Biography
Dr. Kip Glazer is a native of Seoul, South Korea, and immigrated to the United States in 1993 as a college student. In 2002, she graduated Cum Laude from California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. She earned her Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Chapman University in 2004, while receiving her California Single Subject Teaching Credential in both Social Studies and English. Since then, she has earned additional teaching credentials in Health, Foundational Mathematics, and School Administration. She has a Doctorate in Learning Technologies from Pepperdine University in 2015.
In 2003, Glazer began her teaching career as a Social Studies and English Language Development teacher at the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District. She has taught a broad spectrum of English classes, ranging from English Development classes for Second-Language Learners to Advanced Placement English Literature classes for seniors. Her Social Studies portfolio includes diverse subjects such as world history, U.S. history, government and economics. In 2006, she joined the Kern High School District in Bakersfield, California. She has also worked for the Kern County Office of Education Migrant Program as a Pre-College Program writing instructor since 2008.
In October 2012, Glazer began working with the Digital Youth Network to connect her high school seniors with the sixth graders at three Chicago middle schools. In 2016, she was promoted to the Dean of Students at Frontier High School after spending one year as the Kern High School District's Instructional Technology Coach. In July 2017, she took a new position as the Assistant Principal in charge of Athletics, Activities, and Discipline at La Cañada High School. In 2018, she became the Assistant Principal of Curriculum and Instruction. In March of 2019, she was named as the Principal at San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara. After spending 3 years through the Global Pandemic, Glazer was named as the Principal at Mountain View High School in Mountain View, California in 2022.
Glazer also has a proven track record in coaching academic teams and Career Technical Education (CTE). In 2009, she won the Outstanding Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) Advisor Award for the State of California for her outstanding contribution to Arvin High School HOSA team that qualified for the HOSA Nationals. She has used her experience to develop multiple CTE pathways throughout her administrative career.
She has written and won several grants from several renowned organizations such as Teacher’s Network Leadership Institute in New York, Santa Barbara County Office of Education and California State University, Chico. She served as the team leader for Independence High School’s Teachers’ Professional Development Grant funded by California State University, Chico between 2011-2013.
Her dissertation was entitled, "Imagining a constructionist game-based pedagogical model: using tabletop role-playing game creation to enhance literature education in high school English classes," where she used design-based research method to create a pedagogical model that can be used to improve student literacy. Since earning her doctorate, she has taught classes at the California State University, Bakersfield Teacher Preparation program and New Jersey City University master's and doctorate programs. She has also consulted for The Kennedy Center ArtsEdge Program on developing a teacher professional development program using tabletop role-playing games and game creation.
She won numerous teaching and service awards. Most notably, she was named the Kern County Teacher of the Year in May of 2014. She received the 23rd Congressional District of California Inspirational High School Educator Award in May of 2015. In June of 2016, she won The Best of NMC Judges' Award from the New Media Consortium Idea Lab.
Glazer has presented and keynoted at various state and national conferences including Better Together: California Teachers Summit, Playful Learning Conference, International Society for Technology in Education, Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, International Literacy Association, and Computer Using Educators to name a few. She is interested in learning science, pedagogy, game-based learning, and literacy development. She has worked on developing stronger partnerships between researchers and practitioners regarding technology implementation, specifically the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the classroom.
Recently, she participated as an expert in several webinars hosted by the US Department of Education's Office of Education Technologies on AI. She continues writing blogs, articles, and book chapters on various educational topics such as AI, teacher professional development, instructional technology, pedagogy, and game-based learning. She is a 2023 Computer Science Teachers' Association Equity Fellow and serves on the Engage AI Practitioner Advisory Board. She worked on various projects for Educator CIRCLS, a National Science Foundation funded project and collaborated with researchers at Digital Promise. She has appeared numerous on podcasts such as Principals of Success and Politico.
She can be reached on LinkedIn or by email at [email protected].
In 2003, Glazer began her teaching career as a Social Studies and English Language Development teacher at the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District. She has taught a broad spectrum of English classes, ranging from English Development classes for Second-Language Learners to Advanced Placement English Literature classes for seniors. Her Social Studies portfolio includes diverse subjects such as world history, U.S. history, government and economics. In 2006, she joined the Kern High School District in Bakersfield, California. She has also worked for the Kern County Office of Education Migrant Program as a Pre-College Program writing instructor since 2008.
In October 2012, Glazer began working with the Digital Youth Network to connect her high school seniors with the sixth graders at three Chicago middle schools. In 2016, she was promoted to the Dean of Students at Frontier High School after spending one year as the Kern High School District's Instructional Technology Coach. In July 2017, she took a new position as the Assistant Principal in charge of Athletics, Activities, and Discipline at La Cañada High School. In 2018, she became the Assistant Principal of Curriculum and Instruction. In March of 2019, she was named as the Principal at San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara. After spending 3 years through the Global Pandemic, Glazer was named as the Principal at Mountain View High School in Mountain View, California in 2022.
Glazer also has a proven track record in coaching academic teams and Career Technical Education (CTE). In 2009, she won the Outstanding Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) Advisor Award for the State of California for her outstanding contribution to Arvin High School HOSA team that qualified for the HOSA Nationals. She has used her experience to develop multiple CTE pathways throughout her administrative career.
She has written and won several grants from several renowned organizations such as Teacher’s Network Leadership Institute in New York, Santa Barbara County Office of Education and California State University, Chico. She served as the team leader for Independence High School’s Teachers’ Professional Development Grant funded by California State University, Chico between 2011-2013.
Her dissertation was entitled, "Imagining a constructionist game-based pedagogical model: using tabletop role-playing game creation to enhance literature education in high school English classes," where she used design-based research method to create a pedagogical model that can be used to improve student literacy. Since earning her doctorate, she has taught classes at the California State University, Bakersfield Teacher Preparation program and New Jersey City University master's and doctorate programs. She has also consulted for The Kennedy Center ArtsEdge Program on developing a teacher professional development program using tabletop role-playing games and game creation.
She won numerous teaching and service awards. Most notably, she was named the Kern County Teacher of the Year in May of 2014. She received the 23rd Congressional District of California Inspirational High School Educator Award in May of 2015. In June of 2016, she won The Best of NMC Judges' Award from the New Media Consortium Idea Lab.
Glazer has presented and keynoted at various state and national conferences including Better Together: California Teachers Summit, Playful Learning Conference, International Society for Technology in Education, Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, International Literacy Association, and Computer Using Educators to name a few. She is interested in learning science, pedagogy, game-based learning, and literacy development. She has worked on developing stronger partnerships between researchers and practitioners regarding technology implementation, specifically the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the classroom.
Recently, she participated as an expert in several webinars hosted by the US Department of Education's Office of Education Technologies on AI. She continues writing blogs, articles, and book chapters on various educational topics such as AI, teacher professional development, instructional technology, pedagogy, and game-based learning. She is a 2023 Computer Science Teachers' Association Equity Fellow and serves on the Engage AI Practitioner Advisory Board. She worked on various projects for Educator CIRCLS, a National Science Foundation funded project and collaborated with researchers at Digital Promise. She has appeared numerous on podcasts such as Principals of Success and Politico.
She can be reached on LinkedIn or by email at [email protected].