Dr. Kevin Scott Krahenbuhl

Program Director for the Assessment, Learning, & School Improvement Ed.D. Program

Dr. Kevin Scott Krahenbuhl
615-494-7838
Room 378, College of Education Building (COE)
MTSU Box 91, Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Degree Information

  • EDD, Northern Arizona University (2012)
  • MALS, Arizona State University (2009)
  • BAE, Arizona State University (2004)

Areas of Expertise

Cognition in History; Truth and Teaching; Assessment for Learning; Effective Technology Integration

Publications

Recent Books

Carter, J.L., & Krahenbuhl, K.S. (2022). Teaching signature thinking: Strategies for unleashing creativity in the classroom.  New York, NY: Routledge.  (Forthcoming)  

Krahenbuhl, Kevin S. (2021). Building Effective Learning Environments: A Framework that Merges the Best of Old and New Practices.  New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN: 978-0367720865  

Krahenbuhl, Kevin.  (2018). The...

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Recent Books

Carter, J.L., & Krahenbuhl, K.S. (2022). Teaching signature thinking: Strategies for unleashing creativity in the classroom.  New York, NY: Routledge.  (Forthcoming)  

Krahenbuhl, Kevin S. (2021). Building Effective Learning Environments: A Framework that Merges the Best of Old and New Practices.  New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN: 978-0367720865  

Krahenbuhl, Kevin.  (2018). The Decay of Truth in Education: Implications and ideas for its restoration as a value.  Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Press.  ISBN: 978-1527505698.

Recent Peer Reviewed Publications

Krahenbuhl, K.S. (2021). Teaching for the pursuit of truth in a post-truth world. The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues, and Ideas, 94(1): 31-37(Acceptance Rate: 30%, per Cabell’s).  

Krahenbuhl, K.S. (2020). To have meaningful discussions, slow things down.  Educational leadership, 77(7), 28-32, April.  (Acceptance Rate: 5%, per Cabell’s)  

Krahenbuhl, K.S. (2019). The problem with the expanding horizons model for history curricula.  Phi Delta Kappan, 100(6): 20-26. (Acceptance Rate: 10%) (Available online at: https://www.kappanonline.org/problem-expanding-horizons-model-history-curricula-krahenbuhl/)

Recent Book Chapters

Ford, M. & Krahenbuhl, K.S. (2021). The importance of nimble leadership in rural school settings.  In Rural School Turnaround and Reform: It’s Hard Work! ed. Coby Meyers.  Charlotte, NC: Information Age Press.  

Krahenbuhl, K.S. & Carter, J.L. (2021). Signature thinking for leadership: Leading schools in learning.  In On Leadership: An Interdisciplinary Approach, eds. Meghan Raehll & Denver Fowler.  Charlotte, NC: Information Age Press.

Popular Publications

Krahenbuhl, K.S. (2021). A media holiday: What would happen if we all took a month off?  Current, October 18, 2021.  

Krahenbuhl, K.S., Dillard, H. K., & Carter, J.L. (2020). PLCs in higher education: Lessons learned in the Middle Tennessee State University EdD program.  All things PLC Magazine, Spring: 9-14.  

Dillard, H.K., Carter, J.L., & Krahenbuhl, K.S. (2020). PLCs in higher education: Creating the mission, vision, values, and goals.  All things PLC Magazine, Summer: 17-21.  

Carter, J.L., Krahenbuhl, K.S., & Dillard, H.K. (2020). PLCs in higher education: Embracing the formative mindset.  All things PLC Magazine, Fall: 31-34.  

Krahenbuhl, K.S. (2018).  Series: Science on Learning (6 Articles).  Circe Institute Blog.  September-October, 2018.  Author link with links to articles: <https://www.circeinstitute.org/blog/author/19298>

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Presentations

Recent Presentations

Krahenbuhl, K.S. (2021). Perspectives of truth and teaching: Reflecting on implications and our responsibility. Presented at the 2021 American Educational Research Association Annual Conference.  Virtual Event: American Educational Research Association (AERA).  

Krahenbuhl, K.S. (2019). The perplexed and the passionate: Views of truth and instructional practice.  Presented at the 2019 American Educational Resear...

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Recent Presentations

Krahenbuhl, K.S. (2021). Perspectives of truth and teaching: Reflecting on implications and our responsibility. Presented at the 2021 American Educational Research Association Annual Conference.  Virtual Event: American Educational Research Association (AERA).  

Krahenbuhl, K.S. (2019). The perplexed and the passionate: Views of truth and instructional practice.  Presented at the 2019 American Educational Research Association Annual Conference.  Toronto, Canada: American Educational Research Association (AERA).  

Krahenbuhl, K.S. (2019). Digital literacy and perceptions of truth: Confusion and confirmation bias.  In Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2019.  Chesapeake, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).  (Acceptance Rate: 35% per conference site).  

Krahenbuhl, K.S. (2018). The Understand-Articulate-Defend Framework: A Neo-Classicist model for curricular design.  Presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Educational Research Association.  Cincinnati, OH: October 24-26, 2018.  Midwestern Educational Research Association (MWERA).  

Krahenbuhl, K.S. & Carter, J.L. (2018). The Signature Thinking framework: Creativity united with knowledge.  Presetned at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Educational Research Association.  Cincinnati, OH: October 24-26, 2018.  Midwestern Educational Research Association (MWERA).  

Krahenbuhl, K.S. (2018). The decay of truth in education: How alternative views on truth damage learning.  In American Association of University Professors Annual Conference 2018.  Washington, DC: American Association of University Professors (AAUP).

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Awards

2016 Faculty Fellow

2014 Wayne DeMork Institutional Service Awardee (Dakota State University)

2011 NFHS Sectional Coach of the Year - Section VII: West (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, & Utah) (National Federation of High School Coaches)

In the Media

Interview about my book, The Decay of Truth in Education, with Gina Logue on "MTSU On the Record"

https://mtsunews.com/krahenbuhl-on-the-record-july2018