Lindsie Spengler

Clinical Assistant Professor,

Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation

[email protected]

Mail code: 5411

Campus: Tempe
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Student Information

Graduate Student
Leadership and Innovation
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Long Bio

Lindsie Spengler is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the division of teacher preparation at Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation. She began her teaching career as an English Language Arts teacher in a K-12 public school setting and became a National Board Certified Teacher (English Language Arts/Early Adolescence) in 2018 before transitioning to higher education. She is passionate about developing student agency through the use of effective teaching practices and cultivating effective classroom management practices grounded in positive student-teacher relationships. In addition to her faculty role, Professor Spengler is serving as the Secondary Area Lead and the project manager for Project ACCLaIM: Advancing Civics Curriculum Learning through Instructional Microcredentials.

Education

EdD. Leadership and Innovation, 2026
M.Ed. Secondary Teacher Education - English Language Arts, 2012
BA. Broadcast Journalism and Mass Communications, 2009

Curriculum Vitae

Google Scholar URL

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=R2qGWHMAAAAJ

ORCID Profile ID

https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7619-2242

Research Interests

My research centers on strengthening teacher preparation with a focus on classroom management, teacher efficacy, and motivation. I am particularly interested in how higher education programs can better equip pre-service and in-service teachers with the skills, confidence, and autonomy needed to create effective learning environments. My work explores the intersection of instructional practices and teacher beliefs, aiming to improve both teacher development and student outcomes.

Publications

Spengler, L. (2026). Turning Classroom Management Challenges into Competence: Or How I Built Personalized Professional Development That Teachers Didn’t Have Time For. [Doctoral dissertation, Arizona State University].
Archambault, L., Harris, L. M., and Spengler, L. (2026). Project ACCLaIM: A case study on developing and implementing microcredentials as a pathway to teacher professional learning. In Moore, R.L. & Crippen, K. (Eds.) Mapping the Landscape of STEM Microcredentials, volume II: Applied case studies and future perspectives. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-06843-9_4
Pearson, J., Brown, K., Holton, A., Heim Martinez, D., Lichtsinn, J., & Spengler, L. (2025). Staying power: How alternatively licensed teachers are redefining persistence [Manuscript submitted for publication].
Carmichael, J., Ayirah, F. K., Brown, K., & Spengler, L. (2025). Editorial Introduction: (Re)Designing Education for Better Futures: Student-Centered and Collaborative Approaches to Equity and Transformation. Current Issues in Education, 26(1). https://doi.org/10.14507/cie.vol26iss1.2399

Courses

2026 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
SED 464	Middle-School Curr/Org

2025 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
TEL 340	Families, Communities&Cultures

2025 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
TEL 493	Honors Thesis
SED 464	Middle-School Curr/Org

2024 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
SED 567	Internship II
SED 567	Internship II
SED 574	Apprentice Teaching II
SED 574	Apprentice Teaching II
SED 578	Residency/Student Teaching SED
SED 578	Residency/Student Teaching SED

2024 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
SED 557	Internship I
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
SED 557	Internship I
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I

2023 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
SED 511	ELA Methods and Assessment
SED 511	ELA Methods and Assessment
TEL 340	Families, Communities&Cultures
TEL 470	Prof Ed:Career Growth&Planning

2023 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
SED 511	ELA Methods and Assessment
SED 511	ELA Methods and Assessment

2023 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
SED 511	ELA Methods and Assessment
SED 567	Internship II
SED 567	Internship II
SED 574	Apprentice Teaching II
SED 574	Apprentice Teaching II
SED 578	Residency/Student Teaching SED
SED 578	Residency/Student Teaching SED
SED 511	ELA Methods and Assessment

2022 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
SED 557	Internship I
SED 557	Internship I
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
SED 557	Internship I
SED 557	Internship I
SED 557	Internship I
SED 557	Internship I
SED 511	ELA Methods and Assessment

2022 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
SED 576	Internship III
SED 576	Internship III

2022 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
SED 514	Methods Teaching Sec Soc Sci
SED 567	Internship II
SED 567	Internship II
SED 574	Apprentice Teaching II
SED 574	Apprentice Teaching II
SED 578	Residency/Student Teaching SED
SED 578	Residency/Student Teaching SED

2021 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
RDG 507	Content Area Literacy
SED 522	Second Schl Curriculum Develop
SED 514	Methods Teaching Sec Soc Sci
SED 557	Internship I
SED 557	Internship I
SED 557	Internship I
SED 557	Internship I
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
SED 571	Apprentice Teaching I
SED 514	Methods Teaching Sec Soc Sci

Expertise Areas

Education

Educator Professional Development

English Education

Secondary Education

Social Studies and History Education

Teaching and Teacher Education