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ISP releases key recommendations for high-quality, equitable math instruction for early childhood learners
Rigorous early childhood math education is vital for students’ future academic and lifelong success, yet many preschool children lack opportunities to engage in math learning.
ISP Instructional Specialists Co-Author Article in Science and Children
When teachers have opportunities to actively participate in and “try on” ambitious science teaching strategies, they have more confidence and feel more prepared to engage their students in meaningful, three-dimensional science learning.
Framework provides essential criteria for development and delivery of equitable science learning
Teaching science in a way that includes and engages all learners can be challenging for educators, but a new framework developed by the ISP provides criteria for equitable lesson development in elementary science.
ISP’s Lauren Ashman Recognized with WashU’s Emerging Leader Award
Lauren Ashman, program manager and instructional specialist for the mySci Program at The Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis (ISP), has been recognized with the Emerging Leader Award. The Emerging Leader Award recognizes a Washington University employee who positively influences and leads others at the university, in their community and in […]
ISP Showcase elevates ambitious, equitable math teaching with district partners
Photo: Dasia Franczyk, a first and second grade looping teacher at MRH Early Childhood Center, was among 21 area educators presenting STEM DI work at ISP’s Improvement Showcase held May 18, 2023 at Washington University in St. Louis. Creating environments that invite all students to engage confidently with ambitious mathematical learning is an aim best […]
mySci Unit Awarded Design Badge from Next Generation Science Standards
Using Our Resources Wisely, a fifth grade science unit developed by the Institute for School Partnership’s (ISP) mySci program has been awarded the NGSS Design Badge. The Badge is awarded to top-rated science units designed for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Since 2017, only four other units, including mySci’s From Sun to Food, have […]
Efforts underway to recover flood damaged mySci Resource Center
Heavy rains and flooding impacting so many in the St. Louis region in late July have also been felt by the Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis (ISP). Efforts are underway to recover flood damage to the mySci Resource Center located at 6601 Vernon Avenue in University City. The building, which […]
Teachers using mySci dive deeply into the go-to science learning resource over the summer
Roughly 22 years into his career, Brendan Kearney knows one thing for certain: teaching science is his jam. “I’ve always loved science, and teaching the subject ignited my passion,” says Kearney, who teaches science – and only science – to third, fourth and fifth graders at Glenridge Elementary in Clayton. For the next school year, […]