School of Education
Spotlight
What makes GGC an exciting place to learn to be a teacher?
- Small class sizes allow GGC students and faculty to work closely together.
- Committed faculty provide the support necessary for all students to succeed. As mentors, GGC’s faculty serve as strong role models for future teachers.
- A focus on the learner guides GGC students in developing classroom environments that meet learners’ social, emotional and physical needs, in addition to their academic needs.
- Faculty development at GGC focuses on the enhancement of teaching and mentoring skills. Faculty retention and promotion are dependent upon annual performance evaluations (GGC does not offer tenure).
- An integrated approach to instruction provides GGC students with the knowledge needed to develop instruction that effectively addresses all areas of the curriculum.
- Field-based courses give GGC students extensive practice in varied settings with a wide range of strategies for delivering instruction and managing classrooms.
- An emphasis on data-based decision-making enables GGC graduates to evaluate the quality of instruction and assess student progress.
- A strong partnership between GGC and Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) has resulted in the development and delivery of teacher education programs that address real world needs of today’s teachers and schools.
Location
The School of Education is located in Building A, Suite 1160.
Contact Information
School of Education
Building A, Suite 1160
Georgia Gwinnett College
1000 University Center Lane
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Phone: 678.407.5603
News & Events 
When Stephanie Heinrich graduated from Georgia Gwinnett College on Dec. 16, the 28-year-old Lawrenceville native had more than a degree in early childhood education her hand. She had a job.
From left (bottom) Katie Burrows, Nicole Olano,
Stephanie Heinrich (top) Heather Kulp,
Ann Marie Miller, Erica Wagoner, Emily Valentino
Education students had another reason to celebrate this November when the Gwinnett Federal Credit Union pledged a $50,000 gift to fund a scholarship for the GGC School of Education.
"This gift celebrates our 50th anniversary and represents continued support of GGC's mission," said Marshall Boutwell, GFCU's president/CEO, as he presented the check to GGC President Daniel J. Kaufman. “We are proud to be associated with the College and be part of its important impact on students and our community.”
Beginning with the 2012-13 academic year, the GFCU grant will aid GGC students who are majoring, or intending to major, in early childhood education, special education or another major that leads to teacher certification.
"This gift will help us recruit talented individuals into the field of education,” said Dean of Education Cathy Moore. “We are delighted and honored to partner with GFCU in the mission of building quality future teachers for our community.”
This is the second GFCU-sponsored grant that has benefited the School of Education. A 2010 gift from the financial institution aided Lucinda Scrivener, a junior majoring in special education.
“I want to express my appreciation to Gwinnett Federal for its generosity,” said Scrivener, a mother of three children. “I am grateful for the assistance toward reaching my goal of becoming a pre-kindergarten special education teacher.”
