Dawn Bates is a 2020-2021 Teach Plus Illinois Early Childhood Educator Policy Fellow who teaches 2nd grade at Woodland Elementary School in Joliet, Illinois. Dawn is a member of the district’s Science and Social Science Curriculum Writing Team and has served as a member of Woodland’s Data Team. Dawn was recognized as a Joliet Area Great Teacher and has presented at the National Science Teacher Association Conference. She is a National Board Certified Teacher. Dawn graduated from Illinois State University with a BS in Housing and Environmental Design and received her Master of Arts in Teaching from Olivet Nazarene University.
