Teaching & Learning

The programs in the Teaching & Learning Department at BU Wheelock are designed to help you acquire the content knowledge and pedagogical skills that set great educators apart. Spanning different content areas and grade bands, these programs include varied field experiences and specialized coursework so that you are prepared to work with diverse student populations in a variety of school settings.

Faculty

Curriculum & Teaching

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  Scott K. Baker

  Senior Research Scientist

Early Childhood Education

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  Dina C. Castro

  Director, Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being
  Bahamdan Professor in Early Childhood Well-Being

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  Nermeen Dashoush

  Clinical Assistant Professor

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  Ellie Friedland

  Clinical Associate Professor

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  Jane Lannak

  Clinical Associate Professor

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  Karen Murphy

  Program Director, Early Childhood
  Clinical Associate Professor

Elementary Education

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  Andrea Bien

  Clinical Assistant Professor

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  Jennifer Bryson

  Program Director, Elementary Education
  Program Director, Reading Education
  Faculty Director, Educator Preparation
  Senior Lecturer

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  Jenny M. Cavallerano

  Instructor

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  Carol Brennan Jenkins

  Associate Professor Emerita

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  Eleonora Villegas-Reimers

  Chair, Teaching & Learning Department
  Clinical Professor

English Education

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  Christina L. Dobbs

  Program Director, English Education
  Assistant Professor

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  Davena Jackson

  Assistant Professor

Math Education

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  Gregory Benoit

  Assistant Director, Earl Center for Learning & Innovation
  Lecturer

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  Aaron Brakoniecki

  Program Director, Mathematics Education
  Senior Lecturer

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  Suzanne Chapin

  Professor Emerita

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  Samuel Cook

  Clinical Associate Professor

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  Eric Cordero-Siy

  Clinical Assistant Professor

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  Leslie Dietiker

  Associate Dean, Research
  Associate Professor

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  Galina Dobrynina

  Clinical Associate Professor (Retired)

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  Carol R. Findell

  Clinical Associate Professor Emerita

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  Alejandra Salinas

  Clinical Associate Professor

Science Education

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  Donald A. DeRosa

  Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus
  Director, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine CityLab & MobileLab

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  Ellen E. Faszewski

  Associate Dean, Student Affairs
  Clinical Professor

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  Peter Garik

  Program Director, Science Education
  Clinical Associate Professor

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  Eve Manz

  Associate Professor

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  Thomas J. McKenna

  Lecturer

Social Studies Education

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  Rob Martinelle

  Senior Lecturer

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  Kaylene Petrin Stevens

  Program Director, Social Studies Education
  Clinical Assistant Professor

Special Education

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  Linda Banks-Santilli

  Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
  Clinical Associate Professor

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  Elizabeth Bettini

  Associate Professor

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  Lindsey Chapman

  Program Director, Special Education
  Lecturer

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  David J. Chard

  Dean and
  Professor

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  Felicity Crawford

  Clinical Associate Professor

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  Lana Edwards Santoro

  Research Professor

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  Hank Fien

  Director, Wheelock Institute for the Science of Education
  Director, National Center on Improving Literacy
  Nancy H. Roberts Professor of Educational Innovation

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  Jennifer Greif Green

  Professor

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  Nancy Harayama

  Program Director, Undergraduate Program
  Senior Lecturer, Special Education

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  Nathan Jones

  Associate Professor

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  Donna H. Lehr

  Associate Professor Emerita
  Part-time Instructor

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  Nancy J. Nelson

  Assistant Professor
  Deputy Director, National Center on Improving Literacy and Lead for Literacy Center

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  Amy Phillips-Losso

  Clinical Associate Professor (Retired)

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  Zachary Rossetti

  Associate Professor

World Language Education

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  Catherine Ritz

  Program Director, Curriculum & Teaching and World Language Education
  Clinical Assistant Professor

Academic Programs

Undergraduate

• Bachelor of Science Education & Human Development

Graduate

• Explore all our Graduate Degree Programs