civic-community-professional collaboration – Goodlad Institute for Educational Renewal

Racial Equity

A National Science Foundation project, “Racial Equity: Reimagining Educator Learning Pathways Through Storywork for Racial Equity in STEM,” aims to develop foundational theory and knowledge in educator learning towards new systems of education and STEM knowledge development.

LEADER Initiative

A College Spark of Washington, “LEADER Initiative,” seeks to establish a LEADER Coalition to engage in two years of collaborative, community-based planning intended to imagine how we can collectively increase and sustain the racial, ethnic, and linguistic representation of our educator workforce.

Doris Duke Conservation Scholars

The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program at the University of Washington (DDCSP@UW) is a double-cohorted summer immersion program for undergraduates from backgrounds minoritized in conservation. Established with funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation in 2013, DDCSP@UW seeks to recruit and retain a diverse population of conservation scholars to make their life’s work in conservation, while supporting the expansion of conservation itself through integration of their perspectives and empowered engagement.

Badges for College Credit

A National Science Foundation project, “Badges for College Credit: Motivating learning in informal science programs through a digital badge system,” seeks to bridge informal and formal learning opportunities in partnership with the Future of Flight Foundation, the Pacific Science Center’s Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center, and the Seattle Aquarium.

Learning in Places

A National Science Foundation project, “Learning in Places: Gardens and Field Based Science Education,” aims to develop innovative field based science learning environments to help to prepare learners to meet, adapt to, and lead change in relation to the socio-ecological challenges of the 21st century.