Faculty: Elementary Education | Department of Education | The University of Vermont(title)

"When I teach and learn with children, I feel like I’m in my element. I can appreciate my strengths and see the difference I’m making in my community." –Emma Von Licht '24

Meet Our Faculty in the Elementary Education Program

Matt Chandler

Lecturer of Elementary Education • Program Coordinator, Elementary Education

  • Classroom Management
  • STEM Education
  • Integrated Curriculum

matthew.chandler@uvm.edu

Juliet Halladay

Associate Professor of Education

  • Assessment and evaluation
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • English Language Learners
  • Reading education and literacy
  • Response to Intervention (RTI)
  • Teacher education

Juliet.Halladay@uvm.edu

Leon Walls

Associate Professor of Education

  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Multiculturalism
  • Race and Racism
  • Science Education
  • Science of Sustainability
  • Teacher Education

Leon.Walls@uvm.edu

Simon Jorgenson

Associate Professor of Elementary Education • Program Coordinator for Place-Based Education Undergraduate Certificate

  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Educational policy
  • History, philosophy and sociology of education
  • Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)

Simon.Jorgenson@uvm.edu

Stacie Shields

Lecturer of Elementary Education Literacy/Reading

  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Teacher education
  • Classroom management
  • Literacy and reading education

Stacie.Shields@uvm.edu

MaryEllen Simmons

Lecturer and Student Teaching Supervisor of Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level Education

  • Literacy Education
  • Mathematics Education
  • Teacher Education
  • Trauma-Informed Practices in Teaching and Learning

msimmons@uvm.edu