Peter Sheppard, assistant professor at the ³ΤΉΟ΄οΘΛ, is an Emerging Leader according to PDK International β a leading association of education professionals.
A committee made up of PDKβs past Emerging Leaders selected the 20 honorees from a competitive field of applicants. βThe 20 members of the 2008-09 Class of Emerging Leaders embody the PDK tenets of leadership, research, and service,β said William Bushaw, PDKβs executive director. βThey represent the best of the profession.β
Throughout his career, Sheppard served as a coordinator for summer remediation programs, a consultant for the Louisiana Department of Education, a middle school math and science teacher at Southern ³ΤΉΟ΄οΘΛ Laboratory School, and program manager for STEM teacher preparation and adjunct professor at Louisiana State ³ΤΉΟ΄οΘΛ. He has presented at state, regional, and national conferences, and published in professional journals, as well as writing grants.
β My vision for future leadership endeavors is to be among those deemed champions for equity in mathematics education,β said Sheppard. βI would like to contribute to finding ways to curtail mathematics achievement differences between those who are inherently underprivileged and those whose households are economically stable.β
For more information on PDKβs 2008-09 Class of Emerging Leaders, including podcast interviews with the honorees, go to . Information about PDK International is at .