Dr. Dylan C. Teut Download Dylan C.'s Contact Card

Dylan Teut currently serves as the executive director of the Plum Creek Literacy Festival and as an instructor for literacy education courses for undergraduate and graduate students at Concordia University, Nebraska.

Teut is a former first-grade teacher and was recognized as Teacher of the Week by WREX in his first year, in addition to being recognized by the state of Illinois as the K-5 Reading Teacher of the Year in 2014. He was named to the International Literacy Association's inaugural "30 Under 30" list in 2015. In 2020, Teut was recognized by Read Aloud Nebraska with a Reading Spotlight award for his advocacy in helping educators and families stay connected to high-quality literacy during the pandemic. Since assuming leadership of the Plum Creek Literacy Festival in 2016, after the festival’s first director, Dr. Jannell Uffelman retired, he has helped it grow in numerous ways.

"I continue to be inspired by the interactions I witness between children and book creators. The feedback from attendees of the festival continually affirms that the work we are doing is influential and impactful" Teut says.

Teut currently serves on the National Board of Supervisors for the Mazza Museum of Children’s Book Art, a part of the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio. He has served terms on the National Mathical Book Award committee as a representative of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and also on the Read Aloud Nebraska board. He is a frequent conference presenter and has chaired panels and workshops for the International Literacy Association Annual Conference as well as the National Council of Teachers of English annual conference. His dissertation, “Novice Teachers’ Perspectives of Self-Efficacy Using Literacy Assessment Data to Make Decisions,” was a runner-up for the Outstanding PhD Dissertation of the Year at Walden University in 2021.

Teut is an active member of Christ Lincoln: A Lutheran Ministry in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he leads the GriefShare ministry and serves as an organist and a worship elder. He lives in Seward with his wife Rachel, a 4th grade teacher at Christ Lincoln.

Education

Ph.D. in Education - Reading, Literacy Instruction and Assessment - Walden University, 2021

M.Phil - Literacy Education - Walden University, 2020

M.Ed. - Literacy Instruction - Concordia University, Nebraska, 2015

B.S.Ed. - Early Childhood Education, Church Music minor - Concordia University, Nebraska - 2012