Abstract

At Washington University’s Institute for School Partnership (ISP), the concept of partnership defines our work as researchers and practitioners interested in advancing high-quality, equitable education and is central to all we do. We are privileged to partner with hundreds of schools and thousands of educators each year across many different programs, projects, and initiatives ranging from fee-for-service professional learning and curriculum programs to long-term research-practice partnership (RPP) work. Just as teacher collaboration is a vital tool in producing healthy learning communities and positive outcomes for students, research has also shown that collaboration between and across teachers, administrators, professional learning providers, and researchers yields more actionable and effective knowledge needed to develop sustainable and implementable change (see for example here, here, and here). Across decades of work and myriad partnerships, we have learned that while there are wrong ways to form and work in partnership, there is no one right way to “do” partnership. With that in mind, how do we know which components are central to forming and being a healthy partnership? Here, we share insights from a collaborative wondering session we led last summer during the NNERPP Annual Forum.

Publication Date

2026

Document Type

Article

Topic

Education Research Practice Partnerships

Language

English (en)

File Name

WHAT’S YOUR PARTNERSHIP RECIPE_ LESSONS FROM A CUPCAKE-THEMED WONDERING SESSION - NNERPP Extra.pdf

Publication Citation

Elkana, M., Colaninno, C., Forgerson, A., & Ruggirello, R. What's Your Partnership Recipe? Lessons From a Cupcake-Themed Wondering Session. NNERPP Extra, 8(2), 14-19. https://doi.org/10.25613/JK56-VY69

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