LEAP Action Grant Projects & Recipients
2020 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