Billy O’Steen is a Lecturer of Higher Education at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. His teaching and research focus on innovative curriculum design, professional development, and teacher education. He received his B.A. in English and His
...MoreBilly O’Steen is a Lecturer of Higher Education at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. His teaching and research focus on innovative curriculum design, professional development, and teacher education. He received his B.A. in English and History from Vanderbilt University and his M.Ed. and Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. Prior to his current appointment, his experiences include working as a Peace Corps administrator, teaching English at a high school in Tennessee and two community colleges in California, guiding whitewater raft trips, and facilitating multi-cultural education programs in Brazil and Tennessee. In 1994, he created and directed Nature’s Way Middle School - a school dedicated to curriculum integration through experiential education and service-learning. He has facilitated workshops and presented at international and regional conferences and his work has appeared in various publications including the Journal of Experiential Education, The Creative College Teaching Journal, and The Handbook of Research on Middle Level Education. While an Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at North Carolina State University, he was honored as a Service-Learning Faculty Fellow for 2003-2005 and as the 2003-2004 Outstanding Teacher of the College of Education. Originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, Billy now lives in Christchurch with his wife, Susan, and children, Lawson and Stewart.
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