SMU Simmons School of Education and Human Development

18/07/2025

Curious about a career in learning design and development?

Join the faculty of SMU’s online M.S. in the Learning Sciences for a live webinar on
📆 July 23 ⌚ 6 p.m. CT.

Discover how our innovative curriculum can help you advance in the field and get your questions answered directly by the people who teach it!

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with the experts & register now: https://bit.ly/4lKPLNy

17/07/2025

Dr. Brandy Schumann, Clinical Professor in the SMU Simmons Department of Counseling, is featured in a recent Parents magazine article.

She joins fellow mental health experts in exploring the phenomenon known as “soiling the nest”, and why some teens may act out just before leaving home.

🔗 Read this insightful piece here: https://bit.ly/40HwbcH

15/07/2025

Congratulations Principal Williams!

Congratulations to MEd Education Leadership Alumnus, Garvin Williams, who was recently announced as the new principal of Edward Titche Elementary School in Dallas ISD.

Garvin, we are so proud to have been a part of your vocational journey and can’t wait to see the impact you’ll have in this new position!

13/07/2025

Simmons College Access held its annual Upward Bound & Upward Bound Math-Science camps last week for high school students throughout the Dallas area. The camps, held on SMU's campus, are designed to give students a taste of classes available at universities like this graphic design class taught by instructor Brittera Sales (Lakeview Centennial High School Instructor). Students also get to experience a college campus which for most was a first-time opportunity.

12/07/2025

We are proud to celebrate Dr. Kate Montgomery, Chair of Human-Centered Interdisciplinary Studies, and Dr. Robert Hunt, Director of Global Theological Education, who presented at IAFOR's European Conference of Arts and Humanities and European Conference of Education in London this week!

Their workshop, “Technology, Humanity, Identity, and Soul in the Age of AI,” explored what it means to be human during the rise of artificial intelligence and how the use of AI affects an individual’s concept of identity at both personal and societal levels. They offered strategies for engaging with emerging technologies in humanities scholarship, pedagogy, and practice.

We're proud to see their research and perspectives shared on the global stage!

11/07/2025

Congratulations to Dr. John Potter and his students!

Dr. Potter, clinical professor of dispute resolution and conflict management in the Department of Human Centered Interdisciplinary Studies at Simmons, recently co-authored an article with his students now published in the digital magazine Mediate.com

Simmons Dean ad interim Michael Harris praised the work as “a fantastic example of how our faculty and students collaborate to bridge research and practice.”

📖 Read the article here: https://bit.ly/46tHadn

07/07/2025

Simmons Dean ad interim Michael Harris is quoted in a Dallas Morning News article about how three longtime North Texas university leaders, including SMU's President Emeritus Gerald Turner, helped shape Dallas-Fort Worth by bolstering workforce development, economy and cultural capital in the region. Read the article at
https://bit.ly/Harrisquote

04/07/2025

Happy Independence Day from Simmons! 🇺🇸

02/07/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Mario De La Garza, who begins his term as TCA President-Elect today!

TCA is the largest and most influential counseling association in Texas with about 7500+ members. The TCA President and TCA staff work to educate and advocate to advance the counseling profession, to ensure access to professional counseling across a variety of different settings in Texas, and to promote the wellness of our citizens through professional helping.

When a TCA President is elected, they serve a 3-year term with 1 year as President-Elect, 1 year as President, and finally 1 year as the Immediate Past President.

We are very proud of Dr. De La Garza and look forward to his term as our State's President-Elect in professional counseling. His dedication and professional service have earned him a stellar reputation and, by extension, brought significant positive visibility to the Department of Counseling and the Simmons School of Education and Human Development.

02/07/2025

We are excited to see Michael Harris as Simmons Dean ad interim! ✨

SMU is happy to announce that Michael Harris, a longtime Simmons professor and former department chair, has been appointed Dean ad interim of the SMU Simmons School of Education and Human Development.

With more than a decade at Simmons, Harris is ready to guide faculty, staff and students into an exciting new chapter.

Learn more: bit.ly/3G41lUN

27/06/2025

SMU Simmons School of Education and Human Development is making a difference in K–8 math education with Project SCALE.

The program, led at SMU by Dr. Leanne Ketterlin-Geller, helps schools implement effective fractions interventions and provide teacher training. By working with schools across the country, Simmons is supporting students and teachers to close learning gaps and build strong math skills. 📚💡

Learn more about Project SCALE: https://bit.ly/3TskAuh

26/06/2025

🤖🧠 We're celebrating the publication of a groundbreaking international collaboration in Educational Researcher, the flagship journal of AERA!

The new article - “Strengthening Human Epistemic Agency in the Symbiotic Learning Partnership With Generative Artificial Intelligence” - explores how learners can build deeper understanding and agency when engaging with GenAI as a knowledge partner.

👏 Huge congratulations to Dr. Jiun-Yu Wu and the international co-author team from Taiwan and the U.S. for leading this timely and impactful contribution to the conversation on AI in education!

The study offers a conceptual framework that reimagines the Human-AI relationship not as replacement, but as symbiosis to empower human thinking, inquiry, and meaning-making in the age of generative AI.

🔗 Read the full article in Educational Researcher: https://bit.ly/3ZSAfXb