Shanna Peeples Explained

Shanna L. Peeples
Birth Date:	16 April 1965^[1]
Birth Place:	Borger, Texas
Occupation:	Assistant Professor, Education and Social Sciences
Children:	3
Awards:	National Teacher of the Year
Website:	shannapeeples.com
Education:	Harvard University, West Texas A&M University, University of Texas at Arlington
Workplaces:	West Texas A&M University
Dr. John G. O' Brien Distinguished Chair in Education

Shanna L. Peeples 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 B.A. in English from West Texas A&M University (1997), an M.Ed. from the University of Texas at Arlington (2013), and a Ph.D from Harvard University (2020).^{[2] [3]}

Career

Peeples had multiple jobs before she began teaching, starting with a 7th grade class.^[4] By 2011 she was teaching at Palo Duro High School in Texas. In 2015, Peeples was named National Teacher of the Year,^[5] and was presented her award by President Barack Obama.^{[6] [7]} In 2020 she was named the Dr. John G. O’Brien Distinguished Chair in Education at West Texas A&M University.^{[8] [9]}

Peeples has spoken against arming teachers in the classroom^[10] and advocates for LGBT marriage.^[11]

Selected publications

• Book: Peeples, Shanna . Think like Socrates : using questions to invite wonder and empathy into the classroom, grades 4-12 . 2019 . 978-1-5063-9163-2 . Thousand Oaks, California . Sage Publications . 1260211375.
• Web site: Peeples . Shanna . 2017-04-06 . School Isn't Uber and Never Should Be . 2022-08-30 . Observer . en-US.
• Peeples . Shanna . Summer 2016 . DARE to go FIRST . Educational Leadership . 73 . 9 . 10–14. EBSCO.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shanna Peeples . Mason . Funk . Outwords . April 22, 2021 . Amarillo, Texas . May 13, 2024.
2. Web site: Dr. Shanna Peeples WTAMU . 2022-07-13 . www.wtamu.edu.
3. News: Hough . Lory . Shanna Peeples returns to Texas with a renewed sense of self . The Harvard Gazette . 21 December 2021.
4. News: Ayala . Christine . 8 May 2015 . U.S. Teacher of the Year Shanna Peeples: The TT Interview . The Texas Tribune; Austin [Austin].
5. News: Layton . Lyndsey . 2015-04-27 . A former disc jockey, pet sitter and journalist becomes Teacher of the Year . en-US . Washington Post . 2022-05-25 . 0190-8286.
6. Web site: Shanna Peeples - Global Teacher Prize . Global Teacher Prize - Varkey Foundation . 20 December 2021.
7. News: Walker . Tim . Meet Shanna Peeples, 2015 National Teacher of the Year . National Education Association . 21 December 2021.
8. Web site: Dr. Shanna Peeples WTAMU . 2022-08-30 . www.wtamu.edu.
9. News: Downing . Mitchell . 27 September 2020 . Shanna Peeples joins the WTAMU Department of Education . University Wire; Carlsbad [Carlsbad] . ProQuest.
10. News: 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 . A.4 . Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition; New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]..
11. News: 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 . 39 . 1 . Education Week; Bethesda . 18.