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By Lisa Craze
\nTwenty-three years ago, as a middle-school science teacher in South San Jose, California, Carrie Tzou was committed to helping all her students succeed. But she faced a serious challenge to ensuring they could all flourish in her classroom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cHalf my students were from tech families \u2014 and the other half were from families working in migrant fields and so missed months of classroom instruction each year,\u201d said the associate professor in UW Bothell\u2019s School of Educational Studies (SES)<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Determined to find a way to meet every child\u2019s learning needs, Tzou decided to pursue a doctorate in education with a focus on creating equity in education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research in action <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the things Tzou learned in her advanced studies is the importance of family engagement in learning. She has also since learned that libraries can be leaders in fostering learning through the family structure because libraries are already so connected to the communities they serve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, Tzou is not just on the faculty at UW Bothell, she also is serving as the director of the Goodlad Institute for Education Renewal<\/a>. As part of her work, she is a member of a team that is turning education research into learning innovations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tzou will be part of an event titled The Changing Role of Librarians and Libraries in STEAM Education on Tuesday, May 7, at the Edmonds Public Library from 6 to 8 p.m. She also will moderate a panel that features Allison Hintz and Anthony Smith, both associate professors and associate deans at the SES; Mie-Mie Wu, children\u2019s librarian with the King County Library System; and Ashley Braun, digital and family learning librarian for Seattle Public Libraries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event is part of Campus Research Connections<\/a>, a quarterly event hosted by UW Bothell\u2019s Office of Research to provide community members the opportunity to hear from and talk with UW Bothell faculty and other experts whose work is making a positive difference in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rethinking educational practices <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The assembled experts will explore new ways in which libraries and schools can reimagine partnerships to better support students and their families \u2014 especially in science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children\u2019s librarian Mie-Mie Wu said she used to think that science and math experts were the only ones who could handle questions in those fields. But after successful collaborations with educators, she\u2019s re-thought her approach to presenting information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur abilities to notice, wonder, ask, seek out and puzzle through are the very practices scientists and mathematicians use,\u201d said Wu. \u201cConsequently, I\u2019ve reshaped how I think about and develop programs for children.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashley Braun is one of Carrie Tzou\u2019s recent collaborators. For the past three years, they have worked together on a National Science Foundation-funded project called Tech Tales<\/a>. It combines robotics with storytelling and e-textiles to create dioramas of family experiences. As an example, one diorama, created by a family that moved to the United States from Ethiopia, used robotics to tell the story of traditional goat racing events in their homeland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been fortunate to see the evolution of most of this work, and the most exciting part to me is how storytelling has become the focal point,\u201d said Braun. She describes this way of using STEAM education as \u201csuch a powerful way to learn and innovate.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new way forward <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Details of the design of the dioramas and other projects will be shared at the event \u2014 and should help spark discussion about the ways diverse communities in particular can use STEAM learning with schools and libraries to deepen family connections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collaboration is a key component of innovations created by librarians and educators, says Tzou, and UW Bothell is no stranger to fostering innovation through partnerships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tzou called it the perfect place to do this kind of work \u201cbecause it\u2019s small enough that everybody knows everybody \u2014 and everyone is excited to collaborate.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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