Brandon Juarez

ABOUT ME

Dr. Juarez is an Associate Professor in the College of Education on GCU's main campus. He has over 20 years of teaching experience ranging from K-8 to the university level. He was recently awarded the 2024-2025 College of Education Faculty of the Year. He is also the 2020 College of Education recipient of the GCU Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award. Dr. Juarez chairs the national Association of Teacher Educators’ Classroom Management Special Interest Group as well as serves on other various national, state, and university committees. He is a CEEDAR grant recipient and international and national conference speaker on topics ranging from teacher education, curriculum and assessment, and classroom management. His research interests include instructional strategies between online and face-to-face modalities, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) among teacher candidates, and teacher training and retention. He supervises student teachers and administration interns. Dr. Juarez is married to Bethany and has two children, Rylie and Grayson. He is a three-time Ironman triathlon All-World Athlete award winner.

ABSTRACT

Students recently shared in GCU End of Course Survey data the desire for faculty members to provide more instruction and application of content and less facilitation of the learning environment. In further review of these comments, students addressed the desire for faculty to share personal insight, connections to the content, and to help with assignment details through explanation and understanding. To this end, in the Teacher Showcase, I share how instructor-created videos can maximize efficacy for faculty members while meeting the desired needs of students. With an emphasis on practicality, I walk viewers through strategies, tools, and best practices to leverage videos to best support students.