Project Development
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WILLIAM R. PENUEL
P.O. Box ****
Boulder, CO ****5
Tel: 415-***-****
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EDUCATION
PhD in Developmental Psychology
Clark University
Dissertation: Communicative Processes in Cultural Identity Formation:
A Mediated Action Account
Chair: James V. Wertsch
Committee Members: James Paul Gee, Nancy Budwig
EdM in Counseling Processes
1991-1992
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Master s Project: An Ethnographic Evaluation of an HIV/AIDS
Prevention Program
Advisor: Robert Selman
BA in Psychology
1988-1991
Clark University
Bachelor s Thesis: Animals as Objects of Moral Concern: A Narrative
Approach
Advisor: Bernard Kaplan
HONORS AND AWARDS
Jacob Hiatt Fellow in Psychology (1994-95)
Phi Beta Kappa (1991)
Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Clark University (1991)
Outstanding Undergraduate in Psychology (1991)
POSITIONS HELD
Professor of Educational Psychology and Learning
2011-present
Sciences
School of Education
University of Colorado-Boulder
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POSITIONS HELD (Cont d)
Director of Evaluation Research
2006-2011
Center for Technology in Learning
SRI International
Senior Education Researcher
2000-2006
Center for Technology in Learning
SRI International
Research Social Scientist
1998-2000
Center for Technology in Learning
SRI International
Program Evaluator
1997-98
San Francisco Unified School District
Program Evaluation Coordinator
1996-97
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor, Contexts that Promote Youth
Fall 2007
Development
Stanford University
Instructor, Technology in Science Education
Spring 2004
University of South Carolina
Instructor, Assessment of Student Multimedia
Spring 2000
Projects
Foothill College
Teaching Assistant, Quantitative Methods in
Spring 1994
Fall 1989 Psychology
Clark University
Teaching Assistant, Psychology as a Human
Fall 1993
Science
Clark University
Teaching Assistant, Pursuit of an Inquiry in
Spring 1991
Psychology
Clark University
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REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Penuel, W. R., Fishman, B. J., Cheng, B., & Sabelli, N. (in press). Organizing research and
development at the intersection of learning, implementation, and design. Educational
Researcher.
Penuel, W. R., Bates, L., Gallagher, L. P., Pasnik, S., Llorente, C., Townsend, E., Dom nguez,
X. VanderBorght, M. (in press). Supplementing literacy instruction with a media-rich
intervention: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Early Childhood Research Quarterly.
Harris, C. J., Phillips, R. S., & Penuel, W. R. (in press). Examining teachers instructional
moves aimed at developing students' ideas and questions in learner-centered science
classrooms. Journal of Science Teacher Education.
Penuel, W. R., Gallagher, L. P., & Moorthy, S. (2011). Preparing teachers to design sequences of
instruction in Earth science: A comparison of three professional development programs.
American Educational Research Journal, 48(4), 996-1025.
Penuel, W. R., Singleton, C., & Roschelle, J. (2011). Classroom network technology as a
support for systemic mathematics reform: Examining the effects of Texas
Instruments' MathForward Program on student achievement in a large, diverse
district. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 30(2), 179-202.
Penuel, W. R., & Means, B. (2011). Using large-scale databases in evaluation: Advances,
opportunities, and challenges. American Journal of Evaluation 32(1), 118-133.
Frank, K. A., Zhao, Y., Penuel, W. R., Ellefson, N. C., & Porter, S. (2011). Focus, fiddle
and friends: A longitudinal study of characteristics of effective technology
professional development. Sociology of Education, 84(2), 137-156.
Shear, L., & Penuel, W. R. (2010). Rock-solid support: Florida district weighs
effectiveness of science professional learning. Journal of Staff Development, 31(5).
Penuel, W. R., Riel, M., Joshi, A., & Frank, K. A., (2010). The alignment of the informal
and formal supports for school reform: Implications for improving teaching in
schools. Educational Administration Quarterly, 46(1), 57-95.
Penuel, W. R., & Gallagher, L. P. (2009). Comparing the efficacy of three approaches to
preparing teachers to teach for deep understanding in Earth science: Short-term
impacts on teachers and teaching practice. The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 18(4),
461-508.
Penuel, W. R., McWilliams, H., McAuliffe, C., Benbow, A., Mably, C., & Hayden, M.
(2009). Teaching for understanding in Earth science: Comparing impacts on
planning and instruction in three professional development designs for middle school
science. Journal of Science Teacher Education, 20 (5), 415-436.
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Penuel,W. R., Fishman, B. J., Gallagher, L. P., Lopez-Prado, B., & Korbak, C. (2009). Is
alignment enough? Investigating the effects of state policies and professional
development on science curriculum implementation. Science Education, 93(4), 656-677.
Penuel, W. R., Riel, M., Frank, K. A., & Krause, A. (2009). Analyzing teachers
professional interactions in a school as social capital: A social network approach.
Teachers College Record, 11(1), 124-163.
Roschelle, J., Rafanan, K., Bhanot, R., Estrella, G., Penuel, W. R., Nussbaum, M., et al.
(2009). Scaffolding group explanation and feedback with handheld technology:
Impact on students mathematics learning. Educational Technology Research and
Development, 58(4), 399-419.
Hegedus, S. J., & Penuel, W. R. (2008). Studying new forms of participation and identity
in mathematics classrooms with integrated communication and representational
infrastructures. Educational Studies of Mathematics 68 (2), 171-184.
Penuel, W. R., Fishman, B. J., Yamaguchi, R., & Gallagher, L. P. (2007). What makes
professional development effective? Strategies that foster curriculum implementation.
American Educational Research Journal, 44(4), 921-958.
Penuel, W. R., Roschelle, J., & Shechtman, N. (2007). The WHIRL co-design process:
Participant experiences. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 2(1), 1-24.
Penuel, W. R., Boscardin, C. K., Masyn, K., & Crawford, V. M. (2007). Teaching with
student response systems in elementary and secondary education settings: A survey
study. Educational Technology Research and Development, 55(4), 315-346.
Penuel, W. R., Sussex, W., Korbak, C., & Hoadley, C. (2006). Investigating the potential
of using social network analysis in educational evaluation. American Journal of
Evaluation, 27(4), 437-451.
Penuel, W. R. (2006). Implementation and effects of 1:1 computing initiatives: A research
synthesis. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 38(3), 329-348.
Yarnall, L., Shechtman, N., & Penuel, W. R. (2006). Using handheld computers to
support improved classroom assessment in science: Results from a field trial. Journal of
Science Education and Technology, 15(1), 1-17.
Penuel, W. R., Shear, L., Korbak, C., & Sparrow, E. (2005). The roles of regional
partners in supporting an international Earth science education program. Science
Education, 89(6), 956-979.
Penuel, W. R., & Yarnall, L. (2005). Designing handheld software to support classroom
assessment: An analysis of conditions for teacher adoption. Journal of Technology,
Learning, and Assessment, 3 (5). Available from http://www.jtla.org.
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Roschelle, J., Penuel, W. R., Yarnall, L., & Shechtman, N. (2005). Handheld tools that
"informate" assessment of student learning in science: A requirements analysis.
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 21(3), 190-203.
Penuel, W. R., Tatar, D., Roschelle, J., & Yarnall, L. (2004). The role of research on
contexts of teaching practice in informing the design of handheld learning
technologies. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 30(4), 331-348.
Penuel, W.R., & Means, B. (2004). Implementation fidelity and variation in a science
inquiry program. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 41(3), 294-315.
Tatar, D., Roschelle, J., Vahey, P., & Penuel, W. R. (2003). Handhelds go to school.
IEEE Computer, 36(9), 58-65.
Means, B., Roschelle, J., Penuel, W. R., Sabelli, N., & Haertel, G. D. (2003).
Technology s contribution to teaching and policy: Efficiency, standardization, or
transformation? Review of Educational Research, 27, 159-181.
Cole, K., Simkins, M., & Penuel, W. R. (2002). Learning to teach with technology:
Strategies for inservice professional development. Journal of Technology and Teacher
Education, 10 (3), 431-455.
Yarnall, L., Penuel, W. R., Ravitz, J., Murray, G., Means, B., & Broom, M. (2003).
Portable assessment authoring: Using handheld technology to assess collaborative
inquiry. Education, Communication, Information, 3(1), 7-55.
Shear, L., & Penuel, W. R. (2002). Putting the learning in adventure learning: Design
principles for technology-supported classroom inquiry. Journal of Curriculum Supervision,
17, 315-335.
Coleman, E. B., & Penuel, W. R. (2000). Web-based student assessment for program
evaluation. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 9(4), 327-342.
Davey, T. L., Penuel, W. R., Allison-Tant, E., & Rosner, A. M. (2000). The HERO
program: A case for school social work services. Social Work in Education, 22(3), 177-
190.
Penuel, W. R., & Davey, T. L. (1999). I don t like to nowhere but here! The shelter as
mediator of U.S. homeless youth s identity formation. Mind, Culture, and Activity, 6,
222-236.
Penuel, W. R. & Freeman, T. (1997). Participatory action research in youth work
practice. Special issue: Research methods in child and youth care practice. Child and
Youth Care Forum, 26, 175-186.
Penuel, W. R. (1997). Between self and tribe: Revising some modernist notions for a
postmodern world. Theory and Psychology, 7(5), 703-708.
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Penuel, W. R. (1996). Hearing different voices: Two languages in youth work practice.
Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, 11, 84-95.
Penuel, W. R. & Wertsch, J. V. (1995). Dynamics of negation in the identity politics of
cultural Other and cultural self. Culture and Psychology, 1(3), 343-359.
Penuel, W. R. & Wertsch, J. V. (1995). Vygotsky and identity formation: A sociocultural
approach. Educational Psychologist, 30(2), 83-92.
REFEREED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Penuel, W. R., Bates, L., Pasnik, S., Townsend, E., Gallagher, L. P., Llorente, C., et al.
(2010). The impact of a media-rich science curriculum on low-income preschoolers'
science talk at home. In K. Gomez, L. Lyons & J. Radinsky (Eds.), Learning in the
disciplines: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (pp. 238-245).
Chicago, IL: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Harris, C. J., Phillips, R. S., & Penuel, W. R. (2010). Eliciting and developing students'
ideas and questions in a learner-centered environmental biology unit. In K. Gomez,
L. Lyons & J. Radinsky (Eds.), Learning in the disciplines: Proceedings of the 9th International
Conference of the Learning Sciences (pp. 261-268). Chicago, IL: International Society of
the Learning Sciences.
Penuel, W. R., Fishman, B. J., & Gallagher, L. P. (2008). The mediating role of
coherence in curriculum implementation. In P. A, Kirschner (Ed.), Proceedings of the 7th
International Conference of the Learning Sciences. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Rafanan, K., Roschelle, J., Bhanot, R., Gorges, T., Penuel, W. R. (2008). Measuring
mathematics discourse in technology-supported collaborative activities. In P. A.
Kirschner (Ed.), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference of the Learning Sciences.
Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Penuel, W. R., Frank, K. A., & Krause, A. (2006). The distribution of resources and
expertise and the implementation of schoolwide reform initiatives. In S. A. Barab, K.
E. Hay & D. T. Hickey (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference of the Learning
Sciences (Vol. 1, pp. 522-528). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Fishman, B. J., Penuel, W. R., & Yamaguchi, R. (2006). Fostering innovation
implementation: Findings about supporting scale from GLOBE. In S. A. Barab, K.
E. Hay & D. T. Hickey (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference of the Learning
Sciences (Vol. 1, pp. 168-174). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Roschelle, J., Penuel, W. R., & Shechtman, N. (2006). Co-design of innovations with
teachers: Definition and dynamics. In S. A. Barab, K. E. Hay & D. T. Hickey (Eds.),
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (Vol. 2, pp. 606-612).
Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
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Penuel, W. R., Roschelle, J., & Abrahamson, L. (2005). Research on classroom networks
for whole-class activities. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and
Mobile Technologies in Education (pp. 222-229). Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE.
Penuel, W. R., Yarnall, L., Koch, M., & Roschelle, J. (2004). Meeting teachers in the
middle: Designing handheld computer-supported activities to improve student
questioning. In Y. B. Kafai, W. A. Sandoval, N. Enyedy, A. S. Nixon & F. Herrera
(Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (pp. 404-411).
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Yarnall, L., & Penuel, W. R. (2002). Structuring group learning within a Web-based
science inquiry program. In G. Stahl (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2002 Computer Support for
Collaboration Learning Conference (pp. 577-578). Boulder, CO. University of Colorado.
Penuel, W.R., Cole, K.A., Korbak, C. (1999). Imagination, production, and
collaboration in project-based learning using multimedia. In C. Hoadley (Ed),
Proceedings of the 1999 Computer Support for Collaboration Learning Conference (pp. 445-453).
Palo Alto, CA. Stanford University.
Penuel, W.R. & Comparini, L. (1996). The authority of narrative discourse in youth
work. In J. Knuf (Ed.), Unity and diversity: Proceedings of the 4th annual international
conference on narrative. Lexington: University of Kentucky.
Penuel, W.R. & Gereme, E. (1995). Interpreting youth, interpreting ourselves: Discourse
analysis in child and youth care practice. In Proceedings of the 1994 International
Conference on Child and Youth Care. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: NOCCWA.
BOOKS
Penuel, W. R., Fishman, B. J., & Cheng, B. H. (forthcoming). Design-based implementation
research. National Society for the Study of Education Yearbook, 113.
Penuel, W. R., & O Connor, K. (Eds.) (2010). Learning research as a human science. National
Society for the Study of Education Yearbook, 109(1).
Means, B., Penuel, B., & Padilla, C. (2001). The connected school: Technology and learning in high
school. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Penuel, W. R., Frank, K. A., Sun, M., & Kim, C. (in press). Teachers social capital and
the implementation of schoolwide reforms. In S. Kelly (Ed.), Understanding teacher
effects. New York: Teachers College Press.
DeBarger, A., Penuel, W. R., Harris, C. J., & Schank, P. (in press). Teaching routines to
enhance collaboration using classroom network technology. In F. Pozzi & D. Persico
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(Eds.), Techniques for fostering collaboration in online learning communities: Theoretical and
practical perspectives. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Penuel, W. R., Frank, K. A., & Krause, A. (2010). Between leaders and teachers: Using
social network analysis to examine the effects of distributed leadership. In A. J. Daly
(Ed.), Social network theory and educational change (pp. 159-178). Cambridge, MA:
Harvard University Press.
Penuel, W. R. (2010). Classroom uses of technology to manage instruction. International
Encyclopedia of Education, 8, 133-139.
Penuel, W. R. (2010). A dialogical epistemology for educational evaluation. In W. R.
Penuel & K. O'Connor (Eds). Learning research as a human science. National Society for the
Study of Education Yearbook, 109(1), 128-143.
Penuel, W. R., & O'Connor, K. (2010). Learning research as a human science: Old wine
in new bottles? In W. R. Penuel & K. O'Connor (Eds). Learning research as a human
science. National Society for the Study of Education Yearbook, 109(1), 268-283.
O'Connor, K. & Penuel, W. R. (2010). Introduction. In W. R. Penuel & K. O'Connor
(Eds). Learning research as a human science. National Society for the Study of Education Yearbook,
109(1), 1-16.
Penuel, W. R. (2010). Implementation and effects of 1:1 computing initiatives: A research
synthesis. In L. Schrum (Ed.), Considerations on technology and teachers: The best of JRTE
(Vol. 38, pp. 329-348). Washington, DC: International Society for Technology in
Education.
Penuel, W. R. (2008). Making the most of one-to-one computing in networked
classrooms. In J. Voogt & G. Knezek (Eds.), International handbook of information
technology in primary and secondary education (pp. 925-931). Dordrecht: Springer.
Crawford, V. M., Schlager, M. S., Penuel, W. R., & Toyama, Y. (2008). Supporting the
art of teaching in a data-rich, high-performance learning environment. In E. B.
Mandinach & M. Honey (Eds.), Data-driven school improvement: Linking data and learning
(pp. 109-129). New York: Teachers College Press.
Haertel, G. D., Means, B., & Penuel, W. R. (2007). Technology tools for collecting,
managing, and using assessment data to inform instruction and improve
achievement. In L. Smoulin, K. Lawless, & N. C. Burbules (Eds), Information and
communication technologies: Considerations of current practice for teachers and teacher educators.
National Society for the Study of Education Yearbook, 106 (2), 103-132.
Penuel, W. R., Lynn, E., & Berger, L. (2006). Classroom assessment with handheld
computers. In M. van t Hooft & K. Swan (Eds.), Ubiquitous computing in education:
Invisible technology, visible impact (pp. 103-125). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
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Penuel, W. R., Abrahamson, A. L., & Roschelle, J. (2006). Theorizing the transformed
classroom: A sociocultural interpretation of the effects of audience response systems
in higher education. In D. Banks (Ed.), Audience response systems in higher education:
Applications and cases (pp. 187-208). Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing.
Means, B., & Penuel, W. R. (2005). Research to support scaling up technology-based
educational innovations. In C. Dede, J. P. Honan & L. C. Peters (Eds.), Scaling up
success: Lessons from technology-based educational improvement (pp. 176-197). San Francisco,
CA: Jossey-Bass.
Mislevy, R. J., Steinberg, L. S., Almond, R. G., Haertel, G. D., & Penuel, W. R. (2003).
Improving educational assessment. In B. Means & G. D. Haertel (Eds.), Evaluating
educational technology: Effective research designs for improving learning. (pp. 149-180). New
York: Teachers College Press.
Penuel, B., & Cohen, A. (2002). Coming to the crossroads of knowledge, learning, and
technology: Integrating knowledge management and workplace learning. In M.
Ackerman, V. Pipek, & V. Wulf (Ed.), Sharing expertise: Beyond knowledge management (pp.
57-76). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Means, B., Penuel, W. R., & Quelmallz, E. (2001). Developing assessments for
tomorrow s classrooms. In W. Heinecke, & L. Blasi, (Eds Research methods for
educational technology. Volume 1: Methods of evaluating educational technology. Greenwich,
CT: Information Age Publishing.
Penuel, W.R., & Davey, T.L. (2000). Meeting the educational needs of homeless teens.
In J.H. Stronge & E. Reed-Victor (Eds.), Educating homeless students: Promising practices
(pp. 63-78). Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education.
Penuel, W.R. (1998). Vygotsky, Bakhtin, and identity formation: Sociocultural
approaches to youth empowerment. In R. Bernhardt, C.N. Hedley, G. Cattaro, &
V. Svolopoulos (Eds.), Curriculum leadership: Redefining schools in the 21st century (pp.153-
176). Cresskill, NJ: Hampton Press.
Penuel, W.R. & Wertsch, J.V. (1998). Historical representation as mediated action:
Official history as a tool. In J. F. Voss & M. Carretero, (Eds.), Learning and reasoning in
history, (pp. 23-38). Portland, OR: Woburn Press.
Wertsch, J.V. & Penuel, W.R. (1995). The individual-society antinomy revisited:
Productive tensions in theories of development, communication, and education. In
D.R. Olson & N.R. Torrance (Eds.), Handbook of education and human development: New
models of learning, teaching, and schooling. New York: Basil Blackwell.
SELECTED TECHNICAL REPORTS
Penuel, W. R., & McGhee, R. (2010). 21st Century Community Learning Centers: Descriptive
study of program practices. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
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Penuel, W. R., Pasnik, S., Bates, L., Townsend, E., Gallagher, L. P., Llorente, C., et al.
(2009). Preschool teachers can use a media-rich curriculum to prepare low-income children for school
success: Results of a randomized controlled trial. . New York, NY and Menlo Park, CA:
Education Development Center, Inc. and SRI International.
Gallagher, H. A., Penuel, W. R., Murphy, R. F., Bosetti, K. R., Shields, P. M., Toyama,
Y., et al. (2009). National Evaluation of Writing Project professional development: Year 2 report.
Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
Penuel, W. R., Ferguson, K., Singleton, C., Shea, S., Borelli, K., & Korbak, C. (2008).
MathForward implementation quality report. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
Gallagher, H. A., Penuel, W. R., Shields, P. M., & Bosetti, K. R. (2007). National evaluation
of writing professional development: Year 1 report to the National Writing Project (NWP). Menlo
Park, CA: SRI International.
Pasnik, S., Strother, S., Schindel, J., Penuel, W. R., & Llorente, C. (2007). Report to the
Ready To Learn initiative: Review of research on media and young children's literacy. New York,
NY and Menlo Park, CA: Education Development Center and SRI International.
Dynarski, M., Agodini, R., Heaviside, S., Carey, N., Campuzano, L., Means, B.,
Murphy, R., Penuel, W.R., Javitz, H., Emery, D. K., & Sussex, W. (2007).
Effectiveness of reading and mathematics software products: Findings from the first student cohort.
Washington, DC: Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.
Penuel, W. R., Frank, K. A., & Sussex, W. (2007). Report from a workshop: Research exchange
on teacher networks. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
Penuel, W. R., Bienkowski, M., Gallagher, L., Korbak, C., Sussex, W., Yamaguchi, R.,
Fishman, B. J. (2006). GLOBE Year 10 evaluation: Into the next generation. Menlo Park,
CA: SRI International.
Penuel, W. R., Bienkowski, M., Korbak, C., Molina, A., Russo, D., Toyama, Y., et al.
(2005). GLOBE Year 9 evaluation: Implementation supports and student outcomes. Menlo Park,
CA: SRI International.
Bienkowski, M., Penuel, W., Toyama, Y., Molina, A., Hurst, K., & Peck-Theis, L. (2005).
JASON Academy summative program evaluation: Final report. Menlo Park, CA: SRI
International.
Penuel, W. R., Roschelle, J., Crawford, V., Shechtman, N., & Abrahamson, A. L. (2004).
Workshop report: Advancing research on the transformative potential of interactive pedagogies and
classroom networks. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
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Penuel, W. R., Phillips, M., Toyama, Y., Vahey, P., Hafter, A., & Peck-Theis, L. (2004).
Mathemagica summative program evaluation: Final report. Menlo Park, CA: SRI
International.
Penuel, W. R., Korbak, C., Yarnall, L., Lewis, A., Toyama, Y., & Zander, M. (2004).
GLOBE Year 8 Evaluation: Understanding diverse implementation contexts. Menlo Park, CA:
SRI International.
Roschelle, J., Abrahamson, A. L., & Penuel, W. R. (2003). CATAALYST: Towards scientific
studies of the strategic integration of learning theory and classroom network technology to improve
teaching and learning. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
Penuel, W. R., Korbak, C., Lewis, A., Shear, L., Toyama, Y., & Yarnall, L. (2002).
GLOBE Year 7 evaluation: Exploring student research and inquiry in GLOBE. Menlo Park,
CA: SRI International.
Korbak, C., Penuel, W. R., Kim, D., Cole, K. A., Daniels, M., Gillespie, M., et al. (2002).
Community Technology Centers Program outcome evaluation: Summary of findings from Annual
Performance Reports of FY99 and FY00 grantees. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
Penuel, W. R., Kim, D. Y., Michalchik, V., Lewis, S., Means, B., Murphy, B., et al.
(2001). Using technology to enhance connections between home and school: A research synthesis.
Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
Penuel, W. R., Michalchik, V., Daniels, M., Jennings, P., Stites, R., Yarnall, L., Hawkins,
K., Pacpaco, R., & Kim, D. Y. (2001). Community technology centers case study report:
Learning with technology in six communities. Report submitted to the U.S. Department of
Education. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
Murphy, R., Penuel, W. R., Means, B., Korbak, C., & Whaley, A. (2001). E-DESK: A
review of recent evidence on the effectiveness of discrete educational software. Menlo Park, CA:
SRI International.
Penuel, W. R., Korbak, C., Daniels, M., Kim, D. Y., Yarnall, L., Hawkins, J., & Pacpaco,
R. (2000). Community technology centers program findings summary: A review of FY99 grantees
annual performance reports. Report submitted to the U.S. Department of Education.
Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
Penuel, W. R., Golan, S., Means, B., & Korbak, C. (2000). Silicon Valley Challenge 2000:
Year 4 report. Report submitted to the San Mateo County Office of Education.
Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
Penuel, W. R., (2008). Preparing teachers to teach for deep understanding: A curriculum-
based approach. The Earth Scientist, 27 (2). 21-24.
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Penuel, W. R., & Riel, M. (2007). The new science of networks and the challenge of
school change. Phi Delta Kappan, 88 (8), 611-615.
Penuel, W. R. (2005). Implementing a handheld program: Lessons from a district-level
initiative. Learning and Leading with Technology, 32 (6), 2-6.
Roschelle, J., Penuel, W. R., & Abrahamson, A. L. (2004). The networked classroom.
Educational Leadership, 61 (5), 50-54.
Penuel, W. R., Korbak, C., & Cole, K. A. (2002). Designing assessments for student
multimedia projects. Learning and Leading with Technology, 29, 46-53.
Penuel, W. R. (2001). Designs for learning: Structuring opportunity in community
technology centers. Retrieved June 4, 2004, from
http://www.techsoup.org/howto/articlepage.cfm?ArticleId=331&topicid=12
Penuel, W. R., Yarnall, L., & Simkins, M. B. (2000, Sept./Oct.). Do technology
investments pay off? The evidence is in! Leadership, 30(1): 18-19.
Penuel, W. R., Means, B., & Simkins, M. B. (2000). The multimedia challenge.
Educational Leadership, 58, 34-38.
BOOK REVIEWS
Penuel, W. R. (2000). Little faith: A book review of Ordinary resurrections: Children in the
years of hope, by Jonathan Kozol. City Limits. Available online at:
www.citylimits.org/content/articles/viewarticle.cfm?article_id=2602.
Crawford, V. M., & Penuel, W. R. (1997). Review of The Dialogical Self. Mind, Culture, and
Activity.
SELECTED RECENT PRESENTATIONS
Penuel, W. R. (2011, April). Implementing the new science education standards: A research and
development agenda. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Penuel, W. R., Confrey, J., Maloney, A., & Rupp, A. A. (2011, April). Diagnostic assessment
for learning trajectories: Directions, challenges, redirections, and opportunities. Paper presented at
the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New
Orleans, LA.
Penuel, W. R., & DeBarger, A. (2011, April). Supporting teacher learning to improve classroom
assessment in science. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American
Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
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Penuel, W. R., Fishman, B. J., Cheng, B. H., & Sabelli, N. (2011, April). Developing the area
of design-based implementation research. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Penuel, W. R., & Means, B. (2010, November). Using large-scale databases in evaluation:
Advances, opportunities, and challenges. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Evaluation Association, San Antonio, TX.
Penuel, W. R. (2010, October). Leveraging student interest and choice in designs for STEM learning
in formal and informal contexts. Paper presented at the Principal Investigators Meeting of
the National Science Foundation's Science of Learning Centers, Arlington, VA.
Stevens, R., & Penuel, W. R. (2010, October). Studying and fostering learning through joint media
engagement. Paper presented at the Principal Investigators Meeting of the National
Science Foundation's Science of Learning Centers, Arlington, VA.
Penuel, W. R. (2010, September). The role of intra-organizational processes in mediating
institutional diffusion. Paper presented as part of the IES Lecture Series at the
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Penuel, W. R., Frank, K. A., Sun, M., Kim, C., & Singleton, C. (2010, August). The role of
intra-organizational processes in mediating institutional diffusion. Paper presented at the
Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA.
Penuel, W. R., Cheng, B., Harris, C. J., & Phillips, R. (2010, April). Translating design
principles into practice: A comparative case study of three design-based research projects in the LIFE
Center. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, Denver, CO.
Penuel, W. R., Bates, L., Townsend, E., Gallagher, L. P., Pasnik, S., & Llorente, C.
(2010, March). A media-rich curriculum for improving early literacy outcomes of low-income
children: Evaluation results for the Ready to Learn Initiative. Paper presented at the Annual
Conference of the Society for Research on Effectiveness in Education, Washington,
DC.
Phillips, R. S., Harris, C. J., Penuel, W. R., & Cheng, B. (2010, March). Teachers
managing students' ideas, questions, and contributions in the context of an innovative
inquiry-based elementary science unit. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Philadelphia, PA.
Gallagher, L. & Penuel, W. R. (2009, April). Preparing teachers to design instruction in middle
school Earth science: Impacts of three professional development programs on student learning. Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association,
San Diego, CA.
Penuel, W. R. (2009, April). Evaluating the DELTA Project. Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
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O Connor, K., & Penuel, W. R. (2009, April). Organizing as a metaphor for learning and research
on learning. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Fishman, B. J., Penuel, W. R., Hegedus, S. J., Tatar, D., Dickey, M., Moniz, R., et al.
(2009, April). What happens when the research ends? Factors related to the sustainability and
scalability of a research-based innovation. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Penuel, W. R. (2009, January). Organizing, leading, and sustaining innovation in professional
learning communities. Keynote Presentation at the Microsoft Innovative Schools
Conference, London, England.
Fishman, B. J., Penuel, W. R., Gallagher, L. P., Lopez-Prado, B., & Korbak, C. (2008,
June). The mediating role of coherence in curriculum implementation. Paper presented at the
8th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Rafanan, K., Roschelle, J., Bhanot, R., Gorges, T., & Penuel, W. R. (2008, June).
Measuring mathematics discourse in technology-supported collaborative activities. Paper presented
at the 8th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Utrecht, the
Netherlands.
Penuel, W. R., & Gallagher, L. P. (2008, March). Comparing three approaches to preparing
teachers to teach for deep understanding in Earth science: Short-term impacts on teachers'
instructional planning and practice. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Penuel, W. R., McWilliams, H., & McAuliffe, C. (2007, December). Investigating the role of
the teacher in science curriculum: New evidence for an old debate. Paper presented at the
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2007, San Francisco, CA.
Penuel, W. R., Riel, M., Frank, K. A., & Krause, A. (2007, April). Teacher networks and the
diffusion of innovations. Paper presented at the 4th Lake Arrowhead Conference on
Human Complex Systems, Lake Arrowhead, CA.
Joshi, A., & Penuel, W. R. (2007, April). The role of institutionalized norms of autonomy and
equality in shaping interactions of teachers. Paper presented at the 4th Lake Arrowhead
Conference on Human Complex Systems, Lake Arrowhead, CA.
Penuel, W. R., Riel, M., & Sussex, W. (2007, April). A network perspective on teacher
collaboration: Teachers' social capital and the enactment of curricular reforms. Paper presented at
the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Penuel, W. R., Frank, K. A., & Krause, A. (2007, April). A social network approach to
examining the effects of distributed leadership in schoolwide reform initiatives. Paper presented at
the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
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Penuel, W. R., Frank, K. A., & Riel, M. (2007, February). Instructional change and improved
achievement: The significance of the internal social structure of schools. Paper presented at the
Conference on Human and Social Capital in Learning Systems, Pittsburgh, PA.
Penuel, W. R., Kreikemeier, P., Venezky, D. Y., Blank, J. G., Davatzes, A. E. K., &
Davatzes, N. C. (2006, December). Assessing teachers' comprehension of what matters in
Earth science. Paper presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2006,
San Francisco, CA.
Penuel, W. R., Sussex, W., & Korbak, C. (2005, October). Mapping the distribution of expertise
and resources in a school: A social capital approach to evaluating school capacity. Paper presented
at the Joint Conference of the Canadian Evaluation Society and the American
Evaluation Association, Toronto, Ontario.
Penuel, W. R., & Sussex, W. (2005, August). GLOBE Year 10 evaluation results. Paper
presented at the 10th Annual GLOBE Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.
Penuel, W. R., Riel, M., Korbak, C., & Means, B. (2004, April). Investigation of a social
capital approach to the adoption of reform practices. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting
of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Penuel, W. R., Shear, L., Korbak, C., & Sparrow, E. (2004, April). The roles of regional
partners in supporting an international science inquiry program. Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Yarnall, L., & Penuel, W. R. (2004, April). Designing handheld software to support classroom
assessment. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational
Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Penuel, W. R., & Means, B. (2004, February). The effectiveness of technology-supported science
education: Studying what works how, when, and for whom. Paper presented at the Annual
Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Seattle, WA.
RECORD OF EXTERNAL FUNDING FOR RESEARCH
As Principal Investigator or Project Director
2011-2012 Developing and Testing Theories of Implementation: A
Workshop on Design Research with Educational Systems
$184,779
Funder: REESE Program, National Science Foundation
2010-2015 Evaluation of the Ready to Learn Content Alliance
$4,874,999
Funder: Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S.
Department of Education
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Record of External Funding for Research (Cont d)
2008-2012 Developing Contingent Pedagogies: Integrating Technology-
Enhanced Feedback into a Middle School Science Curriculum
to Improve Conceptual Teaching and Learning
$2,199,970
Funder: DRK-12 Program, National Science Foundation
2007-2009 Evaluation of the MathForward Initiative
$728,000
Funder: Texas Instruments, Inc.
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2006-2010 Evaluation of the Ready to Learn Initiative
$2,070,000
Funder: Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S.
Department of Education
2006-2009 Analyzing the Flow of Network-Embedded Expertise in
Schools: A Longitudinal Study of Individual and
Organizational Change
$551,484
Funder: Human and Social Dynamics Program, National
Science Foundation
2005-2009 Comparing the Efficacy of Three Approaches to
Transforming Instruction in Earth Science Education
$1,864,415
Funder: Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of
Education
2004-2008 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program
Implementation Study
$1,642,462
Funder: Program and Policy Studies Service, U.S. Department
of Education
2003-2007 "Evaluation of the Global Learning to Benefit the
Environment (GLOBE) Program: A Systemic Approach."
$910,659
Funder: Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education,
National Science Foundation
2003-2007 Exploration of a Social Capital Framework for Evaluative
Studies of Technology Integration
$1,346,733
Funder: ROLE, National Science Foundation
2003-2005 Evaluation of the Routes to Learning Initiative
$75,000
Funder: Koret Foundation
2002-2005 Handheld Assessment: Portable Scaffolds for Project-based
Learning in Science?
$ 1,822,042
Funder: ROLE, National Science Foundation
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Record of External Funding for Research (Cont d)
As Co-Principal Investigator
2010-2014 Efficacy Trial of Project Based Inquiry Science
$5,000,000
Funder: National Science Foundation
2006-2011 Evaluation of the National Writing Project
$5,000,000
Funder: U.S. Department of Education
2003-2005 The CATAALYST - Planning a Rigorous Study
$231,607
Funder: National Science Foundation
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2011-present Associate Editor, American Educational Research Journal
2010-present Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Evaluation
2009-present Reviewer, Elementary School Journal
2008-present Editorial Board Member, Cognition & Instruction
2007-present Editorial Board Member, Teachers College Record
2007-present Reviewer, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
2007-present Reviewer, Sociology of Education
2006-present Editorial Board Member, Educational Technology Research and
Development
2006-present Reviewer, American Journal of Evaluation
2005-present Reviewer, Science Education
2009 Reviewer, American Educational Research Journal
2008 Reviewer, Informal Science Education Program (NSF)
2006 Reviewer, Human and Social Dynamics Program (NSF)
2004 Reviewer, SBIR program (NSF)
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE (Cont d)
2003 Reviewer, ROLE program (NSF)
1996-2000 Reviewer, Journal of Research on the Teaching of English
1995-1997 Vice President, Cultural-Historical SIG of the American
Educational Research Association
MEMBERSHIPS
American Educational Research Association
American Evaluation Association
American Sociological Association
International Society of the Learning Sciences
International Society for Technology in Education
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