Centennial
Stanford Graduate School of Education is celebrating 100 years of transformative teaching, learning and research. We are marking this milestone with special anniversary events and exhibits that showcase our rich history and contributions, while advancing new ideas and discoveries. We invite you to learn more about our past, look forward to the next 100 years, and join our vision of creating the means and opportunity for all people to learn and teach well.
History
The Stanford Board of Trustees voted in 1917 to elevate the founding Department of Education to a school. One hundred years later, we are a global leader in the preparation of teachers and future scholars, and a dynamic center of interdisciplinary research. Our scholarship has shaped policy and practice and transformed classrooms. Our ideas and knowledge are used worldwide.
Ellwood Patterson Cubberley (center front), first dean of the School of Education, poses with faculty in the Main Quad, where the School of Education was originally housed before the new building was dedicated in 1938
Milestones
1951
Planning for the Baby Boom
Prof. James D. McConnell, known to his students as "Dr. Mac", founds the School Planning Laboratory to refine such innovations as modular classrooms, computerized flexible scheduling and data-driven facilities planning.
1959
STEP begins
1972
Where research meets practice
CERAS (Center for Educational Research at Stanford) opens. It initially houses the Laboratories for Quantitative Research, School Planning and Child Development. It now includes several centers, classrooms and meeting spaces, and recently played host to a community science night.
1994
Changing teaching strategy
Professor Elizabeth Cohen publishes Designing Groupwork: Strategies for the Heterogeneous Classroom. Cohen, shown with husband Robert Cohen, uses sociological theories to champion success for all children. Her work inspires others to strive toward equity in education.
2009
Partnering with San Francisco schools
Stanford formalizes a one-of-a-kind research-practice partnership with San Francisco Unified School District that enables teachers and administrators to use research more effectively to meet students' needs.
Events
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Centennial Searches: Faculty Positions
In honor of its 100th anniversary, the Stanford Graduate School of Education is conducting three open-rank faculty searches to buttress its historical strengths. We are especially interested in research that uses the newest methods and theories to (re)address the greatest challenges and opportunities of education in the following domains:
Education and Equity. Education and Humanities. Education and Politics.
Your Voice
Our Centennial is told best through your stories, ideas and involvement. What are your experiences teaching and learning? What has education meant to you or your family? What inspires you? We would love to hear from you.