Timothy Dohrer
Biography:
Timothy Dohrer has been a classroom teacher, administrator, and author for 35 years in K-12 schools and higher education. For 23 years, he was a teacher, teacher leader, and Principal at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, a school of 4,000 students and staff. For the past 12 years, he has served as an Assistant Professor and Director of the M.S.Ed program at Northwestern University and Director of Educator Leadership and Partnerships at Northern Illinois University.
Dr. Dohrer’s major areas of research include social & emotional learning, school climate, curriculum and instruction, teacher education, and school leadership. His most recent book, The Schools We Need Now: A Guide to Designing a Mentally Healthy School, is a best-seller from Corwin Press. He continues to write and consult with schools across the country.
Currently, he is the President of the SEL4IL Alliance, and a member of several advisory boards, including “The Leader in Me”. Dr. Dohrer has B.A.'s in English and Journalism from Indiana University, an M.A. in English from Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Pennsylvania State University.
Areas of Expertise:
Family Literacy, Early Literacy, Differentiated Instruction, Balanced Literacy, Pre-service literacy instruction
Articles, Books and Book Chapters
Dohrer, T. & Golebiewski, T. (2024). The Schools We Need Now: A Guide to Designing a Mentally Healthy School. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Dohrer, T. & Golebiewski, T. (2023). “Integrating Social and Emotional Learning into Classroom Practice.” Voices for Educational Equity, Vol. 19, No. 1., Feb. 2023. Center for Success in High-Needs Schools. Available: www.center4success.com
Dohrer, T. (2013). “Review of Becoming Self-Directed Learners.” In Becoming Self-Directed Learners: Student & Faculty Memoirs of an Experimenting High School 40 Years Later. Highland Park, IL: Off Center Press.
Dohrer, T. (2012). “Partnering with Students, Staff, and Parents to Improve SEL.” Advances in SEL Research. AERA Social and Emotional Learning SIG.
Dohrer, T. (Ed.). (2001). A History of New Trier High School. Winnetka, IL: New Trier High School.
Dohrer, T. (Ed.). (2001). “Best Practices in Curriculum Integration.” Guest Editor for English Leadership Quarterly.
Dohrer, T. (1999). Preparing Teachers for Curriculum Integration. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Nominated for the 2000 American Association of Teaching and Curriculum Distinguished Dissertation Award.
Dohrer, T. (1998). “A Textbook for Everyone: Balancing Canons and Culture in English Textbooks.” In J. Kincheloe & S. Steinberg (Eds.), Unauthorized Methods: Strategies for Critical Teaching. New York: Routledge.
Dohrer, T. (Feb. 1997). “A Textbook for Everyone: Balancing Canons and Culture in English Textbooks.” Panel discussion at the Eastern Educational Research Association Conference, Hilton Head, SC.
Dohrer, T. (March 1997). “Issues of Racism in the Classroom.” Panel discussion at the Fourth International Conference on Teacher Research, National-Louis University, Evanston, IL.
Textbooks and Curriculum Materials
Trauma Informed Schools. (2024). Mandatory training course, Ed Leaders Network, Illinois Principal’s Association. (Writer, Instructor)
The Science of SEL (2021). 2U/GetSmarter short course. (Writer, Instructor) https://www.getsmarter.com/products/northwestern-university-teaching-certificate-the-science-of-social-and-emotional-learning-online-short-course
Literature and Integrated Studies (1997). Glenview, IL: Scott-Foresman Publishers. (Consultant and writer)
Education:
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, B.A., English and Journalism, 1990
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, M.A., English, 1995
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, Ph.D. Curriculum & Instruction, 1999
Contact Information:
Timothy Dohrer, Educational Leadership
phone: 847-947-5504
tdohrer@nl.edu
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