For sixteen years, Dr. Sarah Crary has worked in secondary education in various capacities including as a classroom teacher, led and served on district committees related to secondary education curriculum and accreditation, and as a high school principal. She has taught thousands of students over the course of her career. In her role as an educator and principal, she has designed and led curriculum revisions for entire content areas, professional learning communities, and staff development. As a principal, she had a staff of approximately 40 that reported directly to her. She also oversaw the professional development efforts for the 100 staff members in the district. She has spent much of her career developing authentic, real-world learning opportunities and guiding other teachers to create similar curricula in their own content areas. In her current role as an early career female education faculty, Dr. Crary guides teachers working towards obtaining their credentials to become future principals. Her major focus is on how to develop and encourage teachers to be positive role models and establish meaningful relationships with students. She is also currently working on a sponsored project that evaluates teacher education programs to ensure teachers are graduating prepared to teach in secondary education. Dr. Crary has also participated in and led district accreditation in the U.S. to help evaluate schools for areas of improvement and powerful practices.

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Beena Ajmera, Ph.D., P.E.
Email: bajmera@iastate.edu
​​​​​​​Phone: (515) 294-2417

Sarah Crary, Ph.D.
Email: sarah.crary@ndsu.edu
Phone: (701) 231-5498