Dr. Shelton worked many years in the public school system teaching a range of students from third graders to high school seniors in areas such as reading, writing, spelling, speech, grammar, regular English, concurrent enrollment English and Advanced Placement English. She has also worked at community colleges teaching students enrolled in developmental reading and writing, academic English composition, rhetoric, literature and education classes. She has also worked with post-graduate students in an alternative teacher certification program. She has presented at national, regional, and local conferences, as well as offered professional staff development in the local community and throughout the state of Texas. She travels nationwide working with rural, urban, and suburban school districts.
Dr. Shelton considers herself a life-long learner and has always sought opportunities to support teachers in eradicating the achievement gap. She believes in women having a career outside the home, if that is indeed what they choose, and has had her career choose her, while raising three sons. Of particular interest to her are middle school students and teachers.
Dr. Shelton earned a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (B.I.S.), a Master of Arts (M.A.) in English, and a Master of Education (M.Ed.) through the University of Texas system. Through the University of Houston, she completed her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction concentrating on Reading/Language Arts/Literacy and Teacher Education Preparation. Most recently, she, along with colleagues, developed an alternative educator program which received state approval and accreditation from the Texas State Board for Educator Certification. Dr. Shelton has life membership in Phi Kappa Phi, is a long time member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), and holds a membership in the National Middle School Association (NMSA).
Having the opportunity to work with the National Urban Alliance for Effective Education has provided a wide venue for not only systemic change but pedagogical change and a means to focus Dr. Shelton’s passion and dedication to equitable education for all our nation’s children.
Dotti Shelton, Ed.D.
drdotti.shelton@gmail.com
