Shanna Peeples

Shanna L. Peeples
Peeples with Barack Obama, 2015
Born (1965-04-16) April 16, 1965 (age 61)
Borger, Texas, United States
OccupationsAssistant Professor, Education and Social Sciences
Known for2015 National Teacher of the Year
TitleDr. John G. O' Brien Distinguished Chair in Education
Children3
AwardsNational Teacher of the Year
Academic background
EducationHarvard University, West Texas A&M University, University of Texas at Arlington
Academic work
InstitutionsWest Texas A&M University

Shanna L. Peeples (born 16 April 1965) is the Dr. John G. O'Brien Distinguished Chair in Education at West Texas A&M University. She was the 2015 National Teacher of the Year.

Education

Peeples has a BA in English from West Texas A&M University (1997), an M.Ed. from the University of Texas at Arlington (2013), and a PhD from Harvard University (2020).

Career

Peeples had multiple jobs before she began teaching, starting with a 7th grade class. By 2011, she was teaching at Palo Duro High School in Amarillo, Texas. In 2015, Peeples was named National Teacher of the Year, and was presented her award by President Barack Obama. In 2020 she was named the Dr. John G. O'Brien Distinguished Chair in Education at West Texas A&M University.

Peeples has spoken against arming teachers in the classroom and advocates for same sex marriage. Peeples has stated that she is a lesbian.

Selected publications

References

  1. 1 2 Funk, Mason (April 22, 2021). "Shanna Peeples". Outwords. Amarillo, Texas. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Dr. Shanna Peeples | WTAMU". www.wtamu.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  3. 1 2 Hough, Lory. "Shanna Peeples returns to Texas with a renewed sense of self". The Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Ayala, Christine (8 May 2015). "U.S. Teacher of the Year Shanna Peeples: The TT Interview". The Texas Tribune; Austin [Austin].
  5. 1 2 "Shanna Peeples – Global Teacher Prize". Global Teacher Prize – Varkey Foundation. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. 1 2 Layton, Lyndsey (2015-04-27). "A former disc jockey, pet sitter and journalist becomes Teacher of the Year". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  7. ↑ Walker, Tim. "Meet Shanna Peeples, 2015 National Teacher of the Year". National Education Association. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Dr. Shanna Peeples | WTAMU". www.wtamu.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  9. ↑ Downing, Mitchell (27 September 2020). "Shanna Peeples joins the WTAMU Department of Education". University Wire; Carlsbad [Carlsbad].
  10. ↑ Hobbs, Tawnell D; Brody, Leslie (23 February 2018). "U.S. News: Some Teachers Are Already Armed – At least eight states allow faculty to carry weapons; critics say that policy is dangerous". Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition; New York, N.Y. pp. A.4.
  11. ↑ Will, Madeline (January 15, 2020). "LGBTQ Teachers Await Decision on Discrimination Protections: LGBTQ teachers are waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether the federal civil rights law guarantees them nationwide protection from workplace discrimination". Education Week; Bethesda. Vol. 39, no. 18. p. 1.