Assistant Professor of Education
On Faculty since 2010
Phone: (630)642-5763
Fax: (630)752-5555
Email: Timothy.Wiens@Wheaton.edu
Education
Ed. D., Educational Leadership St. Mary's University, 2006
M. Ed., Educational Leadership, Bethel University, 2000
B. A., Secondary Education, Bethel University, 1992
About Timothy Wiens
Dr. Wiens has spent the past two decades in K-12 education as a middle and high school social studies teacher, dean of students, assistant principal and headmaster. He is a licensed principal and superintendent in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and has worked in urban, suburban, and international schools. Previously, Dr. Wiens was also head men's soccer coach at Bethel University.
In his free time, Dr. Wiens enjoys time with his wife, Katie, son Eliot, Great Dane Griswold, reading writing, travel and sports of all kinds. He hopes to live to see the Twins win another World Series and the Vikings to win a single Super Bowl.
Courses Taught
- Research Methodologies in Education
- Learning Differences
- Learning Differences Practicum
- Curriculum Integration and Classroom Communication
- Secondary Student Teaching Supervision
- Senior Seminar
Membership in Professional Societies
- Council on Educational Standards and Accountability
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- Phi Delta Kappa
- National Association of Special Education Teachers
Research
- Urban Education/Urban Issues in Education
- Gender & Learning
- Standards in Education
- The Intersection of Faith & Learning
Papers Published and/or Presented
- Wiens, T. & Wiens, K. (2009, February). A new paradigm for urban education.Jubilee Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Wiens, T. (2009, July). Faith Based Schools. Lynch School of Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
- Wiens, T. & Bennett, T. (2008, October). Implementation of single-sex classes in a coeducational school. National Association of Single Sex Public Education International Conference, Memphis, Tennessee.
- Wiens, T. (2009, September). Becoming a thinking Christian. Comment Magazine, 59-65
- Wiens, T. (2008). The complexities of Christian school leadership. The Meantime, 7(2),8-10.
- Ellefsen, E. & Wiens, T. (2008). Purposeful integration: Lessons from Boston. Christian Educator’s Journal, 47(4), 5-7.
- Wiens, T. (2007, April). Taking faith seriously in school: A conversation. Boston University School of Education, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Wiens, T. (2007, February). Practical ideas for equipping leaders. Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, Henley on Klip, South Africa.
- Wiens, T. (2006, December). Leadership, curriculum, and professional development. Northeastern University/Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, Boston, Massachusetts.
- Wiens, T. (2006). Providing excellence in education in an inequitable society. The Meantime, 6(1),15-19.