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    LEAP Action Grant Projects & Recipients

    2022 Projects & Recipients

    • The Hispanic and Latino/a Connection: real-word experiential learning for UNG art students and high school students in North Georgia – Ana Pozzi-Harris
    • 2022 World Food Day Celebration – Yi Deng
    • Narrative North Georgia: A SoTL Study – Melissa Schindler
    • Science and journalism: A cross-disciplinary exploration of one of psychology’s most notable case studies – Ralph Hale and Valerie Surrett

    2021 Projects & Recipients

    • From Community Garden to Environmental Science Lab– Gary Adcox and Susan Brantley (Oconee campus)
    • Gamifying Global Issues: Integrating Experiential Learning by Simulating International Relations– Dwight Wilson and Bibek Chand (Gainesville campus)
    • Incorporating Culturally Relevant Practices and Symposium to a Pre-Service Teacher Training Course– Kimberly Davidson and Sarah Williams (Gainesville campus)
    • Journal-to-Journalism: A Collaborative Application of Scientific Consumption in the Court of Public Opinion– Ralph Hale and Valerie Surrett (Gainesville campus)
    • Implementing Structured Academic Controversy in Children’s Literature and Language Arts– Danielle Hartsfield (Dahlonega campus)
    • Assessing Students’ Reading using Coding Apps– Annmarie Jackson (Gainesville campus)
    • eCoaching in Teacher Education: Immediate Feedback in Action– Jennifer Jones, Tiffany Watson, Nicole Maxwell and Danielle Hilaski (Cumming campus)
    • Making Audio/Visual Listening Guides in Music Appreciation– Esther Morgan-Ellis (Dahlonega campus)
    • Estimating Carbon Storage in Standing Trees: A LEAP-Based Approach– Alex Olvido (Oconee campus)
    • Tumbling Creek Hiking Concert– David Peoples (Gainesville campus)
    • Course Proposal for Nationally Competitive Scholarships Bootcamp– Kathryn Quinto Garcia (Gainesville campus)
    • Presentation Skill Evaluation and Self-Directed Improvement for Business Students in Professional Development Program – April Ross (Dahlonega campus)

    2019 Projects & Recipients

    • Bodies of Water exhibition at The Bakery Atlanta – by Heather Foster
    • The Progressions Documents: The Beginning of Pedagogical Literacy in Mathematics – by Marnie Phipps, Patty Wagner, Sherry Hix, and Tom Cooper
    • LEAPing into Content Literacy: A Laboratory Approach – by Danielle Hilaski, Nicole Maxwell, and Jennie Jones
    • From Students to Advocates: Building HIV/AIDS Awareness through Engagement Beyond the Classroom – by Michallene McDaniel
    • The Politics of the American Civil War through Film: A LEAP-Based Interdisciplinary Learning Community – by Dan Cabaniss and Lance Bardsley
    • Explore and Learn Human Health on “UNG Public Health Awareness Day” – by Jo Qian
    • Active Citizenship Learning Community – Lindsay Bailey, Laura Ng, and Shane Toepfer

    LEAP Action Grants in the Press

    • Faculty and staff receive LEAP into Action grants for 12 projects
    • Team-teaching concepts increase on Oconee Campus
    • Faculty start new programs or expand on existing ones through LEAP grants
    • Educators LEAP into Action with impactful changes in the classroom
    • Grant jumpstarts community garden on Oconee Campus
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