Joyful learning finds its way into small, but significant spaces when an educator is curious, but something more powerful and lasting takes hold when educators are curious together.

Creating Meaningful Change

Creating opportunities for educators across the St. Louis region to think about themselves, their students, and the learning communities they lead with a human-centered approach is what the Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis (ISP) does best. Learn more about how we start with strengths to create meaningful change in schools and classrooms by reading our 2023 Annual Report.

Through ASSET Program, students see science that’s alive and active

“Science is something you do, not a bunch of stuff you memorize.” Longtime biology teacher Jessica Rowe has always believed this, and she’s thrilled to be able to start biology classes for freshmen and sophomores at  Francis Howell Central High with an experience that is all about doing. They just need microscopes and an introduction to a single-celled microorganism with a BIG name: Tetrahymena. Read the article.

Engaging All Science Learners

Teaching science in a way that engages all learners can be challenging, but a new framework developed by the ISP provides criteria for equitable lesson development in elementary science. An article co-authored by ISP’s Rachel Ruggirello and Alison Brockhouse was published in Science and Children.

Summer Learning Fun

At the ISP, we  work with our partners in education to think about students year-round! During Summers 2022 and 2023, the ISP reached: 

• 1,250 area educators from 40+ districts with 76 unique professional development events (roughly 350 hours)
• 15 high school teachers participating in Summer Research Experiences with WashU faculty, for a total of 1,800 learning hours
• 250+ high school students with 60+ hours of  on-campus STEM learning experiences  with WashU partners

Elevating Teaching Professionals

Please drop by for the ISP's Practical Research in Education Showcase, set for 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 16, at Ridgely Hall in Holmes Lounge, at WashU's Danforth Campus.  Don't miss this engaging event elevating the work of teaching professionals who are leading, learning and growing as they partner with ISP programs. 

Snapshots

The ISP and St. Louis Community Foundation hosted  the Legacy Book Club , a workshop series attended by educators from Clayton , Maplewood Richmond Heights, Normandy, Ritenour, and the St. Louis Special School District. Participants worked through Unearthing Joy (A Guide to Culturally and Historically Responsive Teaching and Learning) by Gholdy Muhammad).

Got a minute? Spend it listening to Corrie Hamilton talk about the BIG responsibility of being a small child’s FIRST teacher. A mother herself and longtime early childhood educator, she knows exactly how important she is to children AND their families. The ISP shared this interview during Teacher Appreciation  Week. You can listen to the one-minute version, or the whole inspiring interview.

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