Ph.D., DePaul University
M.A., DePaul University
B.A., Bellarmine University
Dr. Bates currently lives in Chicago, but considers the East Coast home as part of his formative years were in Fredericksburg, Va. Currently, his teaching practice is on inquiry-based teaching and learning, curriculum and instructional design, and teacher leadership and coaching in K-12 schools. Dr. Bates’ experience includes teaching and mentoring pre- and in-service teachers at the elementary and secondary levels on curriculum and instructional development, teaching methods, technology integration, assessment, and student interventions. Previously, he was a secondary history teacher for Chicago Public Schools.
PhD dissertation focus: reconceptualizing of world history curriculum in a globalized society.
Current research interests: inquiry- and project-based learning, student-centered curriculum and instruction, history and social studies education, and teacher self-study.
