Becoming a Teacher: How do we prepare the next generation of teachers?

Dr. Timothy Dohrer has served as an educator for over 25 years. For many of those years, he worked at New Trier High School, where he served as a teacher, teacher leader, and district administrator. In 2008, Dr. Dohrer was named Principal of New Trier’s Winnetka Campus, which serves over 3000 sophomores, juniors, and seniors. In 2013, Dr. Dohrer was named Assistant Professor and Director of the Master of Science in Education Program in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. His major areas of research include literacy, school climate, curriculum theory, teacher education, and leadership. He is a member of the Charmm’d Foundation Board and the Family Action Network Advisory Board. 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 Penn State University. He and his wife Stephanie have three girls and live in Northfield, Illinois.