College of Education

GCU's summer STEM K12 program passes grade with teachers

Photos by Ralph Freso Luz Maria Van Daam was at a crossroads in her 20-plus years as a teacher at Pueblo Elementary School. “I was […]

Character center's videos highlight good 'vibe' in schools

It's the personal stories that click, says Emily Farkas, Program Director of GCU's Canyon Center for Character Education. It's why she launched a new video […]

A graduate's walk from dirt floors to dreams

Shanique Edwards Ruffin had never walked a stage to graduation before Friday. Her story of nearly 20 years of perseverance from a dirt-floor home in […]

Grad takes classroom lessons from GCU to Tanzania

David Hoskinson watched a teacher in Tanzania use a learning strategy he had just learned in his graduate education program at GCU. “Everything I was […]

Spring Commencement 2023, Friday morning (April 28)

Photos by Rick D'Elia Students from the College of Education and the College of Science, Engineering and Technology gathered Friday morning at GCU Arena for […]

Students' passion projects on display at symposium

Students spoke passionately about reading, individualism, creating a clean fuel and helping first-generation students at the Canyon Undergraduate Research Symposium. The event isn't open to […]

Student teachers accept pins to lead and serve

College of Education seniors who were student teachers were pinned in a ceremony Monday night, signifying their time at GCU as they head toward Commencement. […]

A woman's grief turns to celebration with GCU colleagues

When instructional assistant Dr. Cathryn Warren had two miscarriages, she turned to assistant professor Jillian Hartman, who had been through the same misfortune. Through the […]

Schools need more than teachers, and GCU aims to help

GCU has long helped area schools fill teacher shortages. But superintendents on the President’s Educational Advisory Council who met last fall with President Brian Mueller […]