Rodney Rock
Dr. Rodney Rock is an Instructor of Educational Leadership. Dr. Rock has a long and distinguished career as a teacher (6 years), elementary school principal (7 years), county curriculum director (4 years), as an award winning superintendent of schools (8years), and as an associate professor of Educational Leadership (2 years). His dissertation received the Central Michigan University Dissertation of the Year Award in 2006. Dr. Rock is a local, state, national, and international presenter. He has completed certificate programs in Positive Psychology and College Teaching and Learning.
Education
EdD, Central Michigan University
MA, Central Michigan University
BA, Aquinas College
Public Service
Cooperative Education Services/Superintendent Advisory, Board Member - Albuquerque
Australian Journal of Psychology/Journal Reviewer, Volunteer -
Awards / Honors
Administrator of the Year, Michigan String Teachers, 2016
Michigan Administrator of the Year, Michigan Parent-Teacher Association, 2015
Dissertation of the Year, Central Michigan University, 2006
Publications
Rock, R. D., Bokas, A. (2016). Changing the Mindset of Education: Every Learner is Unique.
Rock, R. D., Bokas, A. (2016). What is the Essence of Learning? . Edutopia
Rock, R. D., Bokas, A. (2016). Changing the Mindset of Education: Every Learner is Unique.
Rock, R. D. (2014). Forward .
Presentations
Rock, R. D. (2019). A Community Well-Being Campaign: 4Life. Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning
Rock, R. D. (2019). ACEs, Childhood Trauma, and The Opportunity Gap: Using Data to Inform Justice. Voices for Children
Rock, R. D. (2019). Superintendent Turnover in New Mexico: What Motivates Superintendents to Stay and What Motivates them to Leave? . Cooperative Education Services