Juan Walker

Program Director

Juan Walker

Program Director

Associate Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

College of Education and Human Development
Department of Teaching and Leading

The Graduate School

  • (706) 667-4774
  • UH 372

Education

  • Ph.D., Secondary Education and Teaching University of Alabama, 2011

  • MA, Secondary Education and Teaching Citadel, the Military Collegeo, 2002

  • BA, History, General Citadel, the Military Collegeo, 1999

Awards & Honors

  • Holocaust Commission Distinguished Educator Award The Georgia Holocaust Commission, 2019

  • GRU Core Value Award-Collegiality Augusta University, 2015

  • Graduate Student of the Year The International Society for Social Studies, 2011

  • Most Outstanding Graduate Student, University of Alabama The University of Alabama, 2007

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • EDTD 3241

    Adolescent Social Science Peda
  • EDTD 5231

    Best Prac in Social Studies Ed
  • EDTD 6432

    Diversity in Education
  • ELED 3241

    Elem Soc. Studies Ed
  • EDTD 6950

    Selected Topics: Current Trends in Education
  • EDTD 6362

    Advanced Instructional Strateg
  • SCED 4901

    Secondary Student Teaching
  • EDTD 5910

    Student Teaching
  • EDTD 5432

    Teach for Equity and Diversity

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Supporting an Inquiry Mindset: Resisting the Lack of Curiosity by Design Model, 2020
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Histlexia observed in training pre-service Social Studies teachers to teach United States history, 2017
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Young Citizens of the World Unite, 2017
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Junior Model United Nations Curriculum, 2015
    Instructor's Manual
  • Procedure of primary and secondary sources in conjunction with critical thinking skills, 2015

Department Service

  • Secondary Program Coordinator 2013 - Present

    Role: Other

College Service

  • Faculty Senate 2021 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • Faculty Rights and Responsibilities 2015 - Present

    Role: Attendee, Meeting
  • COE Assembly Chair 2019 - 2020

    Role: Committee Chair
  • 2013 - 2013

    Role: Attendee, Meeting

University Service

  • Workload Task Force (Service) 2019 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • Governance and Communication Committee 2015 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • CURS (University Service) 2015 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • Cyber Institute (University Service ) 2015 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

Professional Service

  • 2016 - Present

    Role: Task Force Member
  • National History Day (NHD)- 2015 - Present

    Role: Director
  • Georgia Social Studies Journal 2010 - Present

    Role: Reviewer
  • Journal of Curriculum Theory 2010 - Present

    Role: Reviewer
  • Journal of Social Studies Research 2010 - Present

    Role: Reviewer

Public Service

  • Richmond Leadership Committee 2015 - Present

    Role: Committee Member
  • Latino Alumni Panel 2015

    Role: Session Chair