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Teachers join leading researchers in WashU labs, creating lessons that will be available nationwide
Kirstin Blase, a high school chemistry teacher at Villa Duchesne, is among 13 teachers from across the St. Louis area who participated in the 2025 Summer Teacher-Researcher Program at Washington University in St. Louis. The teachers gained firsthand experience in research labs, with the opportunity to implement a lesson field test or pilot in their […]
Just like kids in a classroom, mySci teachers experience hands-on science learning
KJ Haywood, a middle school science teacher at Lift for Life Academy, is bringing hands-on experiments back to his classroom this school year after joining peer elementary and middle school teachers from across the St. Louis area for summer institutes held at Washington University in St. Louis. The teachers participate in mySci, a signature program […]
AT&T and WashU’s ISP launch program to boost digital literacy for St. Louis-area teachers
Educators in the St. Louis region who teach students in grades three through eight will have an opportunity to build their digital literacy by participating in the AT&T Digital Navigation Program.
Elevating Teachers as Leaders, Researchers on National Stage
Teacher Dorothy Moore has no doubts about her career choice. In fact, she sees her role as an early childhood educator at Garrett Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District as more vital and full of possibility than ever. As Moore gears up for the start of another school year, she sees herself not only as a teacher, but also a leader. A teacher leader.
Research-practice partnership leaders nationwide to gather at WashU for NNERPP annual forum
Washington University’s Institute for School Partnership (ISP) will join the National Network for Education Research-Practice Partnerships (NNERPP) in welcoming university researchers, state education agency and district research leaders, teachers and other educators from across the country for the 2025 NNERPP Annual Forum set for July 23-25, on WashU’s Campus in St. Louis, Missouri.
Thirteen teachers selected to participate as 2025 Summer Teacher Researchers at WashU
Thirteen teachers from across the St. Louis region have been selected to work with WashU faculty members for the 2025 Summer Teacher Researcher Program.
Researcher for a Day: St. Louis children get up-close look at cutting-edge science
Can we produce alternatives to plastic from renewable sources?
WashU engineer Marcus Foston has devoted his life to that question. And today, 25 middle school students from Central Middle School in the Riverview Gardens School District have joined him on that quest.
Engaging students in science with mySci’s hands-on learning
Lisa Everett knows an engaged first grader when she sees one.
“Engaged students are actively involved in the learning,” she says. “They are asking and answering questions, using the materials, and discussing the activity with classmates. They are driving their own learning.”
Even with 25 years of experience teaching a full range of grade levels from fourth to twelfth, Everett is keeping her own learning curve fresh.
From worksheets to wonder: WashU’s Math314 supports teachers, boosts scores
Terrance wanted better for his students. So he was eager to join Math314, WashU’s innovative program to boost math instruction and student achievement.
ISP to host 2025 Educator Showcase
Educators from across the St. Louis region will participate in the third annual educator showcase hosted by Washington University’s Institute for School Partnership (ISP) from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2025 in Holmes Lounge on WashU’s Danforth Campus.
St. Louis high school students compete, meet experts at WashU Brain Bee
About 55 high school students from the St. Louis region and beyond tested their knowledge of the human brain and learned about neuroscience careers at the 15th annual St. Louis Area Brain Bee March 8 at Washington University in St. Louis.
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.