Educator Learning and Leadership

REPORT • March 2025 • by Alison Brockhouse
STEMpact District Immersion (STEM DI) was a four-year research-practice partnership to improve mathematics education in the St. Louis region. Supported by STEMpact, STEM DI brought together educators from three local districts and education specialists from the Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis (ISP). Over the life of this innovative collaboration, we saw important advancements in instructional practices and improved student achievement.

BOOK CHAPTER • May 2025 • by Maia Elkana, Rachel Ruggirello, Victoria May, Nikki Doughty and Jay Hartman
This book chapter examines how one research-practice partnership (RPP) navigated and impacted complex PK-12 systems.

JOURNAL ARTICLE • July 2025 • by Maia Elkana & Victoria May
This article in NNERPP EXTRA co-authored by ISP leaders examines Appreciative Inquiry as an approach to surface, understand, and provide solutions in RPPs.

BRIEF • May 2025 • by Maia Elkana & Rosalyn Langrohling-Amanor This brief addresses how instructional leaders can support teaching and learning to improve student achievement.

BRIEF • April 2025 • by Maia Elkana & Rosalyn Langrohling-Amanor This brief addresses features to look for in high-quality curricular materials and
considerations for adoption and implementation of these materials to improve student achievement.

BRIEF • March 2025 • by Maia Elkana & Rosalyn Langrohling-Amanor
This brief addresses how teacher collaboration can improve instructional practices and increase student achievement, as well as the specific elements of collaboration that are important to achieve these goals.

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.

JOURNAL ARTICLE • September 2024 • by Alex Gerber & Heather Milo
This article in Science and Children co-authored by ISP Instructional Specialists outlines a professional learning model for supporting teachers implementing ambitious science teaching strategies in their classrooms.

PRACTICE BRIEF • September 2020 • by Jeanne Norris & Rachel Ruggirello
10 strategies for educators to design effective, high-quality, virtual professional development learning environments for educators, with practical implementation suggestions.

REPORT • September 2019 • by 100Kin10
Report by 100Kin10 written with support from ISP instructional specialists on preparing teachers to enable authentic joyful math learning for all students.