual Journal By Office of University Communications On October 9, 2020 Instructional Modules Are Authored by EdD Candidates in Their Final Semester of Coursework Five new professional learning modules have just been published to the IMPROVE virtual journal. IMPROVE stands for Instructional Modules for Professional learning Responding to Opportunities and Valuing Educators (IMPROVE). Modules within the resource are collaboratively authored by candidates in their final semester of coursework in the EdD in Curriculum & Instruction at GWU and promote positive, data-informed, sustainable change in instructional practices or organizational structures to improve student learning at the K-12 level and beyond. Coaching the Resistant Teacher by Mallory Bricker, Gwendolyn Johnson, and LaShaunda Plain-MamonCollegial Feedback: Navigating the Obstacles by Anna Coats, Shaunee Howard, and Kevin WardFrom Student Engagement to Student Empowerment by Gail D. Gallman and Kelsey J. GibsonInclusion: A Sense of Belonging by Judith Mills, Pamela Moore, and Alisha PrivetteRestorative Practices: An Introduction to a Positive, Research-Based Alternative to a Punitive Discipline System by Mindy Duckworth, Bianca Jeffries, and Kelli Passmore Read More in the Improve Journal.
News Article Gardner-Webb University, Cleveland Community College and Cleveland County Schools Receive Over $1.2 Million from the Golden LEAF Foundation Funding Creates Healthcare Education Pathway to Address Regional Health Workforce Shortages BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—The Golden LEAF Foundation announced Feb. 6 that Gardner-Webb University and community partners, Cleveland Community College (CCC) and Cleveland County Schools, have been awarded funding through the Community-Based Grants Initiative totaling over $1.2 million to create a Healthcare Educational Pathway. Leaders from […] Office of University Communications | February 7, 2025
News Article ‘Mission in Action’: Gardner-Webb Human Services Students use Skills to Propose Nonprofit Ideas Organizations Created by Students Show Their Commitment to Meeting Needs in The Community Ready to Start Your Bachelor’s in Human Services? Apply before March 7 BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—The final project in Dr. Erin Cook’s upper-level human services course, “Understanding Nonprofit Organizations,” requires her students to apply everything they learned during the semester. “They present to […] Office of University Communications | January 28, 2025
News Article Capitol Experience: Sydney Hudson Explores Politics, Policy, and Purpose in D.C. Gardner-Webb Ignite Scholar Gains Real-World Experience Through Webb in Washington By Makella Knowles, Intern for University Communications BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Sydney Hudson is in her senior year at Gardner-Webb University double majoring in political science/international affairs and international business. Speaking highly of the benefits having two majors has offered her, she explains how “political science and […] Office of University Communications | January 14, 2025