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Emergency Teacher Certification for Substitutes

Mary was pursuing her master’s degree in education while substituting at a local school district for income. It offered a nice, flexible schedule and it also allowed her to practice with different…

Posted on May 07, 2024

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GCU and Alhambra High School

The College of Education has been partnering with Alhambra High School which is located a block west of GCU’s main campus in Phoenix for the past three years in various ways. Initially, several...
Posted on July 22, 2015

Creating Your Own Summer Schedule

As a mom, I am so grateful for my exceptional, useful and practical educator training, mostly because I know that my first and most important job will always be that of my children’s first teacher...
Posted on July 09, 2015

Preventing Summer Learning Loss

When I was in second grade, I remember thinking that the school year was a full year long and summer break was a full year as well. It’s funny to look back on that time and reflect on how engrossed I...
Posted on July 06, 2015

July Blog Topic – Learning All Year Long

How can you help students learn during the summer months? Learn how here:
Posted on July 01, 2015

Get in “Kahoots” with Your Students!

Typically, when one uses the term “in cahoots with,” it has a negative connotation. For example, if someone said, “Bob was in cahoots with Sue,” you would assume they were up to no good. Teachers...
Posted on June 22, 2015

The Brain and Learning: Partners in Crime

What is it about partners that makes the world go ‘round? I think of Simon and Garfunkel, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Pinky and the Brain. Each of these pairs came together in some way for...
Posted on June 18, 2015

Connect and Reconnect the Dots

In order to reach all learners successfully, there must be an effort to reach out in a circular motion from within the rectangular prism we call a classroom. It appears that once the classroom door...
Posted on June 12, 2015

4 Steps to Help Students Retain Knowledge

Teachers use a variety of strategies to ensure their students are learning and retaining knowledge throughout the school year. To be successful, teachers must make connections in order for students to...
Posted on June 10, 2015

Getting Students Excited About Learning

The school bell rings. You politely welcome and shake hands with every student walking into your classroom as an attempt to wake them up for the day. As you pull out your laptop (or notebook) to take...
Posted on June 08, 2015
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