2024-2025 Graduate Catalog
Teaching and Learning
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www.smu.edu/teacher
Professor Lin Lin Lipsmeyer, Department Chair
Clinical Assistant Professor Johnitha Watkins Johnson, Assistant Department Chair
Professors: Stephanie Al Otaiba, Jill Allor, Stephanie Knight, Lin Lin Lipsmeyer, Anthony Petrosino, Candace Walkington, Paige Ware, Jiunyu Wu
Associate Professors: Flavio Acevedo, Corey Brady, Magdalena Pando
Assistant Professors: Prajakt Pande, Kelsey Schenck, Quentin Sedlacek, Jeanna Wieselmann
Clinical Professor: Anthony Cuevas
Clinical Associate Professors: Diane Gifford, Francesca Go, Johnitha W. Johnson, Amy Richardson
Clinical Assistant Professor: Karla del Rosal
Research Associate Professor: Kyle Roberts
Department Information
The Department of Teaching and Learning represents SMU’s commitment to the professional development of educators through innovative and research-based undergraduate and graduate programs.
The department’s teaching and research practices are grounded in multiple perspectives that encompass behaviorist, cognitive, social-constructivist and sociocultural approaches to scholarship. All programs serve to prepare educators who are leaders in professionalism, practitioners of high-quality teaching and practice, and who are leaders in translating research into practice and experts in differentiated instruction.
To facilitate achievement of its objectives, the department integrates the traditional classroom setting with online learning to enhance the classroom experience and extend learning through the innovative application of technology. In addition to traditional face-to-face courses, the he Department of Teaching and Learning offers hybrid and fully online courses emphasizing quality classroom experiences that promote collaboration.
The Bachelor of Science in Educational Studies degree assists students in obtaining credentials for teaching in elementary, secondary or all-level (EC through grade 12) settings. At the graduate level, a student may pursue an M.Ed., an M.Ed. with Educator Preparation, a Master of Bilingual Education, or a Master of Science in Learning Sciences. For the M.Ed., students may choose one or more of the following tracks: STEM, Diagnostician, Special Education, Reading, mathematics, Bilingual Education, English as a Second Language, Urban Education, and Learning Therapy. The Simmons School also has a distinguished history of offering special workshops, lectures and seminars that address issues of social and scholarly import. Most are noncredit, but some offer graduate or undergraduate credit.
Note: Completion of any coursework in the Department of Teaching and Learning will not result in certification. Applicants are advised to visit the Texas Education Agency website at www.tea.state.tx.us (“Educator Certification” link) for more information on Texas teacher certification requirements.
Doctor of Philosophy in Education. The Ph.D. in education is a school-wide degree. For more information on this degree, students should refer to the description of the Ph.D. program in this catalog or online at www.smu.edu/EducationPhD.
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