Cody Dalton

Educator & Researcher

I'm Cody Dalton, a Ph.D. student and preservice teacher supervisor at Virginia Tech studying History and Social Science Education. My work explores how technology, pedagogy, and persona can make history classrooms more engaging and equitable. My research seeks to change how we choose what to teach in social studies. Too many classrooms reduce the past to names and dates, while students search for a place where their own experiences matter. My work aims to make social studies more meaningful by connecting history to the lives students are already living and to the questions they already ask. I hope my research benefits the student who never hears their voice in class. My goal is to give voice to those who otherwise would not be heard and to help schools choose knowledge with greater care and fairness. When not writing or teaching, I'm usually overanalyzing roadside historical markers or rooting for the Carolina Panthers with a level of optimism that could be classified as either admirable or delusional.

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PhD Curriculum & Instruction, Virginia Tech, Expected 2028EdS Higher Education Leadership, South CollegeMBA Business Administration, South CollegeMEd Literacy, American College of EducationBS History (18+ graduate credits), Liberty UniversityGraduate Certificates
Educational Research, Virginia Tech, Expected 2027
AI Applications, Northeastern University, Expected 2026
Gifted Education, Averett University