Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education & Human Development

Bush Center Dedication, Simmons Events

Yolette Garcia — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:51:25 +0000

PBS NOVA Features Segment with Peter Weyand

Yolette Garcia — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:47:28 +0000

David Pogue, host of PBS NOVA, visits with Associate Professor Peter Weyand, director of the Performance Locomotor Lab at SMU Simmons. Weyand is an internationally recognized expert in human velocity and NOVA features him in a segment called, “Making Stuff Faster,” which broadcasts fall 2013. For a slideshow with audio click here.

SMU Introduces World Changers Campaign

Yolette Garcia — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:29:35 +0000

Esmeralda Ortiz, manages the School Zone as part of Simmons’ Center on Communities and Education.

SMU rolls out a full media campaign, World Changers Shaped Here, that features one of Simmons’ staff members, Esmeralda Ortiz. She and a team of SMU faculty, staff and students are part of an important partnership in West Dallas, called The School Zone. It supports struggling students and their families by redefining the way schools and the social sector work together. Through tutoring, mentoring, arts programs and more, they hope to make an impact in neighborhood schools. Read article and view video.

Expertise from the Center on Family Counseling

Yolette Garcia — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:46:09 +0000

DallasChild cites the opinion of Dr. Sarah Feurerbacher in an article about children in emotional pain who cut themselves. She is the director of the Center on Family Counseling in SMU-in-Plano, and part of the Simmons School. Read article.

What Makes for a Good Teacher?

Yolette Garcia — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:46:23 +0000

The Dallas Morning News and The Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development present a panel discussion open to the public on “Developing Good Teachers,“ Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 7 p.m. at the Martha Proctor Mack Grand Ballroom in the Umphrey Lee Center on the SMU campus.

Moderated by Bill McKenzie, editorial columnist at The Dallas Morning News, the panel will discuss the essentials to effective teaching, how we can aid current teachers and how we can recruit talented ones. Panelists include La Tasha Bassette, DISD teacher; Kerri Briggs, director, education reform, George W. Bush Institute; David Chard, dean of the Simmons School; and Charles Glover, chief of human capital management, DISD. Admission is free.

New Gift Announcement Video

Yolette Garcia — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:54:26 +0000

SMU video of school’s gift announcement features the Simmons, President Turner, Dean Chard and students .

Simmons Welcomes Eric Bing, New Faculty Member and Bush Institute Fellow

Yolette Garcia — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 19:34:55 +0000

DALLAS (SMU) – Global health researcher Eric G. Bing has joined the SMU faculty as professor of global health in a concurrent appointment with the George W. Bush Institute. At SMU Bing has been named a professor of global health in the Applied Physiology and Wellness Department in the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development and in the Department of Anthropology in Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences. He remains the senior fellow and director of global health at the Bush Institute. Read more.

Video of Simmons Gift Announcement

Yolette Garcia — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:21:44 +0000

SMU honors Harold C. and Annette Caldwell Simmons for their generous contribution to the Simmons School. See brief video of the announcement.

SMU Receives Historic Gift from Simmons for School

Yolette Garcia — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:43:15 +0000

SMU donors, Annette Caldwell Simmons ’57 and Harold C. Simmons

Harold C. and Annette Caldwell Simmons have committed a new gift of $25 million to the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development at SMU. Their gift will fund a new building for the expanding programs of the school and support three new endowed academic positions. The new facility will be named Harold Clark Simmons Hall, in honor of Mr. Simmons, at Mrs. Simmons’ request. Read more here.

Class of ’17 KERA series

Yolette Garcia — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:32:38 +0000

Sherril English, clinical assistant professor in the Dept. of Teaching and Learning, provides expertise for KERA’s story in its American Graduate series, “Meet the Class of ’17. Read or listen to story here.