Celia Oyler

Vice dean, Teacher Education, Teachers College, Columbia University (retired)

Celia Oyler began her teaching career as a special educator, moving from self-contained settings into fully inclusive schools. She obtained her PhD in curriculum from the University of Illinois, Chicago, with the goal of preparing all teachers to teach all students. She is the author of Actions Speak Louder than Words: Social Action as Curriculum; Learning to Teaching Inclusively: Student Teachers’ Classroom Inquiries; and Making Room for Students: Sharing Teacher Authority in Room 104. Celia ended her career in education as the vice dean for Teacher Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.