Disrupt to Rebuild: TLI and SLPS Redefining Traditional Models of Leadership and Accountability
The Transformational Leadership Initiative has partnered with two Saint Louis Public elementary schools, Ashland and Meramec, to challenge traditional educational models of top-down leadership. More common in schools serving low-income and minority communities, these long-standing models enforce rigid, test-focused leadership which makes them less able to cope with day-to-day stressors and pushes educators away from […]
Edutopia: Human-Centered Strategies to Remote Science Learning
Kids learn by doing. So what does that mean for science instruction in the age of Covid-19, when many schools are closed and children are learning from home? It’s embracing the uncertainties, shifting mindsets and expectations, and finding a new learning landscape. The shift to at-home learning should not mean skipping core content. While disruptive, the […]
Washington Magazine Spotlights Teacher Residency Program and ISP Role
St. Louis algebra teacher Josh Humphrey has 45 minutes to deliver his lesson on geometric sequences to his ninth-grade class — what they are, why they matter and how they differ from their mathematical cousin, the arithmetic sequence.
ISP Science Curriculum Featured in TEACH Magazine
Institute for School Partnership Instructional Specialist Lauren Ashman was quoted in a TEACH Magazine article on teaching practicality and hope in the face of climate change. Ashman discussed teaching the science around climate change, and fostering positive empowerment. “We focus on the fact that even as young people, they still have the ability to become involved […]