news-category: Academics Five New Learning Modules Added to Improve Virtual Journal By Office of University Communications On October 9, 2020 Instructional Modules Are Authored by EdD Candidates in Their Final Semester of Coursework Five new professional learning modules have just been published to the IMPROVE virtual journal. IMPROVE stands for Instructional Modules for Professional learning Responding to Opportunities and Valuing Educators (IMPROVE). Modules within the resource are collaboratively authored by candidates in their final semester of coursework in the EdD in Curriculum & Instruction at GWU and promote positive, data-informed, sustainable change in instructional practices or organizational structures to improve student learning at the K-12 level and beyond. Coaching the Resistant Teacher by Mallory Bricker, Gwendolyn Johnson, and LaShaunda Plain-MamonCollegial Feedback: Navigating the Obstacles by Anna Coats, Shaunee Howard, and Kevin WardFrom Student Engagement to Student Empowerment by Gail D. Gallman and Kelsey J. GibsonInclusion: A Sense of Belonging by Judith Mills, Pamela Moore, and Alisha PrivetteRestorative Practices: An Introduction to a Positive, Research-Based Alternative to a Punitive Discipline System by Mindy Duckworth, Bianca Jeffries, and Kelli Passmore Read More in the Improve Journal.
News Article Gardner-Webb Teacher Candidates Excel on edTPA Assessment, Surpassing National Average College of Education Celebrates 91% First-Attempt Pass Rate with Seven Achieving Highly Qualified Status BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Faculty and staff in the Gardner-Webb University College of Education are celebrating graduates scores on edTPA, a national assessment that measures aspiring teachers’ readiness for the classroom. Dr. Donna Hamrick Suttle, instructor and edTPA coordinator at GWU, reported that […] Office of University Communications | November 12, 2025
News Article Gardner-Webb University Student Wins Research Award at N.C. Honors Conference Emmy Bowen Receives Third Place for Study on Social Impacts of Absent Fathers BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Emmy Bowen, of Boiling Springs, is in her first year at Gardner-Webb University, attended her first N.C. Honors Association (NCHA) conference, and won her first award. She received third place and $125 for her research poster presentation on “Social Effects […] Office of University Communications | November 11, 2025
News Article Ignite Scholar Elijah Lewis Builds Community at Gardner-Webb Campus Connections Empower Sophomore to Grow Spiritually, Academically, and Professionally BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Ignite Scholar Elijah Lewis, of Graham, N.C., first heard about Gardner-Webb University from his friend A.J. Hogan. When Lewis visited campus, he also experienced the vibrant and close-knit community his friend had described. “I believe God pointed me in this direction due to […] Office of University Communications | November 3, 2025
