Institute Mission
The Goodlad Institute for Educational Renewal exists to promote justice-centered purposes of education by co-designing and studying processes for continuous renewal with schools, universities, and communities.
Priority Areas & Program Development
Our priority areas for research and development toward educational renewal.
Who We Are
Now in our fourteenth year at the University of Washington, the Goodlad Institute for Educational Renewal continues the collaborative work of promoting innovation in communities and schools and the preparation of educators and future leaders.
Priority Areas & Program Development
Promoting civic-community-professional collaboration for school renewal
In broad terms, the need for local civic-professional collaboration for school renewal arises from the limitations of external efforts to impel educational reform through policies and funding.
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Supporting Renewal in PK-16 Schools and Informal Learning Environments
Public policies that emphasize achievement in core academic subjects for all children are juxtaposed with high levels of childhood poverty, limited English proficiency, and disabilities, which creates a challenging context for school renewal.
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Renewing Professional Learning for Educators
Renewal in PK-12, informal education, and higher education is supported when educators can work effectively across the cultures of schools, communities, and universities, modeling and fostering an inquiry stance that supports continuous improvement.
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Preparing and Supporting School Leaders
Working at the nexus of community demographics, local expectations for schools, professional priorities, and public policy requirements, principals have experienced perhaps the most rapid changes among education professionals.
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Supporting Educator Leadership for Curriculum Renewal
Curriculum and instruction are at the forefront of many current concerns – how to broaden the school curriculum beyond the narrow focus of state tests, how to increase achievement in mathematics and science, how to make learning more equitable, and so on.
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Our Team
Dr. Carrie Tzou, Director
Carrie Tzou is a professor in science education in the School of Educational Studies and a PI in the Goodlad Institute. She...
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Dr. Tom Bellamy
Tom Bellamy is professor emeritus of Education at the University of Washington Bothell and the founding and former director of the Goodlad...
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Dr. Yue Bian
Yue is an assistant professor in the School of Educational Studies at UW Bothell. Her scholarship explores effective teacher education practices that...
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Dr. Allison Hintz
Allison Hintz is an associate professor in the School of Educational Studies at UW Bothell. Her research and teaching focus on mathematics...
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Kellie Holden, Administrator
Kellie is the administrator for program operations in the Goodlad Institute. She serves many functions within the organization including overseeing all aspects...
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Dr. Veronica Cassone McGowan
Veronica is a research scientist and instructor at UW Bothell. She received her doctorate in Learning Sciences and Human Development from the...
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Dr. Natasha Hakimali Merchant
Natasha Hakimali Merchant is an assistant professor of multicultural and social studies education at UW Bothell where she teaches courses in the...
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Amy Pitt
Amy is the aministrative assistant in the Goodlad Institute and provides support to all grant projects. She is responsible for routine fiscal...
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William Rasplica
William (Bill) has extensive experience in district-wide (PK-12) and school-based implementation of integrated MTSS, including the areas of universal screening, multi-level prevention...
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Dr. Antony T. Smith
Antony, an associate professor in the School of Educational Studies at UW Bothell, has a research focus on the intersection of reading...
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Elizabeth Starks, Lead Designer
Elizabeth Starks (Shiwi/Diné) is an artist, developer, and education researcher with a background in Software-driven Systems Design, Museum Studies, and Studio Art....
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Dr. Blakely Tsurusaki
Blakely is a senior research scientist and PI in the Open STEM Research Group at UW Bothell with expertise in curriculum development,...
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Dr. Jordan Sherry-Wagner
Jordan is a postdoctoral scholar on the Learning in Places project who holds a PhD in Education from the University of Washington....
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Project Alumni
Theresa Horstman, Wendy Iwaszuk, Brad Portin, Nancy Price, Gavin Tierney, Alice Tsoodle
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