Randal Peters, Ed.D.

Associate Professor, Educational Administration

Contact Information

Email: randal.peters@drake.edu
Phone: 515-271-2082
Address: 2507 University Ave. Des Moines, IA 50311

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Education

BS: Grand Canyon University
MS: Indiana University
EdD: Drake University

Honors & Professional Memberships

• Board of Directors, Higher Education Representative/Chair, Legislative Committee Member for Iowa Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (IASCD)
• Iowa Competency-Based Education Collaborative (Design Team/Peer Review Committee Member and Chair, Higher Education Subcommittee)
• Iowa Representative, Higher Education Summit--National Center for Innovation in Education
• Member, Iowa Council and National Council of Professors of Educational Administration
• Member, American Educational Research Association
• Member, National Wellness Institute
• Member, Academy of Management
• Associate Editor, Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society
• Associate Editor, Journal of Sport and Health

Areas of Expertise

School and community wellness initiatives/impact of physical activity on cognition and student achievement, standards-based assessment and grading practices, competency-based education and personalized learning, systems leadership and continual improvement, functions and structures of Educational Service Agencies, sustainability of parochial school models

Courses Taught

Advanced Leadership; Professional and Personal Seminar; Leadership and the Profession; School and Community in a Diverse Society; Managing Schools; Clinical Seminar I & II; Advanced Systems Thinking; Curriculum and Evaluation; Foundations of Education; Models, Theories and Instructional Strategies; Professional Certification Seminar I & II