Glen Harrison, Ed.D.

glen harrison

Glen Harrison, Ed.D.
Clinical Instructor
(940) 389-9221 p.
gaharrison@lamar.edu 

I am a career educator. This is my 31st year in education, most of which has been at the secondary level. I taught science and business classes for 23 years. Additionally, I was a football assistant coach for 25 years and a head baseball coach for 15 years. I served as the campus Instructional Technology Specialist for four years at a large 5A campus and then moved into an assistant principal position for several years at the same high school in North Texas. I have worked in the Houston area (League City), where I also grew up, and then made my way to North Texas (DFW) area. 

Along the way, I have been at six different high schools (4A-6A) with many diverse and cultural backgrounds. I have a personal attachment to Lamar University, because this is the institution that offered me a full scholarship to play football back in 1981. Although, I finished my playing career and undergrad at SFA, Lamar was a place that changed my life and helped me to be the educator that I am today. I received my B.S. in Secondary Education from SFA in 1986. Late in my education career I decided to go back to school. I earned my Master's in Educational Technology Leadership with Lamar in 2010 along with a Principal Certification in 2011. I enjoyed the Lamar online program so much that I wanted to continue into the Doctoral program. I credit the professors of Lamar and my cohort, Online Cohort 3...better known as "OC3", for my wonderful educational experience, my renewed desire to learn, and the phenomenon of "sense of community" within the online learning environment. Four years later, I earned my terminal degree in Educational Leadership in 2016.

I have a great passion for helping students (teachers) reach their full potential. Motivating and pushing students to do things they thought they could not do is what drives me every day and brings me great fulfillment. Finally, I am always looking to technology and web 2.0 tools, to help me with my work. Helping students and others to be more efficient and engaging by infusing technology is always a goal of mine.

My wife, Shelly and I have been married over 31 years and we have two grown children Chad and Holly. When I am not on the computer, my wife and I own a baseball hitting and pitching facility here in Decatur, Texas. I enjoy reading David Baldacci novels. Additionally, I enjoy researching and studying human personalities/psychology. I also read and study about bears. A little know bit of info, one of my bucket list items includes going on a hunting expedition to Kodiak Island in Alaska, to harvest or be harvested by a grizzly bear!

Awards and Honors

Outstanding Doctoral Student, Lamar University - Spring 2016

Courses

EDLD 5303 Applying Education Technology: E-portfolios

EDLD 5311 Fundamentals of Leadership

EDLD 5326 School Community Relations

EDLD 5333 Leadership for Accountability

EDLD 5344 School Law

EDLD 5345 Human Resource Development

EDLD 5352 Instructional Leadership

Experience

Field Supervisor and Clinical Instructor

Texas Principal Certificate (EC-12)

Texas Secondary Basic Business (6-12)

Texas Secondary Physical Science (6-12)

Texas Secondary Physical Education (6-12)

Texas Driver Education (6-12)

Education

2016 Lamar University Ed.D. in Education Leadership

2010 Lamar University M.Ed. in Education Technology Leadership

1986 Stephen F. Austin State University B.S. in Education

Teaching Experience

2017 Clinical Instructor. Department of Educational Leadership

School District Experience

Administration

Assistant Principal at Denton High School in Denton ISD

Instructional Technology Specialist in Denton ISD 

Teacher/Athletic Coach

Denton High School in Denton ISD

Decatur High School in Decatur ISD

Arlington Bowie High School in Arlington ISD

Carter Jr. High in Arlington ISD

Red Oak High School in Red Oak ISD

Mansfield High School in Mansfield ISD

Clear Creek High School in Clear Creek ISD

Service

National Service

Co-Presenter Online Learning Consortium (OLC) (2016)

Co-Presenter Consortium for School Networking (2011)

Co-Presenter International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference (2010)

Co-Presenter Boston Campus Technology Conference (2010)

State Service

Co-Presenter Digital Ticket (2017)

Co-Presenter Technology Integration Academy (TIA) (2014)

Co-Presenter Technology Integration Academy (TIA) (2013)

Co-Presenter Technology Integration Academy (TIA) (2012)

Co-Presenter Technology Integration Academy (TIA) (2011)

Co-Presenter Technology Integration Academy (TIA) (2010)

Co-Presenter LU Annual Research Conference (2011)

Co-Presenter Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA) Champions For Kids Conference (2011)

Co-Presenter Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) (2011)

Presenter DFW Football Clinic (2005)

University/College/Department Service

EDLD Curriculum Committee (2017)

Serving on Dissertation Committee (2017)

Co-Development of Guidelines and Rubrics for EDLD Practicum Videos (2017)

Serving on Committees to rewrite EDLD 5397 and 5398 (2017)

Creation of script and videos for the Practicum Field Experience-Observation Video (2017)