Jan Weiss

Dr. Weiss received her doctorate in education from Stanford University in 1991 and taught in the undergraduate program in the PLU Education Department from 2003 to 2025. With expertise in the areas of curriculum and instruction, Dr. Weiss worked closely with students in the field. She also collaborated with the Clover Park School district planning, facilitating and teaching their Mentor College and beginning teacher program. Dr. Weiss also worked with teachers in a local alternative high school as a facilitator for a Positive Behavior Support grant from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Dr. Weiss has given presentations focused on using an evidence-based assessment of competence in pre-service teacher education programs at the American Educational Research Association and the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education.