Janet Dannemiller Parker

Professor Janet Parker teaches curriculum & instruction courses in methods and instructional planning for classical and modern languages in the undergraduate and graduate M.A.Ed program.  She has been at the School of Education since 2000.

She earned her B.A in Spanish, French and Education from Wittenberg University and her M.A. in Latin American Literature from the University of Maryland. She received a Graduate Certificate in English as a Second Language in the Department of Multicultural and Bilingual Education from George Mason University and was awarded a graduate fellowship at the University of Salamanca, Spain.

Research Interests

Professor Parker is a specialist in standards-based K-12 curriculum development in modern foreign languages. She has directed curriculum development in many languages including Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Latin, Japanese, Russian and Spanish.

Major Accomplishments

Professor Parker has been the grant specialist for three grants (2000-2009) awarded by the Department of Education to Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. These grants support the development of secondary curriculum and classroom materials for Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish languages.

"I came to William & Mary as an adjunct instructor to teach and train pre-service teachers in research-based practices and skills to prepare them to be successful teachers in the 21st century. Teaching at William & Mary allows me to share the expertise that I gained over a 30 year career as a classroom teacher, teacher leader, workshop leader and a curriculum coordinator in modern languages. The students in the William & Mary School of Education program are bright, passionate and committed. They are motivated to apply what they learn in order to best teach today’s students."

Why should prospective students come to William and Mary?

The professional relationships with professors create opportunities for students to maximize their leadership potential through student-authored publications, scholarships to attend professional conferences, and networking connections.

What makes our programs and the SOE exceptional?

William & Mary offers a rigorous teacher preparation program that prepares future teachers for the 21st century classrooms.