Phone: 309-677-3190
Email: dcantu@bradley.edu

Dr. D. Antonio Cantù is a Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Teacher Education. Dr. Cantù received his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Southern Illinois University, Ed.S. in Community College Education, M.A. in History, and B.S. in Social Science Education from Arkansas State University.

Professor Cantu has over 20 years of experience in professional education from high school through the graduate level.  Prior to his appointment as Chair of the Department of Teacher Education, he served as Professor and Dean of Education at Indiana University Kokomo, Professor of History and Director of Social Studies Education, as well as editor of the International Journal of Social Education, at Ball State University, and Social Studies Department Chair and Teacher at Ste. Genevieve (MO) High School.

Dr. Cantu has served in a variety of leadership positions in professional organizations as well, including service as President of the American Association for History and Computing, President of the Indiana Council for the Social Studies and Missouri Council for the Social Stuides, and Chair of three National Council for the Social Studies Committees: Publications, Resolutions, and Instruction.

Professor Cantu is the author of a number of research articles and books on history education and technology integration, including most recently History Education 101: The Past, Present, and Future of Teacher Preparation (2008) and Teaching History in the Digital Classroom (2003). He has also served as a curriculum writer for various national organizations such as The History Channel, The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition and PBS Frontline.

Dr. Cantu's wife Sandy is also an educator, currently serving as a high school special education teacher.  Their youngest, Deanna, attends Elmwood Elementary School , while Dylan attends Elmwood High School., and Derek is a freshman political science/pre-law student at Bradley University.

Dr. Cantu's Blog

	Teacher Education Blog
	Teacher Education RSS Feed

Education

     Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction

           Southern Illinois University

     Ed. S., Community College Education

          Arkansas State University

     M.A., History

          Arkansas State University

     B.S., Social Studies Education

          Arkansas State University

     A.S., Social Science

          Highland Community College (Illinois)

Leadership Institutes

     Academy for Leadership Development

          American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education

     Economics for Leaders

          College of William & Mary

     Teaching Global Issues

          Yale University

Professional Experience

     Chair and Professor of Teacher Education (2008 - present)

          Department of Teacher Education

          Bradley University

          Peoria, Illinois

     Dean and Professor of Education (2006 - 2008)

          Division of Education

          Indiana University Kokomo

     Director of Social Studies Education and Professor of History (1998 - 2006)

           & Editor, International Journal of Social Education

          Department of History

          Ball State University

          Muncie, Indiana

     Social Studies Department Chair and Teacher (1989 - 1998)

          Social Studies Department

          Sainte Genevieve High School

          Sainte Genevieve, Missouri

     Instructor of History (1988 - 1989)

          Department of History

          Arkansas State University

     Military Intelligence Officer (1984 - 1988)

          United States Army

          Fort Knox (Kentucky)

Select Publications

Co-authored with Wilson J. Warren, History Education 101: The Past, Present, and Future of Teacher Preparation (Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing, 2008).

Co-authored with Wilson J. Warren, Teaching History in the Digital Classroom (Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2003).