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.
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.[5][6] In 2015,Peeples was named National Teacher of the Year,[6] and was presented her award by President Barack Obama.[5][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 same sex marriage.[11]
Selected publications
Peeples, Shanna (2019). Think like Socrates: using questions to invite wonder and empathy into the classroom, grades 4–12. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications. ISBN978-1-5063-9163-2. OCLC1260211375.
↑ Downing, Mitchell (27 September 2020). "Shanna Peeples joins the WTAMU Department of Education". University Wire; Carlsbad [Carlsbad].
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
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