Early Impact of Teacher Leaders in a Networked Improvement Community on Middle School Mathematics Performance
JOURNAL ARTICLE • April 2025 • Rachel M. Ruggirello, Abbey M. Loehr, Takeshi Terada, Jason Jabbari, Yung Chun, Maia Elkana and Alison Brockhouse
This article in Educational Forum co-authored by ISP researchers examines the effects of teacher participation in a NIC on middle mathematics learning.
STEM DI: Program Results & Impact
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.
Leveraging strengths of a research‑practice partnership to support equitable science teaching during the COVID‑19 pandemic
JOURNAL ARTICLE • November 2023 • by Rachel Ruggirello, Alison Brockhouse, & Maia Elkana
Article in the Cultural Studies of Science Education journal studying the use of a research-practice partnership (RPP) approach to supporting equitable K-5 science education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Towards a Field for Collaborative Education Research: Developing a Framework for the Complexity of Necessary Learning
WHITE PAPER • January 2023 • by The Collaborative Education Research Collective
Collaborative framework for educating, training, and supporting researchers in authentic partnerships with schools & communities developed in partnership with NNERPP, NCRPP, and researchers from across the country with support from The Hewlett Foundation.
Growing Stronger Together: An Improvement Science Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
JOURNAL ARTICLE • December 2021 • by Maia Elkana & Myra Lopez
The ISP used a trauma-informed approach to use improvement science tools and leverage partnerships with regional educators to support continued science teaching & learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Broadening the impact of plant science through innovative, integrative, and inclusive outreach, Case Study for Sustainable Funding
JOURNAL ARTICLE • April 2021 • by Victoria May – Contributor
ISP executive director, Victoria May, shares a case study offering insights into the sustainable funding models that enable researchers to engage with schools and teachers in this comprehensive roadmap for science outreach.
Partnering with Schools to Nurture Positive Work Environment: Asset Inventory Survey & Interview Protocol
EDUCATOR RESOURCE • 2019 • by 100Kin10
Tools for capacity-building organizations and school partners to identify existing assets and tailor support to build on these assets developed in partnership with 100Kin10.