Academic Appointments

  • Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Graduate School of Education

Administrative Appointments

  • Professor of Education, Stanford Graduate School of Education (2000 - 2014)
  • Dean, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania (2019 - Present)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

  • Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2017 - Present)
  • Member, National Academy of Education (2009 - Present)
  • Board Member, The Spencer Foundation (2012 - Present)
  • Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (2006 - 2007)
  • Member, Steering Committee, K-12 Initiative (2019 - Present)
  • Faculty Director, Center to Support Excellence in Teaching (2019 - Present)
  • Principal Investigator, Teachers for a New Era (2007 - Present)
  • Boeing Professor of Teacher Education, University of Washington (1996 - 2000)
  • Full Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Washington (1999 - 2000)
  • Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Washington (1992 - 2000)
  • Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Washington (1988 - 1992)
  • English Teacher, University High School, San Francisco, CA (1977 - 1983)
  • Life Skills Teacher, Upward Bound Program, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK (1980 - Present)
  • Career Education and Counseling, Adult Learning Programs of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK (1979 - 1980)
  • English Teacher, Thacher School, Ojai, CA (1976 - 1977)
  • Basic Skills Teacher, CETA Youth Program Skills Center, New Haven, CT (1975 - 1976)

Professional Education

  • BA, Yale University, English (1975)
  • MA, University of California, Berkeley, Instructional Research and Curriculum Design (1981)
  • EdS, Stanford University, Evaluation (1988)
  • PhD, Stanford University, Curriculum and Teacher Education (1988)

Contact

  • Academic
    PAMG@STANFORD.EDU
    University - Emeritus faculty Department: Graduate School of Education Position: Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council
    • School of Education
    • Stanford,  California  94305-3096 
    (650) 725-7412 (fax)

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 3096

Research Interests

  • Assessment, Testing and Measurement
  • Professional Development
  • Teachers and Teaching

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Study of classroom practice in middle school English Language Arts (with Susanna Loeb), funded by the Carnegie Corporation;

Study of pathways into teaching in New York City Schools (with Don Boyd, Hamilton Lankford, Susanna Loeb, and Jim Wyckoff).

Cross-professional study of the teaching of practice in programs to prepare teachers, clergy, and clinical psychologists (funded by the Spencer Foundation).

2023-24 Courses

All Publications

  • Leveraging Observation Tools for Instructional Improvement: Exploring Variability in Uptake of Ambitious Instructional Practices TEACHERS COLLEGE RECORD Cohen, J., Schuldt, L., Brown, L., Grossman, P. 2016; 118 (11)

    View details for Web of Science ID 000412869900006

  • LEE S. SHULMAN (1938-) ROUTLEDGE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF EDUCATIONAL THINKERS Grossman, P., Wineburg, S., Cooper, J. A. 2016: 563–68

    View details for Web of Science ID 000401955400119

  • The Test Matters: The Relationship Between Classroom Observation Scores and Teacher Value Added on Multiple Types of Assessment EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER Grossman, P., Cohen, J., Ronfeldt, M., Brown, L. 2014; 43 (6): 293-303

    View details for DOI 10.3102/0013189X14544542

    View details for Web of Science ID 000341189000002

  • Learning from Teacher Observations: Challenges and Opportunities Posed by New Teacher Evaluation Systems HARVARD EDUCATIONAL REVIEW Hill, H. C., Grossman, P. 2013; 83 (2): 371-384

    View details for Web of Science ID 000320420700007

  • Measure for Measure: The Relationship between Measures of Instructional Practice in Middle School English Language Arts and Teachers' Value-Added Scores AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION Grossman, P., Loeb, S., Cohen, J., Wyckoff, J. 2013; 119 (3): 445-470

    View details for DOI 10.1086/669901

    View details for Web of Science ID 000318158300008

  • Recruiting Effective Math Teachers: Evidence From New York City AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL Boyd, D., Grossman, P., Hammerness, K., Lankford, H., Loeb, S., Ronfeldt, M., Wyckoff, J. 2012; 49 (6): 1008-1047

    View details for DOI 10.3102/0002831211434579

    View details for Web of Science ID 000311315600001

  • Mentoring That Fits EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Grossman, P., Davis, E. 2012; 69 (8): 54-57

    View details for Web of Science ID 000209080800010

  • Framework for Teaching Practice: A Brief History of an Idea TEACHERS COLLEGE RECORD Grossman, P. 2011; 113 (12): 2836-2843

    View details for Web of Science ID 000299696800007

  • The effectiveness and retention of teachers with prior career experience ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION REVIEW Boyd, D., Grossman, P., Ing, M., Lankford, H., Loeb, S., O'Brien, R., Wyckoff, J. 2011; 30 (6): 1229-1241

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.08.004

    View details for Web of Science ID 000297492900010

  • The Influence of School Administrators on Teacher Retention Decisions AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL Boyd, D., Grossman, P., Ing, M., Lankford, H., Loeb, S., Wyckoff, J. 2011; 48 (2): 303-333

    View details for DOI 10.3102/0002831210380788

    View details for Web of Science ID 000288598800003

  • Learning from Multiple Routes EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Grossman, P., Loeb, S. 2010; 67 (8): 22-27

    View details for Web of Science ID 000277335500004

  • Teacher Preparation and Student Achievement EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS Boyd, D. J., Grossman, P. L., Lankford, H., Loeb, S., Wyckoff, J. 2009; 31 (4): 416-440

    View details for DOI 10.3102/0162373709353129

    View details for Web of Science ID 000272826000005

  • Complex Interactions in Student Teaching Lost Opportunities for Learning JOURNAL OF TEACHER EDUCATION Valencia, S. W., Martin, S. D., Place, N. A., Grossman, P. 2009; 60 (3): 304-322

    View details for DOI 10.1177/00224871093365

    View details for Web of Science ID 000267958900008

  • Learning to Look Beyond the Boundaries of Representation Using Technology to Examine Teaching (Overview for a Digital Exhibition: Learning From the Practice of Teaching) JOURNAL OF TEACHER EDUCATION Hatch, T., Grossman, P. 2009; 60 (1): 70-85

    View details for DOI 10.1177/0022487108328533

    View details for Web of Science ID 000262916500007

  • Research on pedagogical approaches in teacher education Studying teacher education Grossman, P. Routledge. 2009: 437–488
  • Teaching Practice: A Cross-Professional Perspective TEACHERS COLLEGE RECORD Grossman, P., Compton, C., Igra, D., Ronfeldt, M., Shahan, E., Williamson, P. W. 2009; 111 (9): 2055-2100

    View details for Web of Science ID 000270910900001

  • Redefining teaching, re-imagining teacher education TEACHERS AND TEACHING Grossman, P., Hammerness, K., McDonald, M. 2009; 15 (2): 273-289

    View details for DOI 10.1080/13540600902875340

    View details for Web of Science ID 000208092700007

  • Learning From the Practice of Veteran and Novice Teachers A Digital Exhibition JOURNAL OF TEACHER EDUCATION Hatch, T., Sun, C., Grossman, P., Neira, P., Chang, T. 2009; 60 (1): 68-69

    View details for DOI 10.1177/0002764208328683

    View details for Web of Science ID 000262916500006

  • Surveying the Landscape of Teacher Education in New York City: Constrained Variation and the Challenge of Innovation EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS Boyd, D., Grossman, P. L., Harnmerness, K., Lankford, R. H., Loeb, S., McDonald, M., Reininger, M., Ronfeldt, M., Wyckoff, J. 2008; 30 (4): 319-343

    View details for DOI 10.3102/0162373708322737

    View details for Web of Science ID 000261223700001

  • Learning from curriculum materials: Scaffolds for new teachers? Annual Meeting of the American-Educational-Research-Association Grossman, P., Thompson, C. PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. 2008: 2014–26

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.tate.2008.05.002

    View details for Web of Science ID 000259922100007

  • Constructing coherence - Structural predictors of perceptions of coherence in NYC teacher education programs JOURNAL OF TEACHER EDUCATION Grossman, P., Hammerness, K. M., McDonald, M., Ronfeldt, M. 2008; 59 (4): 273-287

    View details for DOI 10.1177/0022487108322127

    View details for Web of Science ID 000258742300002

  • Back to the future: Directions for research in teaching and teacher education AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL Grossman, P., McDonald, M. 2008; 45 (1): 184-205

    View details for DOI 10.3102/0002831207312906

    View details for Web of Science ID 000253585500008

  • Back to the future: Directions for research in teaching and teacher education American Educational Research Journal Grossman, P., McDonald, M. 2008
  • Becoming a professional: Experimenting with possible selves in professional preparation Teacher Education Quarterly Ronfeldt, M., Grossman, P. 2008; 35 (3): 41-60
  • Responding to our critics: From crisis to opportunity in research on teacher education Journal of Teacher Education Grossman, P. 2008; 59 (1): 10-23
  • Constructing coherence: Structural predictors of perceptions of coherence in NYC teacher education programs Journal of Teacher Education Grossman, P., Hammerness, K. M., McDonald, M., Ronfeldt, M. 2008; 59 (4): 273-287
  • Respondng to our critics - From crisis to opportunity in research on teacher education Annual Meeting of the American-Educational-Research-Association Grossman, P. SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC. 2008: 10–23

    View details for DOI 10.1177/0022487107310748

    View details for Web of Science ID 000251953000002

  • Learning from curriculum materials: Scaffolds for new teachers? Teaching and teacher education Grossman, P., Thompson, C. 2008; 24 (8): 2014-2026
  • 14 Dismantling dichotomies in teacher education Handbook of research on teacher education: Enduring questions in changing contexts Grossman, P., McDonald, M., Hammerness, K., Ronfeldt, M. 2008: 243
  • Surveying the landscape of teacher education in New York City: Constrained variation and the challenge of innovation Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis Boyd, D., Grossman, P. L., Hammerness, K., Lankford, H., Loeb, S., McDonald, M., Reininger, M., Ronfeldt, M., Wyckoff, J. 2008; 30 (4): 319-343
  • Curriculum materials for elementary reading: Shackles and scaffolds for four beginning teachers ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JOURNAL Valencia, S. W., Place, N. A., Martin, S. D., Grossman, P. L. 2006; 107 (1): 93-120

    View details for Web of Science ID 000240624700007

  • HOW CHANGES IN ENTRY REQUIREMENTS ALTER THE TEACHER WORKFORCE AND AFFECT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATION FINANCE AND POLICY Boyd, D., Grossman, P., Lankford, H., Loeb, S., Wyckoff, J. 2006; 1 (2): 176-216

    View details for Web of Science ID 000208267600002

  • Complex by design: Investigating pathways into teaching in New York City schools Journal of teacher education Boyd, D. J., Grossman, P., Lankford, H., Loeb, S., Michelli, N. M., Wyckoff, J. 2006; 57 (2): 155-166
  • Teaching subject matter American Educational Research Journal Grossman, P., Schoenfeld, A., Lee, C. 2005
  • District policy and beginning teachers: A lens on teacher learning EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS Grossman, P., Thompson, C. 2004; 26 (4): 281-301

    View details for Web of Science ID 000226920000002

  • Transitions into teaching: Learning to teach writing in teacher education and beyond JOURNAL OF LITERACY RESEARCH Grossman, P. L., Valencia, S. W., Evans, K., Thompson, C., Martin, S., Place, N. 2000; 32 (4): 631-662

    View details for Web of Science ID 000167807200008

  • UNACKNOWLEDGED KNOWLEDGE GROWTH - A RE-EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTS OF TEACHER-EDUCATION TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION GROSSMAN, P. L., RICHERT, A. E. 1988; 4 (1): 53-62

    View details for Web of Science ID A1988M816700005