Miami Dade College’s School Of Education Appoints New Dean

Carmen Concepción was appointed as the dean of Miami Dade College’s School of Education in September.

Concepción will oversee the Early Childhood Education, K-12 Teacher Education Program and Center for Professional Development Departments within the School of Education.

“My goal is to continue growing the School of Education so we can better meet the needs of our public schools and leave a positive impact on students,” Concepción said.

She started her career in education at Miami-Dade County Public Schools in 1993. During a 13-year run, she taught social studies at Miami Springs Middle School and English as a second language at Lawton Chiles Middle School.  

From 2007 to 2008, Concepción served as a Florida Literacy and Reading Excellence Center coordinator at the University of Central Florida. In August of 2008, she returned to MDCPS for a 13-year stint, working as a professional development specialist, an instructional supervisor, executive director for the office of professional development and evaluation and as a reading specialist at Hialeah Gardens High School.

For the past year, she worked as a staff development director at Florida Virtual School.

Concepción has an associate’s degree in education from MDC, a bachelor’s degree in social studies education from Florida International University, a master’s degree in teaching English as a second language from Nova Southeastern University and a doctorate degree in K-12 administration from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.