College of Education

GCU students and graduates help autism academy create a happy place

Photos by Ralph Freso Assistant professor Jennifer Jakobi doesn’t even have to be here on Thursdays. Her 24 Grand Canyon University special education majors can […]

Educator in neighboring school wins national award, keeps GCU alum reign rolling

The Milken Family Foundation doesn’t go halfway in its celebration of teachers, staging a surprise announcement at the school where a teacher is awarded the […]

You never know when Lopes will turn up in your child's classroom

Meghan Arnold knows well the mastery at Grand Canyon University to produce more than 100,000 education graduates in the past six decades. She has worked […]

Dedicated legion of moms works to help the vulnerable and earn a degree

Nneka Isibor rises at 4:30 a.m., makes breakfast for her three children – two on the autism spectrum – and helps them get ready for […]

RISE 360 Scholarship a lesson in giving back

To put more teachers in the classroom, here’s an idea: Identify K-12 students as early as junior high age who might want to become teachers, […]

$10.7M Kern Family Foundation grant to cultivate Christian character campuswide

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following story was originally published in the latest issue of GCU Magazine, available in the purple bins across campus or digitally. View […]

State board: COE is 'ahead of the curve'

Sean Ross said that “if you heal a kid, you heal a school. If you heal a school, you heal a community.” To do all […]

GCU students embed in neighboring school in new educator program

Photos by Ralph Freso Three college students are perched on little chairs in front of the kindergarten class, squirming but sitting crisscross applesauce on their […]

COE alumnae shine: 1 week, 3 statewide educator awards

In less than a week, three significant statewide educator awards in the Southwest U.S. went to Grand Canyon University College of Education alumni. All were […]