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John David Landers, M.Ed.
Single Subject Site Coordinator Azusa, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education
School of Education
Profile
John David Landers is an assistant professor, a single-subject site coordinator, and a K-12 university mentor at Azusa Pacific University. His expertise stems from 15 years of K-12 classroom and management experience. Landers has also developed two teaching American history grants for staff development in American history for K-12 teachers. His current interests revolve around training teachers in K-12 schools to become better prepared to teach history as a separate subject matter. He is also interested in building networks between historians, master classroom teachers, universities, and museums.
Landers has been involved with the National Council for History Education in staff development training sessions across the country. He has also served as a consultant for local school districts, designing staff development and introducing National History Day as a way to engage students in the study of history.
Landers has been involved with the National Council for History Education in staff development training sessions across the country. He has also served as a consultant for local school districts, designing staff development and introducing National History Day as a way to engage students in the study of history.
Education
M.Ed. - Teaching, Azusa Pacific University
B.A. - Christian Education and History, Azusa Pacific University
Credentials/Certifications
Tier I Administration Credential
SDAIE certificate, SB1969, Education Code 44253.10, for English Instruction
Professional Clear Single Subject: History, Social Science
B.A. - Christian Education and History, Azusa Pacific University
Credentials/Certifications
Tier I Administration Credential
SDAIE certificate, SB1969, Education Code 44253.10, for English Instruction
Professional Clear Single Subject: History, Social Science
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Presentations
Teaching American History Grant Writer, U.S. Department of Education, 2002, 2004.
Philosophers Forum Contributor, J.Paul Getty Educational Institute for the Arts, 1998-99.
National Council for History Education Washington, D.C., Conference.
Japan United States Teacher Project Vital Links, Japan Study Tour, 1994.
Beyond Primary Sources: Using Technology in the K-12 History-Social Science Classroom, 1999.
Publications
"Using History Day as an Assessment Tool". National History Day Newsletter, 2002.
Trajan's Rome: The Man, The City, The Empire. Getty Educational Institute for the Arts and National Center for History in the Schools, UCLA, 1998.
"Teaching and Talking History News". Baldwin Park Unified School District Newsletter, 2002.
Images of Glendora, California. Arcadia Publications, 2001.
Contributing Articles, "History Matters," National Council for History Education, current.
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Teaching American History Grant Writer, U.S. Department of Education, 2002, 2004.
Philosophers Forum Contributor, J.Paul Getty Educational Institute for the Arts, 1998-99.
National Council for History Education Washington, D.C., Conference.
Japan United States Teacher Project Vital Links, Japan Study Tour, 1994.
Beyond Primary Sources: Using Technology in the K-12 History-Social Science Classroom, 1999.
Publications
"Using History Day as an Assessment Tool". National History Day Newsletter, 2002.
Trajan's Rome: The Man, The City, The Empire. Getty Educational Institute for the Arts and National Center for History in the Schools, UCLA, 1998.
"Teaching and Talking History News". Baldwin Park Unified School District Newsletter, 2002.
Images of Glendora, California. Arcadia Publications, 2001.
Contributing Articles, "History Matters," National Council for History Education, current.
View All Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
Joseph O’Flaherty Teaching Award, Historical Society of Southern California, 2004
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2002, 2004
Teacher of the Year, Baldwin Park Unified School District, 1997
Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence, Jones Jr. High, BPUSD, 1997
Los Angeles County Teacher of the Year Honors for BPUSD, 1997
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2002, 2004
Teacher of the Year, Baldwin Park Unified School District, 1997
Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence, Jones Jr. High, BPUSD, 1997
Los Angeles County Teacher of the Year Honors for BPUSD, 1997
Expertise
Education
Grants
K-12 Education
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