Teachers join leading researchers in WashU labs, creating lessons that will be available nationwide
Kirstin Blase, a high school chemistry teacher at Villa Duchesne, is among 13 teachers from across the St. Louis area who participated in the 2025 Summer Teacher-Researcher Program at Washington University in St. Louis. The teachers gained firsthand experience in research labs, with the opportunity to implement a lesson field test or pilot in their […]
Just like kids in a classroom, mySci teachers experience hands-on science learning
KJ Haywood, a middle school science teacher at Lift for Life Academy, is bringing hands-on experiments back to his classroom this school year after joining peer elementary and middle school teachers from across the St. Louis area for summer institutes held at Washington University in St. Louis. The teachers participate in mySci, a signature program […]
AT&T and WashU’s ISP launch program to boost digital literacy for St. Louis-area teachers
Educators in the St. Louis region who teach students in grades three through eight will have an opportunity to build their digital literacy by participating in the AT&T Digital Navigation Program.
From worksheets to wonder: WashU’s Math314 supports teachers, boosts scores
Terrance wanted better for his students. So he was eager to join Math314, WashU’s innovative program to boost math instruction and student achievement.
New postdoctoral program will train aspiring educational researchers
Andrew C. Butler, chair and associate professor in the Department of Education in Arts & Sciences, and collaborator Gary Ritter, dean and professor in the School of Education at Saint Louis University, won a $3.5 million award from the James S. McDonnell Foundation (JSMF) to support a joint postdoctoral training program.