Episode 134 – Dr. Tim Dohrer: Lead With Kindness

The Good Athlete Podcast

GoodAthleteProject.com For today’s episode, Jim sits down with Dr. Timothy Dohrer, director of the Master of Science in Education program at Northwestern University. He is the former principal of New Trier Township High School in Winnetka, Illinois. In a career spanning more than 25 years, Dohrer has taught middle school, high school and college students in rural, urban, and suburban settings and served as a long-term New Trier administrator and teacher. He first became an instructor in the Master of Science in Education program in 2004 while he was teaching English at the Northfield campus of New Trier High School. Since then, Dohrer worked in the areas of curriculum and instruction as well as research and academic services at New Trier. As New Trier principal, Dohrer led one of the largest and most successful schools in the country, supervising a staff of 450 employees and a student population of 3,100 sophomores, juniors, and seniors. His current areas of research include teacher education, teacher leadership, curriculum & instruction, assessment, literacy, school climate, and social & emotional learning. Dr. Dohrer earned his BA in English and Journalism from Indiana University, his MA in English from Northwestern University, and his PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from Penn State University. The Good Athlete Project on Instagram: @GoodAthleteProject and Twitter: @Coach4Kindness Visit us at our website: GoodAthleteProject.com