Glenda Cotner

Background

About Glenda Cotner

Glenda Cotner is not new to the Curriculum & Foundations Department at Cleveland State University. Prior to her recent appointment to the department as a College Lecturer, she has been both a PhD student and part-time instructor at Cleveland State University. In the spring term of 2012, she was selected by her students as one of the Top 50 Engaging Instructors at Cleveland State University. She has extensive experience in K-12 education, serving as a Teacher, School Counselor, Principal, Curriculum Director and Assistant Superintendent. Her experience has been primarily in large urban districts, serving as Curriculum Director of Toledo Public Schools, and more recently as Deputy Chief of Curriculum and Instruction at Cleveland Schools. Under her leadership of the curriculum area, Toledo Public Schools was the first urban district in Ohio to achieve the ranking of “Continuous Improvement” on their state report card. She then lead the curriculum initiatives for Cleveland Schools during the year in which they received the ranking of “Continuous Improvement” for the first time, while at the same time achieving the highest academic gains in a single year in the history of the district. Glenda Cotner earned her bachelor degree at Bowling Green State University and her master degree at the University of Toledo. She was selected as a member of the first Urban Leadership Development Program, which included a scholarship to the University of Toledo in School Administration and Supervision. Upon completion of this program, she earned her Education Specialist degree. She is currently a PhD candidate in the Urban Education program at Cleveland State University. In 2007, Ms. Cotner participated in the Harvard Business School Executive Leadership for Educators program. In 2011, she was included as a member of the Cleveland State University China Delegation, traveling to both Shanghai and Beijing.