Dustin Bailey

Education Department / Associate Professor of Education / Director of Teacher Education / Head of Educator Preparation Program

Dustin’s discipline/operational role:

I wear multiple “hats” here at Hanover. Most importantly, I am an associate professor of education, focused on preparing the next generation of educators. I also serve in a couple of leadership roles: associate provost for assessment and head of educator preparation.

The associate provost role focuses on leading the institution’s efforts around the assessment of the curriculum. This includes working with departments and programs to ensure we focus on assessment within courses, majors, departments and our core-curricular areas.

As head of educator preparation, I oversee the Educator Preparation Program, which includes ensuring we prepare the very best new educators to work with our youth. This work involves collaborating with multiple stakeholders, key groups statewide and aligning our program with state and national teacher preparation guidelines.

In addition to my teaching and leadership, I also serve on various faculty committees, including Faculty Steering Committee, Committee on the Assessment of Teaching and Learning, and the Teacher Education Committee.  

Why Dustin does what he does:

My work is a passion. I gain a lot of personal satisfaction in the preparation of new teachers, but also in guiding Hanover faculty in their use of assessment as a means to showcase the strength of a liberal arts education. This is a special place and while we all have occasional “tough” days, the strengths always shine through.

What working at a liberal arts college means to Dustin:

The essence of a liberal arts college is one that drives the preparation of the structures to become life-long learners. As in many disciplines, education is no different. While our new educators will learn the specifics necessary to teach young people, they will most importantly learn how to take their place in a profession – advocating, challenging and leading – because they were prepared to step back and examine how they see themselves as professionals rather than just a workforce focused on a task. A liberal arts curriculum is holistic in that it brings out the soul in one’s work.