ISP Team Co-Authors Book Chapter on Justice-Oriented Science Learning
The chapter, “How the Eruption of Mt. Tambora Shaped Present-Day Missouri: The Impact of Climate Events on Human Migration,” explores the largest volcanic eruption in the last several centuries.
Creating time, space for educators to deepen leadership bench on teams
When Principal Cryslynn Billingsley gathers with the teaching team at Jennings Senior High and College Prep Academy, she tells them something that is both daunting and empowering.
ISP releases key recommendations for high-quality, equitable math instruction for early childhood learners
Rigorous early childhood math education is vital for students’ future academic and lifelong success, yet many preschool children lack opportunities to engage in math learning.
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.
ISP Instructional Specialists Co-Author Article in Science and Children
When teachers have opportunities to actively participate in and “try on” ambitious science teaching strategies, they have more confidence and feel more prepared to engage their students in meaningful, three-dimensional science learning.
High School Educators Selected as Summer Teacher Researchers at WashU
Eight teachers from schools across the St. Louis region have been selected to work with Washington University faculty members for the Summer 2024 Teacher Researcher Partnership Program.
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.
Brain Bee gives St. Louis students a chance to explore neuroscience
More than 60 high school students representing 32 schools conducted experiments, explored careers in neuroscience and tested their knowledge of the human brain and the nervous system at the 14th annual St. Louis Area Brain Bee March 2 at Washington University in St. Louis.
Framework provides essential criteria for development and delivery of equitable science learning
Teaching science in a way that includes and engages all learners can be challenging for educators, but a new framework developed by the ISP provides criteria for equitable lesson development in elementary science.
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 […]