Dr. Gary Andersen
Associate Professor
Transition to Teaching Program
600 Park Street
Rarick Hall 272
Hays, KS 67601
(785) 628-4622 / (913) 956-8766
ggandersen@fhsu.edu
Education
Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction
University of Kansas, 2004
M.S. in Curriculum & Instruction
University of Kansas, 1991
B.S. in Science Education
Kansas State University, 1976
Featured Courses
AEP 859, Curriculum Planning and Evaluation of PK-12 Schools
ALTC 800, Introduction to Teaching
Research Interests
Paradigm Shifts of Teachers
Generative Artificial Intelligence in Classrooms
Fostering Cultures of Thinking
School Redesign
Featured Publications
Andersen, G. (2025). Paradigm shifts: Stories of shifts in thinking about teaching, learning, and the educational enterprise. Fort Hays State University. https://sites.google.com/mail.fhsu.edu/paradigmshifts/home
Andersen, G., Feldstein, L. E., & Clay, M. (2025). A look at sustainability and vulnerability in school reform. The Advocate, 30(1), Art. 4.
Andersen, G., & Feldstein, L. (2022). Educational silver linings in the cloud of a global pandemic: Our students are grittier than we think! The Advocate, 27(2), Art. 5.
Andersen, G., & Feldstein, L. (2021). Where is the target? An examination of the conceptions of student engagement within a school community. Educational Considerations, 47(1), Art. 7.