Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE • March 2020• by Victoria May & Myra Lopez
A collaborative program, STEMpact was formed to address the need to attract STEM talent to the St. Louis region.

BRIEF • March 2026 • Alexandra Forgerson, Carol Colaninno, Rachel M. Ruggirello, and Doug Chalker. With support and resources from WashU’s ASSET program, K-12 teachers nationwide are using the same living model organism that scientists study to understand biological process, Tetrahymena.

BRIEF • May 2026 • Megumi Hine, Rachel M. Ruggirello, Jason Jabbari, Yung Chun, and Maia Elkana This study investigates mySci’s impact on student science achievement at the school level.

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

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.

JOURNAL ARTICLE • January 2024 • by Rachel Ruggirello & Alison Brockhouse
Framework for designing equitable and inclusive science lessons and share an example of how this framework was applied to the launch of a fifth grade science unit, specifying the instructional strategies used to provide students with a meaningful, relevant, and engaging learning experience.

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.

WHITE PAPER • September 2023 • by Maia Elkana & Alison Brockhouse
This white paper details the research and design of the mySci program as well as evaluation outcomes for teachers and students.