2025-2026 Graduate Catalog
Teaching and Learning
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www.smu.edu/teacher
Associate Professor Anne Wilhelm, Department Chair
Clinical Associate Professor Johnitha Watkins Johnson, Assistant Department Chair
Professors: Stephanie Al Otaiba, Jill Allor, Lin Lin Lipsmeyer, Anthony Petrosino, Candace Walkington, Paige Ware, Jiun-Yu Wu
Associate Professors: Flávio Azevedo, Corey Brady, Magdalena Pando, Anne Wilhelm
Assistant Professors: Kelsey Schenck, Quentin Sedlacek, Jeanna Wieselmann
Clinical Professor: Francesca Go
Clinical Associate Professor: Johnitha W. Johnson
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 practitioners of high-quality teaching and practice, 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 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 The Learning Sciences. For the M.Ed., students may choose one or more of the following areas of interest: Bilingual Education, Diagnostician, English as a Second Language, Learning Therapy, Mathematics, Reading, Special Education, STEM and Urban Education. 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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