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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View publications on Research Gate.
View research and grants on ORCID.