Dr. Robert O'Keefe Hassell

Areas of Specialization
Core Competencies

Curriculum Planning and Instruction within each subject area using wide variety of teaching aids, motivational and implementation strategies to engage students in active learning.

Incorporating learning modality principles into classroom and individual instruction. Develop and conduct inter-grade activities.

Implement technological approaches to subject material. Research educational resources on the Internet. Assist with information retrieval.

1) Classroom Management

2) Creative Lesson Planning

3) Curriculum Development

4) Instructional Best-Practices

5) Instructional Leadership

6) Technology Infusion and Integration

7) Interactive Technological Climate

8) Digitized Differentiation and Inclusion in Curriculum Design

Dr. Robert O'Keefe Hassell is a native of Lebanon, Tennessee. He attended Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee where he graduated in 2007, Summa Cum Laude, with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English. Dr. Hassell went on to pursue Graduate Studies at Tennessee State University where he obtained a Master's in Education (M.Ed.) in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Education Technology. Subsequently, he earned a Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Curriculum Planning from the Department of Teaching and Learning at Tennessee State University. True to his Education Technology Background, he is also a Certified Apple Teacher. Dr. Hassell has maintained a highly successful career in education since 2009 and he is a Certified Holistic Life Coach - Radiant Health Institute, LLC. (Nashville, TN). Currently, he works as Learning Support Staff-Writing at Tennessee State University. Additionally, he is an Adjunct Professor of English-Literature and the Title III Writing Center Coordinator for Student Success at American Baptist College.

Dr. Hassell is the author of 4 books to date: Radiant Kids (2016) - Radiant Publishing, Evolve (2017) -B.K. Royston Publishing, LLC., Clergy Conversations: Dealing Practically with the Person Behind the Pulpit (2018) - B.K. Royston Publishing, LLC., and Unleashed: From Potential to Purpose (2019) - B.K. Royston Publishing, LLC.

As an avid scholar, he specializes in Education Technology, Integration, Curriculum, English Education, Literacy, Literature, Professional / Staff Development, Multicultural Education, Curriculum Planning and Programming, Teacher Community, Access and Equity.