Dr. C. Zane Sheehan

He/Him/His

Associate Director
Teacher Licensure

✉️ zsheehan@mncte.org, zsheehan@lcsc.org
📞 ‭(218) 737-6528
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Resume/CV

Education

Graduate Education
Ph.D., 2020, Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications – Texas A&M University, TX
M.Ed., 2017, Agricultural Education – University of Minnesota, MN

Undergraduate Education
B.S., 2009, Agricultural Education – University of Minnesota, MN

Areas of Expertise

  • Initial Licensure, Effective Teaching and Learning
  • Grants and Research
  • State and Federal Policy
  • Work-Based Learning, Social-Emotional Learning/Leadership Development

Professional Licenses and Certifications

  • Minnesota Teaching License, 2009-2025, PELSB (file folder 450407)
    • Agricultural Education (5-12)
    • Teacher/Coordinator of Work-Based Learning (9-12)
  • Minnesota Administrative License, 2024-2026, PELSB (file folder 450407)
    • Local CTE/Vocational Program Director
  • Minnesota Teacher Cultural Competency Trainer (2020), PELSB
  • Intro to AFNR Sciences (2011), Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE)
  • Principles of Agricultural Science – Animal (2012), CASE

Professional Summary

Dr. Zane Sheehan is the Associate Director of Teacher Licensure at Minnesota CTE (MN CTE) and Lakes Country Service Cooperative (LCSC), a Minnesota approved teacher preparation program. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in teacher education, and is experienced in teaching foundations of CTE, teacher methods and pedagogy, work-based learning, and the clinical student teaching seminar. Sheehan has previous experience in state administration at the Minnesota Department of Education and California FFA, teacher education and research at Texas A&M University, and as a high school agriculture and work-based learning teacher. Sheehan and his husband David live in Minneapolis.

Research Interests

  • Instructional methodology and innovative teaching methods
    • Context-State-Result, learning domains, and impact of interest, behavior, and objectives
  • Exemplary educational programmatic design
    • 100% social-emotional learning and work-based learning programs in CTE
  • Educational equity, diversity, and inclusion
    • Critical race, gender, and queer theory in education; national EDI efforts in CTE

Publications

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