About.

“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
(Nelson Mandela)

Jeannette Armstrong: A visionary leader, teacher/professor, and educational editor - committed to the principles of social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Over 25 years of experience working with children, youth, caregivers, and communities. 10 years of expertise in higher education: assistant professor/program director, qualitative researcher, writer, editor, and national/international presenter. A responsible and resourceful team player who has the proven ability to adapt to rapidly changing environments, manage several projects at once, and work collaboratively or autonomously.

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Dr. Armstrong has worn many hats in her career: P-12 teacher, assistant professor, curriculum & instructional designer, researcher, writer, editor, and educational program director. In her most recent role as Director: School of Graduate Programs in Education/Assistant Professor of Education/Reading, she was responsible for performing a broad range of professional duties, including administrative leadership, teaching, scholarly research, partnership development, program/course design, and community outreach. As a result of her diverse experiences, she developed an astute understanding of human behavior and acquired the ability to interact with different personalities. Her commitment to the success of others is evident in the professional relationships that she builds and the individualized support that she provides to her students and colleagues.

Dr. Armstrong earned her Ed.D. in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education with a minor in Learning Sciences from Indiana University-Bloomington in 2020. She has always been passionate about challenging, disrupting, and changing educational systems to eliminate barriers to students’ success. Her commitment to anti-racist practices, cultural competency, counteracting biases, and eliminating barriers to educational and social participation for all are deeply engrained in all she does. As a qualitative researcher, she has built her strengths and capacity to conduct research and use data to expose existing systems and institutions that maintain and perpetuate systemic inequity. Using this information, she designs and facilitates courses and professional development training that empower teachers to work toward implementing systems and processes that interrupt and dismantle inequities.

Dr. Armstrong’s teaching and educational experiences span several states, including rural, urban, racially, culturally, and linguistically diverse regions. Consequently, she has a strong understanding of the ways that individual differences within teachers’ and students’ lives and cultures impact teaching and learning.

Looking to the future in a broader sense, Dr. Armstrong hopes to be known for her contribution to advancing the understanding that it’s crucial to help children see what they have in common; not to erase differences, but to embrace, blur, and bridge them in the service of building a more just society. She hopes to be known as an anti-racist educator – one who identifies and challenges societies’ inequities in policies, practices, and behaviors – one who works with communities, educators, legislators, and policymakers to create new protocols that result in equity, inclusion, and justice for all people.