{"id":2,"date":"2016-03-06T15:23:28","date_gmt":"2016-03-06T15:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iaoww.com\/gordon-dorothea\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-01-09T16:31:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T21:31:49","slug":"healthcare-and-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iaoww.com\/gordon-dorothea\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Dorothea Gordon, Ed.D."},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-565 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iaoww.com\/gordon-dorothea\/files\/2025\/01\/DorotheaGordon.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"291\" \/>Educator | Consultant | Author<\/h4>\n<p>For 37 years, Dr. Dorothea Gordon has had the honor to impact and influence the lives of teachers, colleagues, parents; but, most importantly scholars. She has been blessed to serve and empower Special Education and general education teams, administrators, campus teams, parents, and community members locally, statewide, and nationally to shine the light on services for the most vulnerable populations.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6937a93 elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6937a93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a55026f animated fadeInLeft\" data-id=\"a55026f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd5e31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dd5e31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>From the principles of servant leadership, Dr. Gordon\u2019s purpose is to empower teams to reach Kaizen \u2026 continual improvement. It grounds her work. Having served as a general and special education teacher, campus principal, and special education executive director, Dr. Gordon has the experience and expertise to empower and lead collaborative teams through data driven analysis, professional development, and evidence based practices.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Gordon has an undergraduate degree from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston University<\/a> in elementary and special education, a Masters degree from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamuc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas A &amp; M Commerce<\/a> (formerly East Texas State University) in educational management, and a Doctorate degree in administration of teaching and learning from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waldenu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walden University<\/a>. She holds certifications in elementary and generic special education in the state of Massachusetts. In the state of Texas, she holds certifications in elementary and special education, mid-management administration, and superintendency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d89c1a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d89c1a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c0146d animated fadeInLeft\" data-id=\"9c0146d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6192104 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6192104\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Professionally, Dr. Gordon has served as a general and special education teacher in the Dallas Public School system. She served as an assistant principal and principal at Title 1 campuses and the Executive Director of Special Education in Grand Prairie Independent School District.<\/p>\n<p>Driven to serve, Dr. Gordon continues to empower teams sharing her stories, experiences, and expertise in the areas of special education, section 504, operational procedures, state monitoring processes, and equitable services. She has worked with educators, parents, community entities, and educational vendors providing evidence based research, instructional best practices, historical perspectives presentations, programs, and work clinics. Dr. Gordon is ready, willing, and able to serve your teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><small>gordon, dorothea. (n.d.). Dr. Dorothea Gordon. Eager Young Minds. https:\/\/dorotheagordon.com\/about\/<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Educator | Consultant | Author For 37 years, Dr. Dorothea Gordon has had the honor to impact and influence the lives of teachers, colleagues, parents; but, most importantly scholars. 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