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Arturo Pacheco

Biographical Sketch

a. Professional Preparation


San Jose State University Philosophy B.A. (1965)
San Francisco State University Humanities M.A. (1969)
Stanford University Philosophy of Ed Ph.D. (1976)


b. Appointments


1991-present—University of Texas at El Paso
Director, Center for Research on Educational Reform 2002-present
El Paso Electric Company Professor of Ed Research 2002-present
Dean and Professor, College of Education 1992-2002
Vice President for Student Affairs 1991-1994

1984-1991 University of California at Santa Cruz
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Support Services 1988-91
Associate Provost, Oakes College 1986-88
Director, Student Affirmative Action 1984-90

1972-1984—Stanford University

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs,
Graduate School of Education 1980-84
Assistant Professor of Education 1972-80


c. Publications

Arturo Pacheco, “Improving Teacher Preparation: Research, Practice and Policy Implications,” in Gathering Momentum: Building the Learning Connection Between Schools and Colleges. Washington, D.C.: Institute for Educational Leadership, 2002.

Blake, S., Della-Piana, C., Pacheco, A., &Tchoshanov, M. “Keeping the Whole Village Together: Sharing Responsibility for the Learning of All Students,” in National Forum of Teacher Education Journal. California State University. 13 (1), 2002-2003.

Arturo Pacheco, Meeting the Challenge of High Quality Teacher Preparation: Why Higher Education Must Change. Washington, D.C.:
American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, 2000.

Robert Patterson, Nicolas M. Michelli, and Arturo Pacheco, Centers of Pedagogy: New Structures for Educational Renewal. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999.

Natalicio, D., and Arturo Pacheco, “The Future of Teacher Education,” electronic publication for the George Lucas Education Foundation. http://glef.org.

Arturo Pacheco, “Moving toward Democracy: Lessons Learned,” in Kenneth A. Sorotnik and Roger Soder (eds), The Beat of a Different Drummer: Essays in Honor of John I. Goodlad. Peter Land, 1999.

Arturo Pacheco, “Educational Renewal at the University of Texas at El Paso,” Basic Education, (March 1998) vol. 42, no. 7.

Arturo Pacheco, “University Commitment to Simultaneous Renewal,” Record in Educational Leadership, (Spring/Summer 1995) vol. 15, no.2


d. Synergistic Activities


1. As dean, led faculty at the University of Texas at El Paso in a complete restructuring of the Teacher Preparation program, from a traditional model to a field-based, research-based model that integrates the use of technology and best practices.
1992-02

2. Member of the Board of Trustees
1999-present
Educational testing Service, Princeton, NJ

3. Board Member, Texas State Board for Educator
1996-99
Certification--Appointed by Governor Bush

4. Board of Trustees, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
2001-present

5. Board Member, National Board for Professional
1993-96
Teaching Standards, Elected Chair, Assessment Work Group
1996-99


Recent Grants and Funding:


National Science Foundation Math/Science Partnerships $2.6 million
Co-PI 2002-07

The Meadows Foundation, Partnership for Teacher Quality $300,000
Principal Investigator 2000-2003

National Science Foundation Noyce Scholars $498,000
Principal Investigator 2002-05

National Science Foundation, Collaborative in Teacher Education $5 million
Principal Investigator 1995-2001


Recent Honors:


2003 Edward C. Pomeroy Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teacher Education, American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education

2002
El Paso Electric Company endowed professorship in Educational Research