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The Novartis Professor of Education and director of U.Va.'s Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, Pianta and his team of education researchers have developed the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, a system to measure classroom quality in preschool through twelfth grade classrooms. CLASS has been tested and proven effective in several large national studies and is being utilized by every Head Start program in the country.

Pianta’s work was featured in Malcolm Gladwell's New Yorker article, "Most Likely To Succeed." The article explores what it takes to identify and develop successful teachers, comparing the process to scouting future professional quarterbacks and savvy financial advisers. Pianta was also asked to provide recommendations for public education to the Obama Presidential Transition Team in 2008. In his recommendations he writes, "Good teachers are key. If we want to improve our students' learning, we need to improve the quality of teachers and of teaching. Research conducted by the Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning shows that only 30 percent of teachers hit the mark in terms of offering students stimulating, challenging and engaging experiences that foster learning."

Dr. Pianta received a B.S. and a M.A. in Special Education from the University of Connecticut, and a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Minnesota, and began his career as a special education teacher. He originally joined the Curry faculty in 1986.

Pianta, an avid runner and Yankees fan, and his wife, Ann McAndrew currently live on the Lawn at UVa and enjoy being in the center of the University community. They have three children: Meghan is a UVa graduate currently living in Connecticut working for GE, Tony is a student at Virginia Tech and Tim will begin his collegiate career in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at UVa.


About the Summit Overview Agenda Speakers Tourism Archives Join Us Registration Lodging Transportation Contact Us	Robert Pianta, Dean, Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia The Novartis Professor of Education and director of U.Va.'s Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, Pianta and his team of education researchers have developed the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, a system to measure classroom quality in preschool through twelfth grade classrooms. CLASS has been tested and proven effective in several large national studies and is being utilized by every Head Start program in the country. Pianta’s work was featured in Malcolm Gladwell's New Yorker article, "Most Likely To Succeed." The article explores what it takes to identify and develop successful teachers, comparing the process to scouting future professional quarterbacks and savvy financial advisers. Pianta was also asked to provide recommendations for public education to the Obama Presidential Transition Team in 2008. In his recommendations he writes, "Good teachers are key. If we want to improve our students' learning, we need to improve the quality of teachers and of teaching. Research conducted by the Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning shows that only 30 percent of teachers hit the mark in terms of offering students stimulating, challenging and engaging experiences that foster learning." Dr. Pianta received a B.S. and a M.A. in Special Education from the University of Connecticut, and a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Minnesota, and began his career as a special education teacher. He originally joined the Curry faculty in 1986. Pianta, an avid runner and Yankees fan, and his wife, Ann McAndrew currently live on the Lawn at UVa and enjoy being in the center of the University community. They have three children: Meghan is a UVa graduate currently living in Connecticut working for GE, Tony is a student at Virginia Tech and Tim will begin his collegiate career in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at UVa.