Timothy D Slekar is currently the Director of Educator Preparation Programs at Muskingum University in New Concord, OH. Timothy began his career 31 years ago as a 2nd grade teacher in Virginia. He then taught 5th grade in Pennsylvania. Dr. Slekar earned his PhD in social studies education at the University of Maryland at College Park. Dr. Slekar has published research in various top education research journals including Teacher Education Quarterly, Theory and Research in Social Education and Journal of Thought. Dr. Slekar is one of the founding members of Education Deans for Justice and Equity He has been a radio cohost on podcast, local & national radio as well as on numerous television news shows as an expert education policy analyst including MSNBC, CNN & Fox News.
