Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. In 2017, with support from the Davis Educational Foundation, Goodwin College established its first … Continue reading Universal Design for Learning Series: Boring Classes? Not Here!
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded Goodwin College $26,329 as part of an announced $18.6 million in grants for 199 humanities projects across the country. Those grant funds go to projects that help preserve and tell the … Continue reading Goodwin Receives $26k Grant from National Endowment for the Humanities
Are you a great decision-maker? Do you work well with others? You may be a born-leader. But even those people with great, natural leadership qualities need to gain a certain skillset and knowledge to fulfill their dreams and career goals. … Continue reading Why Pursue a College-Level Leadership Training Program?
There are currently more open manufacturing jobs in Connecticut than there are skilled employees to fill them. Modern manufacturing is a field for hard-working and inventive thinkers. If you like working with your hands and have a passion for innovation, … Continue reading Manufacturing Schools in Connecticut: The Programs You’re Looking For
As part of their dedicated efforts to provide the manufacturing workforce needed for Connecticut’s economic future, Goodwin College is bringing advanced manufacturing training on the road! Having already travelled to dozens of middle and high schools around the state, Goodwin’s … Continue reading The Future of Manufacturing Education: Goodwin’s Mobile Manufacturing Lab
“Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. THOSE DAYS ARE OVER.” — Bella Abzug We all want great jobs, ones that create flexible, positive lives for ourselves and for our families. If that is so, why … Continue reading Women in Manufacturing: Pointing Industry Toward a New Horizon
With advances in technology and growing demand for highly skilled workers, it’s more important than ever that companies ensure that employee training is provided. Goodwin College’s Manufacturing Training skills development workshops help manufacturers maintain their competitive edge while increasing their … Continue reading Goodwin College Can Train Incumbent Manufacturers’ Workers Quickly
If you have a passion for education and a love of children, you may be considering a career in early childhood education. Unlike secondary education, this career path is dedicated to working with children from birth to eight years of … Continue reading Early Childhood Education Salary Information
Do you have an interest in anatomy? Do you want to work in the health field? And have you ever watched a crime investigation show on TV, seen the experts in the lab handling microscopic evidence, and thought: ‘How cool?!’? … Continue reading What is a Histotechnician?
Public health professionals are dedicated, compassionate workers who promote and protect the health of specific populations – or, in other words, the communities, organizations, and regions in which they work. Through research, advocacy, and health care, public health workers assess … Continue reading What is Population Health, and Why Does It Matter?
If you’re interested in working in the health care field, there’s a good chance it’s because you want to help others. One important function in the health field is that of phlebotomists. But what exactly is phlebotomy? And what does … Continue reading Phlebotomy Training 101: Your Questions, Answered
Do you have an interest in the human body? The Histotechnician programs at Goodwin College could lead to you to an exciting career preparing biological tissues for diagnosis, an essential process in biology and medicine today. Histology, to break it down, … Continue reading What You’ll Learn in Goodwin’s Histotechnician Programs
We are in the middle of another industrial revolution (our fourth, to be exact), according to author and professor Klaus Schwab. In the late 1700s, America established factories for manufacturing. In the early 20th century, we welcomed automobiles. And after … Continue reading The Future of Manufacturing in Connecticut
Are you looking to get into the rapidly growing, in-demand healthcare field, but you’re not sure what sort of career to pursue? Maybe the healthcare careers you normally think of–doctors, nurses, dentists, hygienists, pharmacists–don’t appeal to you. Then a healthcare … Continue reading Reasons to Pursue a Healthcare Science Degree
We live in a fast-paced, ever-changing world. And within it, there are many great technologies that have helped advance the world of education. Today, students are granted the opportunity to learn with the innovative tools, resources, and programs — right … Continue reading Technical High School vs. Technology High School: What is the Difference?
by Sandi Coyne, Program Director, Master of Science in Organizational Leadership Women today find themselves in a unique place. With sexual harassment front and center in world news, and the pay gaps that are plaguing every industry from movies to … Continue reading Stands with a Fist: 8 Reasons for Women to Pursue a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership
Looking for a great job in an in-demand medical field? One that’s rapidly growing, rewarding, and achievable? A phlebotomist is an integral member of the medical laboratory team, working in hospitals, medical and diagnostic laboratories, blood donor centers, and doctors’ … Continue reading Salary Information for Phlebotomists
“When you’re a nurse, you know that every day you will touch a life or a life will touch yours.” – Author Unknown If you’re looking for a life of service and giving back to others, a career in nursing may be the perfect … Continue reading The Top 5 Benefits of Being a Nurse