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Patricia Wasley Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies 222 Miller, Box 353600 College of Education, University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-3600 pwasley@u.washington.edu

Education Publications

Pat Wasley was the dean of the University of Washington College of Education from 2000—2010. Her interests include school renewal, whole school change, teacher and administrative change, teacher education, issues related to schools.

Professional experience in higher education

• Dean and Professor, University of Washington, College of Education, 2000—2010
• Dean, Bank Street College, Graduate School of Education (1996-2000)
• Senior Researcher for School Change, Coalition of Essential Schools and Annenberg Institute of School Reform, Brown University (1989-1996)
• Project Director, Teacher Leadership Strand, Puget Sound Educational Consortium (1988-1989)

Professional experience in public schools

• Assistant superintendent, Educational Service District 112, Vancouver, Washington (1985-1986)
• Curriculum supervisor, Educational Service District 112, Vancouver, (1982-1986)
• English Teacher, Nooksack Valley High School (1977-1981)
• English and Social Studies Teacher, Cannington High School, Perth, Australia (1975-1977)

Current major projects

• A recent research report on the relationship of school size to student achievement entitled, "Small Schools Great Strides"
• Development of a national project for strengthening beginning teachers in urban settings.

Awards and honors

• Distinguished Graduate Award, University of Washington College of (2000)
• Distinguished lecturer, National Staff Development Council (1999)
• Invited address, American Educational Research Association (1996)
• Invited scholar, University of Alabama (1998)
• Fulbright Scholar (1984)

Current advisory board membership

• The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
• Professional Educator Standards Board, Washington State
• The Scarsdale Teachers Institute
• Institute for Academic Access, University of Kansas
• Educational Video Center
• Editorial Review Board, Teaching and Change
• Editorial Review Board, Journal for a Just and Caring Education
• Ex Officio, Foxfire Corporation

Education

• Ed.D., University of Washington, 1989
• M.A., English, Western Washington University, 1982
• Standard Certification K-12, Western Washington University, 1975
• B.A., English, Western Washington University, 1973

Publications

• Making Change (with Nancy Linnon, Teachers College Press, forthcoming)
• Kids and School Reform (co-authored with Robert Hampel and Richard Clark; San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997)
• Stirring the Chalkdust: Tales of Teachers Changing Classroom Practice (New York: Teachers College Press 1994)
• Teachers Who Lead: The Rhetoric of Reform and the Realities of Practice (New York: Teachers College Press,1991)

Articles

• "Teaching worth celebrating," Educational Leadership, May 1999
• "Renewing schools and smarter kids," Kappan, April 1999
• "Developing a repertoire," Childhood Education, Annual Theme 1999
• "Re-imagining Teaching: Developing a repertoire," Journal of Elementary Education, Spring 1998