Daniel N. Brown
Richmond
Summary
Insightful Social Studies Department Chair with a knack for boosting productivity and streamlining task completion. Specialized in curriculum development, team leadership, and educational technology integration. Excel in communication, problem-solving, and adaptability to ensure educational excellence and staff cohesion.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Social Studies Department Chair
Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies
Richmond
08.2022 - Current
- Responsible for conducting informal teacher observations for each member of the department
- Assisted in the development of a Personal Improvement Plan for Instructors when necessary
- Successfully created and implemented a proposal to increase the number of required Social Studies courses necessary to receive a Governor’s School Diploma
- Successfully implemented new course offerings by our department including AP African American Studies, and elective courses such as The Civil Rights Movement in America and Topics in World History. In addition, reintroduced a long dormant class titled Introduction to Modern Political Theory
- Annually developed the department course offerings as well as teacher room assignments and schedule
- Developed and chaired a subcommittee on teacher recruitment and retention
- Responsible for coordinating the textbook approval process, purchases, and inventory
Social Studies Instructor
Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies
Richmond
08.2000 - Current
- Responsible for teaching gifted and exceptionally gifted students in the following subjects: Honors and Advanced Placement United States History, Global Studies 9th-10th grade, Senior Seminar on Military History, Debate, and an elective course on topics in 20th Century American History
- Required to be proficient with electronic grading, electronic attendance, powerpoint, weblogs, and webpages as part of regular classroom duties
- Assisted in the development and writing of curriculum for both the Honors U.S. History course and the Military History Seminar. Course curriculum reflected how these courses met and exceeded the Virginia Standards of Learning.
- Served as Head Baseball Coach from 2024-Present and led the team in 2025 to its first winning season since 2016.
- Sponsored the Debate Program from 2000-2018. Expanded the Debate Program in terms of programs offered, number of competitions, and total number of students participating (now 25-30 per year). The success of this program was marked by winning the VCFL State Championships in the following years: 2004,2007-2014, 2016, 2018 and State Runnerups in 2003,2005, 2017. The program achieved its greatest success in 2013 when the team of Mason Davenport and Aateeb Khan finished 6th in the nation in Public Forum Debate.
- Member of the School Advisory Council. 2017-18 served on the Curriculum and the nomination and by-laws committee. 2018-19 Vice Chair of SAC, serve on the Calendar and nomination and by-laws committee
- Member of the Faculty Council from 2012-2014 where I served as a mediator with the administration to address various concerns brought forth by the faculty.
- Sponsored the National History Club from 2009-2011 Developed and implemented the selection process and requirements for applicants. Developed and implemented the ceremonial program for inductees.
Reader
College Board AP US History Examination
San Antonio
01.2005 - 01.2025
- Served as a grader for the College Board Advance Placement Examination both in-person and online. In-Person: San Antonio, Texas (Summer 2005, 2006), Tampa (2022, 2023), Kansas City (2024) and Online grading (Summer 2020, 2021, 2025);
Education
Masters of Arts (M.A.) - History
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VirginiaBachelors of Arts (B.A.) - History
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VirginiaVirginia Teacher Licensure - History, Social Studies, and Gifted Education
Awards
March 14, 2025, Peer Reviewer for Article "Contradictions Through the Lens of Activity Theory: Analyzing Discord as Online Collaborative Learning Platform" for Journal of Research Initiatives (Fayetteville State University), July 9, 2024, Peer Reviewer for Article "Adoption of Quadruple Helix Among Academics: A Conceptual Paper," for Journal of Research Initiatives (Fayetteville State University), May 1, 2023, Peer Reviewer for Article "Future Trends and Direction for Secure Infrastructure Architecture in the Education Sector for Journal of Research Initiatives (Fayetteville State University), Lynch, P. A., Barringer-Brown, C.H., Brown, D.N., & Brown, T.D. (2022). “Telemedicine and healthcare implications for Central Virginia: A systematic review of the literature”. Journal of Research Initiatives, 6 (3), Article 3. https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/jri/vol6/iss3/3, 2020 REB Award for Teaching Excellence, Finalist, 2016 Praxis for Social Studies Content Knowledge, Scored in Top 1% in the nation, 2011-2012, 2016-17 Nominee for Gilder Lehrman National History Teacher of the Year, Barringer-Brown, C.H & Brown, D.N., “A Study of the Use of Technology in the Curriculum: A Model for Teacher Consultation” in Journal of Technology Education. Vol. 20, No.1, Fall 2008, 27-38., 2007 Inductee to Who’s Who Among America’s High School Teachers, 2005-2006 Recipient of the College Board Award for “highest scores in the nation” on the Advanced Placement U.S. History examination
Training
- Virginia War Memorial, “World War II: 80 Years After,” June 8-10, 2025
- Virginia War Memorial, “Normandy and Beyond: The Fight For Freedom,” July 16-18, 2024
- College Board, AP Comparative Government Workshop for New Teachers, July 12-16, 2020
- Virginia War Memorial, “Voices of the Vietnam War,” July 6-9, 2020
- Virginia War Memorial, “Virginians at War,” July 10 and July 17, 2019
- National Endowment for the Humanities Landmark series: “Manifest Destiny: The Utah Experience”, June 21-28, 2017
- College Board, AP US History workshop for Experienced Teachers, June 29-July 3, 2014 at Texas Christian University.
- National Endowment for the Humanities Landmark Series: “Crossroads of Conflict:” The Kansas-Missouri Border War, June 22-June 27, 2014 at University of Missouri-Kansas City.
- National Endowment for the Humanities Landmark Series: “The USS Constitution and the War of 1812”, July 14-19, 2013.
- National Endowment for the Humanities Landmark Series: “The War of 1812 in the Great Lakes and Western Territories”, July 21-27, 2011.
- Gilder Lehrman Summer Institute on “America’s Early Wars”-June 26-July2, 2011.
- Virginia Historical Society workshop on “The Civil Rights Movement in Virginia”-July 5-12, 2010.
- National Endowment for the Humanities Landmark Series: “The Most Southern Place on Earth”: Music, Culture, and History in the Mississippi Delta-July 12th-18th, 2009.
- National Endowment for the Humanities Landmark Series: “Stony the Road We Trod”: Alabama’s Role in the Modern Civil Rights Movement- June 21st-27th, 2009.
- National Endowment for the Humanities Landmark Series: Race and Place, An Examination of African-Americans in Washington, D.C. (1800-1954)-July 13th-18th, 2008
- Gilder Lehrman Summer Institute: “The Worlds of Thomas Jefferson”-July 22nd-29th, 2007.
- National Endowment for the Humanities Landmark series: “The Problem of the Color Line”: Atlanta Landmarks and Civil Rights-July 15th-21st, 2007.
- James Madison’s Montpelier workshop on “the Constitution”-Sept. 22nd-25th, 2006.
- Virginia Historical Society workshop on “The Founding Fathers”-July 5-15th, 2005.
Timeline
Social Studies Department Chair
Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies
08.2022 - Current
Reader
College Board AP US History Examination
01.2005 - 01.2025
Social Studies Instructor
Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Government and International Studies
08.2000 - Current
Masters of Arts (M.A.) - History
Virginia Commonwealth University
Bachelors of Arts (B.A.) - History
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Teacher Licensure - History, Social Studies, and Gifted Education
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