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Luft Baker Publishes Book on Second Language Acquisition
Associate Professor Doris Luft Baker serves as editor of Second Language Acquisition: Methods, Perspectives and Challenges, an up-to-date review of the complexities of languages found in teaching mathematics, science and social studies. According to the introduction, each chapter provides a … Continue reading
Series on Integrating Berkeley Schools Features Richards’ Expertise
Meredith Richards, assistant professor of Education Policy and Leadership, provides her expertise in public school segregation for a new, three-part series, Beyond the Buses, by published Berkeleyside. Her 2012 study and reflections about Berkeley’s integration plans are highlighted in the … Continue reading
Forbes Article Outlines Walkington’s Approach to Algebra Research in NSF Grant
For Associate Professor Candace Walkington in Simmons, it is important to connect algebra to 21st-century jobs so students can develop an affinity for math. A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation supports her approach. To read Forbes’ coverage … Continue reading
Hernandez Examines Adolescent Perceptions of Student-Teacher Sexual Relationships
In his study of how adolescents perceive sexual relationships between students and teachers, Professor Frank Hernandez sees that ages in a relationship influence judgments of impropriety. Data reflects that relationships between older students (18 vs. 14 or 16) and younger … Continue reading
NSF Grant to Walkington Supports Helping Students Entering STEM
Associate Professor Candace Walkington received a 3-year, $1 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant in partnership with Assistments and North Central Texas College to research ways to support students in foundational mathematics classes, with the goal to increase and diversify … Continue reading
Project ELVA Video Highlighted on 2018 STEM For All Website
Doris Baker, associate professor in Teaching and Learning, has one of her research projects featured in STEM for All, a National Science Foundation supported website. A video of her Project ELVA (English Language Vocabulary Acquisition) explains the benefits of using … Continue reading
Publication Features Collaboration by Wilhelm, Rouse, and Jones
Three Simmons faculty members, Annie Garrison Wilhelm, Amy Gillespie Rouse, and Francesca Jones examine how classroom obervations are conducted and rated in Exploring Differences in Measurement and Reporting of Classroom Observation Inter-Rater Reliability. Their article was published in Practical Assessment, … Continue reading
Simmons Hosts Paving the Way to Equity Conference at Bush Center
In our continued commitment to educational equity, the Simmons School of Education and Human Development at SMU invites you to our second annual conference on race and equity: Paving the Way to Inclusion: Visualizing Equity in Education. This year’s keynote speaker … Continue reading
Examining Challenges and Successes for Black Women in Higher Ed
Assistant Professor Dominque Baker co-published Black Women College Students: A Guide to Student Success in Higher Education, as part of Routledge’s series, Key Issues on Diverse College Students. She and her fellow authors, Felecia Commodore and Andrew T. Arroyo, look … Continue reading
Ware Appointed to New Holdsworth Professorship
Congratulations to Dr. Paige Ware, who becomes the first Mary Elizabeth Holdsworth Endowed Professor in Simmons. The new professorship supports inquiry into understanding how partnerships among higher education and public school districts can contribute to improving teacher preparation practices and … Continue reading
