Phone: (626) 815-5312
Fax: (626) 387-5720
Email: swentland@apu.edu
Steven Wentland, Ed.D.O.L.
Associate Professor of Liberal Studies
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Profile
Steven Wentland, Ed.D.O.L., is an associate professor at APU. He is currently the cofounder and president of America's Battle of the Books, the largest reading-incentive battle of the books program in America. The program is nationally recognized and reaches to many international schools. In addition, he is CEO and founder of Lest We Forget...In God We Trust In My America - a competition-style program for students in K-12 grades that places prayer, Bible and religious expression back in the public school classroom. He hopes that this program will be the largest of its kind in America within a few years. He is a national and international presenter on "teaching about religion" and is presently completing his book, "But God...what about me?", his personal account of the activity of God in his life over the past 10 years. He is also a board member for His Way Out Ministries in Bakersfield, California and in his spare time enjoys his 22 acre ranch in the San Emigdio Mountains.
Education
Ed.D. - Organizational Leadership, Pepperdine University
M.Ed. - Education Management, University of La Verne
B.A. - Humanities/Philosophy, Fresno Pacific College
Credentials/Certifications
State of California Professional Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential General Subjects
State of California Professional Clear Administrative Services Credential
M.Ed. - Education Management, University of La Verne
B.A. - Humanities/Philosophy, Fresno Pacific College
Credentials/Certifications
State of California Professional Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential General Subjects
State of California Professional Clear Administrative Services Credential
Professional Involvement and Accomplishments
Teacher of the Year, Tuolumne County, 1985
Teacher of the Year, Kern County, 1992
Leadership Excellence, California Associations of Science Specialists, 1992
Teacher of the Year, Kern County, 1992
Leadership Excellence, California Associations of Science Specialists, 1992
Expertise
First Amendment Issues
Prayer and Religion in the Classroom
Teacher Education
Understanding the Activity of God
Courses Taught
Senior Seminar: Education and Professional Ethics (EDLS 496)
Educational Foundations and Classroom Experiences (K-8) (TEP 505)
Educational Foundations and Classroom Management (K-8) (TEP 506)
Clinical Experiences in Teaching Mathematics (K-8) (TEP 525)
Methods of Teaching Mathematics (K-8) (TEP 526)
Clinical Experiences in Teaching Science (K-8) (TEP 535)
Methods of Teaching Science (K-8) (TEP 536)
Clinical Experiences with Integrating the Humanities (K-8) (TEP 545)
Methods of Integrating the Humanities (K-8) (TEP 546)
Educational Foundations and Classroom Experiences (K-8) (TEP 505)
Educational Foundations and Classroom Management (K-8) (TEP 506)
Clinical Experiences in Teaching Mathematics (K-8) (TEP 525)
Methods of Teaching Mathematics (K-8) (TEP 526)
Clinical Experiences in Teaching Science (K-8) (TEP 535)
Methods of Teaching Science (K-8) (TEP 536)
Clinical Experiences with Integrating the Humanities (K-8) (TEP 545)
Methods of Integrating the Humanities (K-8) (TEP 546)
Note: This information is current for the 2008-09 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
