Biography
Kip Glazer Ed.D. 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.
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 taught classes at Independence High School in Bakersfield for several years, where she also served as the Assistant Dean of Students. 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. 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 also 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.
In October 2015, Glazer earned her doctorate in Learning Technologies from Pepperdine University. 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 awards. Her awards include The Korean-American Educational Award presented by the Los Angeles Korean-American Association for her volunteer work in the Bakersfield Korean community, and the International Women's Day Award in Education from the Bakersfield International Women's Association for her community involvement. In 2013, she was nominated for the Jim Burk Ford Foundation Teacher of the Year, representing Independence High School. 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 2015, 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 also been very interested in developing stronger partnerships between researchers and practitioners regarding technology implementation, specifically the role of Artificial Intelligence in the classroom. She has written blogs, articles, and book chapters on various educational topics such as hackathon, computer coding, teacher professional development, instructional technology, pedagogy, and game-based learning.
She can be reached by email at kipglazer@gmail.com.
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 taught classes at Independence High School in Bakersfield for several years, where she also served as the Assistant Dean of Students. 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. 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 also 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.
In October 2015, Glazer earned her doctorate in Learning Technologies from Pepperdine University. 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 awards. Her awards include The Korean-American Educational Award presented by the Los Angeles Korean-American Association for her volunteer work in the Bakersfield Korean community, and the International Women's Day Award in Education from the Bakersfield International Women's Association for her community involvement. In 2013, she was nominated for the Jim Burk Ford Foundation Teacher of the Year, representing Independence High School. 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 2015, 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 also been very interested in developing stronger partnerships between researchers and practitioners regarding technology implementation, specifically the role of Artificial Intelligence in the classroom. She has written blogs, articles, and book chapters on various educational topics such as hackathon, computer coding, teacher professional development, instructional technology, pedagogy, and game-based learning.
She can be reached by email at kipglazer@gmail.com.
