Baylor University's Moody School of Education

Waco’s Bledsoe-Miller STEAM Center was abuzz last week with Baylor researchers, local teachers, and students! 🛠️🐝
🐻📊 FULL STORY: bit.ly/BaylorBEES

Baylor’s Moody School of Education hosted an NSF-funded summer engineering camp designed to support local special-education teachers and elementary students. The dynamic model allowed teachers to master new inclusive strategies in the morning and immediately apply them with real students in the afternoon, guided by Baylor researchers.
It’s a powerful, live example of research, practice, and community impact.

Educational Psychology at Baylor's School of Education

Congrats to our award winners!

Baylor's Moody School of Education (SOE) recognized ten graduates as outstanding students at the annual Recognition Banquet on May 14, 2026. Seniors were honored for their excellence in academics and fieldwork in education programs and for their readiness to impact the world.

To read more, visit: bit.ly/2026-Outstanding

Dr. Kelly Johnston, associate professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction, received Baylor University’s 2026 Centennial Professor Award for her research project, the Baylor Educator-Scholar Collective. Johnston intends to explore ways to connect Baylor educators once they have left campus to fling their green and gold afar!
➡ READ MORE:
bit.ly/CentennialJohnston

Congrats, Dr. Johnston!

Father-and-son duo Alan and Robbie Lenz shared the joy of Baylor commencement this weekend as they BOTH graduated in the Class of 2026!
🐻 BAYLOR PROUD STORY: bit.ly/BU-father-son

Alan, EdD ’26, had heard all the stories about Baylor from his wife, Allison, BA ’94. Then the couple sent two of their kids to Baylor, and he heard even more incredible stories — enough that he felt he was missing out as the only non-Baylor member of his family.

This past weekend, Alan received his doctorate in learning and organizational change from the Moody School of Education, and Robbie graduated with a BA in communication.

Alan completed the EdD program online while continuing in his full-time role as head of school at St. Philip’s Episcopal School in Beeville, Texas. “This is the hardest I’ve ever worked on anything,” he said. “Baylor is not an easy school, and you’ve got to work hard.”

St. Philip’s set up a special pep rally for him on Principal Appreciation Day in celebration. “They all wore Baylor T-shirts and colors,” he said. “And my wife, who was a twirler at Baylor and has a twirling team here at the school, bought her team Baylor shirts, and they did a little twirling routine for us. They also taught all the kids how to do ‘Sic ’em, Bears!'"

and congratulations, Lenz Family! You're 100% green and gold now!

Newly minted Baylor Moody School of Education graduate Margo Paluch made a big impact in the school where she did her student teaching, launching a playground "buddy" program between her third-grade students and the students in a self-contained classroom. Hewitt Elementary will be continuing the program, the principal (a Baylor grad) said, and teachers will share the program in a back-to-school presentation with the entire district this fall.

Baylor student creates lasting buddy program at local elementary school When Margo Paluch (BSED '26) walks across the stage this weekend during Baylor Commencement, the senior elementary education major from Lake Geneva, Wisc., will experience a historic first as a member of the inaugural graduating class of Baylor’s newly named Moody School of Education. But she will...

Senior Garrison Fritts fit in so well as a student teacher at Robinson Junior High that they gave him the Staff of the Year Award!
FULL STORY: bit.ly/FrittsRobinson

The Happiness Crisis Built from my book, The Happiness Crisis, this animation with voice over describes the challenges kids face and the opportunity we have to point them toward ...