Steven Thalheimer

After nearly 30 years in public education, half of those years as a teacher and half as a district administrator, I felt a calling to join Goshen College to prepare the next generation of educators. I began my career as a middle and high school English and social studies teacher, then served as a curriculum director, assistant superintendent and superintendent across three Indiana school districts, large and small. Over that time, I have seen, helped mold, and been shaped by a number of changes in the field, and I have developed in the areas of curriculum and instruction, leadership, and policy development. In my leadership roles, Goshen College always served as a great partner, and now I am honored to be part of a department so connected to the schools in the county and committed to our profession.

Education

• Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Indiana State University
• Ed.S. in School Administration, Indiana State University
• Graduate Licensure in School Administration, Indiana State University
• M.A. in English, University of Rochester – Rochester, NY
• Graduate Licensure Coursework in Secondary Education, Indiana University-Bloomington
• B.A. in English and History, Indiana University-Bloomington

• Thalheimer, S. (2021). A little more in the world: Why Amish parents choose to send their children to public schools. Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies 9(1):27-54. https://doi.org/10.62192/japas.v09i1n04
• Thalheimer, S. (2010). From Advanced Placement student to concurrent enrollment teacher. In K. Hansen and C. Farris (Eds.), College credit for writing in high school: The “”Taking Care of”” Business (pp. 119-137). NCTE.

2021 Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies Article of the Year