Teacher Researchers Partner with WashU Faculty to Ignite Curiosity in Students
By middle school and high school, most students in the U.S. are familiar with the terms MRI and CT scan. Chances are, they know these diagnostic imaging tools are used when physicians need to see parts of the body in a different light.
Through ASSET Program, students see science that’s alive and active
Longtime biology teacher Jessica Rowe has always believed this, and she’s thrilled to be able to start biology classes for freshmen and sophomores at Francis Howell Central High School with an experience that is all about doing.
ISP welcomes first Saint Louis Translational Fellow in Education
The Institute for School Partnership at WashU (ISP) is pleased to welcome Pallavi Chhabra as a postdoctoral researcher for the Fall 2023 semester. A postdoctoral research associate with the Education Department at Washington University, Dr. Chhabra is among the first researchers to participate in The Saint Louis Translational Fellowship in Education, a joint postdoctoral program […]
ISP’s Lauren Ashman Recognized with WashU’s Emerging Leader Award
Lauren Ashman, program manager and instructional specialist for the mySci Program at The Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis (ISP), has been recognized with the Emerging Leader Award. The Emerging Leader Award recognizes a Washington University employee who positively influences and leads others at the university, in their community and in […]
Champion for equitable education, May honored with Ethic of Service Award
PHOTO: Victoria May, executive director of the Institute for School Partnership, is a 2022 recipient of the Virgil Ethic of Service Award. May leads Institute for School Partnership, leader in STEM education and teacher development You may not know her name, but the superintendent of your child’s school district certainly does. For decades, Victoria May, […]
ISP Associate Director Rachel Ruggirello receives national recognition for significant contributions to STEM education in the St. Louis region
Rachel Ruggirello, associate director of the Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis, is the 2022 recipient of the Outstanding Administrative Support Award by the National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA). The award is given annually to honor one educator who is working outside the classroom at school, district and city/county levels […]
Expertise of Washington University faculty, staff, tapped by Ritenour School District to co-develop science courses
PHOTO: Wysession leads a brainstorming session with Ritenour High School teachers and ISP instructional specialists A two-year collaboration between teachers at the Ritenour School District and faculty and staff from Washington University in St. Louis culminates this year with four completely new high school science courses. Instructional specialists with WashU’s Institute for School Partnership (ISP) […]
Institute for School Partnership finds new ways to be ‘in St. Louis, for St. Louis’
PHOTO: Students from Barbara C. Jordan Elementary School in University City, including Ania Hargrove and Tyler Smith, participated in an Hour of Code activity in 2017 that was led by the Institute for School Partnership. (Photo: Myra Lopez/ISP) The Institute for School Partnership (ISP) at Washington University in St. Louis is developing a new strategic […]