Early Childhood Mathematics: Findings from a professional learning pilot project
REPORT • November 2024 • by Maia Elkana & Zoe Lehmann
In 2022, WashU’s Institute for School Partnership (ISP) and a district-based Early Childhood Center formed the Early Childhood Mathematics Research Practice Partnership (ECMRPP), a two-year pilot to focus specifically on early mathematics learning.
Leveraging strengths of a research‑practice partnership to support equitable science teaching duringbthebCOVID‑19 pandemic
JOURNAL ARTICLE • November 2023 • by Rachel Ruggirello, Alison Brockhouse, & Maia Elkana
Article in the Cultural Studies of Science Education journal studying the use of a research-practice partnership (RPP) approach to supporting equitable K-5 science education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
mySci Impact: Student Outcomes Overview
WHITE PAPER • September 2023 • by Maia Elkana & Alison Brockhouse
This white paper details the research and design of the mySci program as well as evaluation outcomes for teachers and students.
St. Louis Public School District grows science learning through 2-year pilot
REPORT • November 2022 • by Maia Elkana
This evaluation brief details the results of a 2-year pilot. This partnership between ISP, The Little Bit Foundation, and SLPS resulted in science teaching & learning gains.
Growing Stronger Together: An Improvement Science Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
JOURNAL ARTICLE • December 2021 • by Maia Elkana & Myra Lopez
The ISP used a trauma-informed approach to use improvement science tools and leverage partnerships with regional educators to support continued science teaching & learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
mySci and Student Achievement Case Study: Pattonville
Case Study • January 2021 • by Maia Elkana
This case study illustrates the increase in student science performance on state-wide standardized tests and explores student science achievement on mySci unit assessments in a suburban Missouri public school district during curriculum adoption and early implementation.