Ms. Smylie has been teaching Visual Arts at Irmo High School since 1998 and currently serves as Department Chair for the Visual and Performing Arts department and as a Secondary Arts Leadership committee member for School District Five. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and is certified to teach K-12 Art and Psychology. In addition, Ms. Smylie is endorsed to teach Advanced Placement Studio Art and has completed Levels 1 and 2 training for International Baccalaureate Visual Arts.

Ms. Smylie teaches Design Foundations, Three-Dimensional Design, Two-Dimensional Design, Contemporary Design, Ceramics, and International Baccalaureate Visual Arts courses.