College of Education

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 […]

COE selected to new state educator apprenticeship program

Grand Canyon University was selected to a pilot program for apprenticeships to try to reduce Arizona’s teacher shortage, the Arizona Department of Education announced earlier […]

Kindness of unsung hero Woody Mason celebrated with award

Photos by Ralph Freso Woody Mason used to give his students a five-minute “dance break” from the rigors of study. He used to send emails […]

The unexpected stories from two students’ summer mission trip

The doctor said the fast-growing cancerous tumor in her chest is why she had trouble breathing. Lexi Svoboda had just started to get involved at […]

The Lope infiltration of one Georgia school district

A single school district in Atlanta’s metropolitan area placed 32 student teachers from Grand Canyon University this semester. It’s so uncommon – at most, a […]

Character summit: 'It is all about promoting the common good'

What Emily Farkas and Dr. Ashley Brandon are doing at Grand Canyon University’s Canyon Center for Character Education is nothing short of vital in these […]

GCU alums keep piling up Milken Educator Awards

Allie Galas on Tuesday became the seventh Grand Canyon University alumnus in four years to win the Milken Educator Award in a surprise ceremony at […]