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ENG 090, ENG 095, ENG 101, and ENG 102
I have taught all grade levels from pre-school through graduate school and have focused on teaching reading and writing. With nearly twenty years in elementary education, I have worked in teaching fundamental literacy skills.
I have taught at community colleges in Connecticut and Massachusetts. I have worked with students in both ESL and Foundational English classes.
My research interests lie in expanding my understanding of acquiring a second language such as English so as to assist ESL students in learning the academic language and vocabulary associated with the college classroom. Teaching students study skills that allow them to comprehend content area material and learn effectively and efficiently is also of great interest to me.
At Goodwin University, I look forward to working with my colleagues in providing students the tools for success and working with students to acquire those tools that they will not only use in other classes but for a lifetime.
B.A. Assumption College
M.Ed. Harvard University
M.S. Anna Maria College
Ed.D. University of Massachusetts
Wilken, E., Wisniewski, L, & Kania, J. (2023, November 3, 2023). Student-centered syllabus design and Universal Design for Learning. [conference session]. Learning Assistance Association of New England (LAANE). Goodwin University, East Hartford, CT.
Kania, J. (2023, June). An Overview of RAAD (Reading Across Academic Disciplines). Presentation to the School of Applied Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (SALASS).
Goodwin University, East Hartford, CT.
LeGary, R.A. & Kania, J.S. (2023, March 8-10). Humanizing and redesigning online learning: Engaging students through active learning strategies that promote choice, collaboration, and self-regulation. [conference session] Southern Regional Faculty and Instructional Development Consortium (SRFIDC). Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
Wisniewski, L.M. & Kania, J.S. (2023, March 8-10). The professor as content creator: Building a variety of videos to engage students and colleagues. [conference session] Southern Regional Faculty and Instructional Development Consortium (SRFIDC). Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
Kania, J. (2022, March 9-11), Curriculum design with students in mind: Universal Design for Learning. [conference session] Southern Regional Faculty and Instructional Development Consortium (SRFIDC). Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
Wisniewski, L.M., & Kania, J.S. (2022, Nov.) Content creation in higher education:
The professor as the creator [conference session] The Learning Assistance Association of New England (LAANE), Conference. Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, MA.
Wisniewski, L.M. & Kania, J.S. (2021, July). The silent immigrant group. [conference session] World Education Research Association, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Wisniewski, L. & Kania, J. (2021, February). Universal Design for Learning during COVID-19: Access and Equity. [conference session] Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy, Blacksburg, VA.
Goods, K., Wisniewski, L, & Kania, J. (2019, November). Twenty Ways to Engage Students in the Classroom: Using UDL as a Roadmap, [conference session] The Learning Assistance Association of New England (LAANE), Conference. Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, MA.
Wisniewski, L. & Kania, J. (2019, Aug. 9) Building Expert Learners at Goodwin University: UDL in Action.[conference session] CAST's 5th Annual Symposium: Becoming Expert Learners at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Wisniewski, L, & Kania, J. (2019, July 18-20) Universal Design for Learning: How Pedagogy can Shape Access in Higher Education. The International Round Table Symposium, Oxford University, England,
Kania, J. (2019, May) Poster Board Presentation on UDL, Goodwin College Board of Trustees Retreat, Goodwin University, East Hartford, CT.
Posey, A. Nave, L. & Kania, J., (2019, March 5), Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education. [conference session] South by Southwest EDU, Austin, Texas
Goods, K. Kania, J.& Wisniewski, L. (2018, November). Student voices and experiences: The role of support in education.[conference session] The Learning Assistance Association of New England (LAANE), Conference. Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg, MA.
LaRocco, D.J., Dowd, P., Goods, K., Kania, J., Myers, K. & Sheehan, D. (2018, May). Transformational professional development in Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Paper symposium accepted for presentation at the 50th Annual Meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization. Portsmouth, NH.
Beauchemin, A., Brewer, N. & Kania, J. (2017, October). Initiatives to Increase Student Completion of Developmental Courses.[conference presentation] Presented at Learning Assistance Association of New England (LAANE –regional affiliate of NADE). Rivier University, Nashua, NH.
Beauchemin, A., Kallagher, K., & Kania, J. (2015, November) Access for All: Assessing a Transitional Education Program. [conference presentation] Presented at the New England Educational Assessment Network (NEEAN). Regional forum held in Worcester, MA.
Aljoe, J., Beauchemin, A., Kallagher, K. & Kania, J. (2015, February) Access to All: Goodwin Achievement Program (GAP). [conference session] Presented at the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE). National conference in Greenville, South Carolina.
Kania, J.S. & Wisniewski, L.M. (2023) UDL in First Year English Courses.
Goodwin Teaches: Universal Design for Learning Stories in Higher Education, [Podcast]
Wisniewski, L.M., LeGary, R.A.& Kania, J.S. (2022). Embracing UDL in Higher Education. Goodwin Teaches: Universal Design for Learning Stories in Higher Education, [Podcast] https://www.goodwin.edu/guili/podcasts
Kania, J.S. & Wisniewski, L.M. (2022). Historical overview of immigration to New England. Community Conversations Lecture Series. (Part V) https://youtu.be/WJWisf6x3JY
Wisniewski, L.M. & Kania, J.S. (2021). The silent immigrant groups: The college choice process of polish immigrants. In K. Ziolkowska-Weiss (Ed.) Minorities in the USA. Past and Present. Krakow: Wydawnictwo Naukowe UP.
Wisniewski, L.M. & Kania, J.S. (2020) The Journey of UDL. [Blog}.
https://www.goodwin.edu/enews/tag/udl/
Kania, J. and Sperger, D. Building a Support System for ELLs at a Career College.
Presented at the Symposium on Second Language Writing. International Conference at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. November 2014.
(Also found on Digital Commons: http: digitalcommons@goodwin.edu)
Kania, J.S. (2005). Using Science logs to improve content area writing. Primer, Massachusetts Reading Association.
Devine, T.G. and Kania, J.S. (2003). Study skills: Strategies and systems. In J. Flood and D. Lapp (Eds.) Handbook of Research in Teaching the English Language Arts. (2nd Ed.) (pp. 942-954). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Publishing Company.
Kania, J.S. (2000). The effects of a structured writing program on the writing of fourth graders. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Lowell, MA; University of Massachusetts, Lowell.
All students can learn if given the opportunity and tools to succeed.
Award for Teaching Excellence, November 2023
Faculty Recognition for Scholarship, November 2023
Faculty Recognition for Scholarship, November 2022
Nominated for Recognition for Community Service 2022
Ubuntu Award (for collaborative work), November 2022
Study Skills, English Literature for ESL students, Vocabulary Development.