Educator, Author, Speaker, & PhD student
Biography
Chris Dier is a high school history teacher and adjunct professor based in New Orleans. He is the 2020 Louisiana Teacher of the Year, a 2020 finalist for the National Teacher of the Year, and the 2021 Gilder Lehrman Louisiana Teacher of the Year. Dier is the recipient of the 2021 NEA H. Councill Trenholm Memorial Civil Rights Award and the 2023 NEA California Casualty Award for Teaching Excellence. Dier has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and Politico, and he has appeared on The Today Show, NPR, CBS, The Canadian Broadcast Corporation, and CNN. Dier has been awarded various fellowships to study history education in South Africa and Armenia and to advocate for the teaching of authentic history at the United Nations Headquarters. Dier is also the author of The 1868 St. Bernard Parish Massacre, published by The History Press. Dier has two master’s degrees, and he is presently pursuing a Ph.D. in curriculum development.
- Amplifying Voices & Recognizing Responsibility: A History Teacher’s Reflection at the United Nations
- An open letter urging Gov. Edwards to veto anti-transgender legislation
- History Classes Should be Spaces of Empowerment instead of a Politicized Battlefield
- The Urgent Need for Student-Affirming Classes Amid the Education Crisis
- Teaching about Contemporary Controversies in High Schools and in University Teacher Education Programs
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