Janet Carlson Stanford Graduate School of Education, Center to Support Excellence in Teaching Janet Carlson, TELOS Co-Lead, is Associate Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Education and Director of the Center to Support Excellence in Teaching. Her research interests include the impact of educative curriculum materials and transformative professional development on science teaching and learning. She began her career as a middle and high school science teacher and has spent the last 20 years working in science education developing curriculum, leading professional development, and conducting research. Dr. Carlson received a BA in Environmental Biology from Carleton College, an MS in Curriculum and Instruction from Kansas State University, and a PhD in Instruction and Curriculum (science education) from the University of Colorado.