Facing this challenge is why the Institute for School Partnership exists. Through its partnerships with local schools and its work to bridge research and practice, the ISP is closing the education gap for tens of thousands of students in under-resourced schools.
Submissions from 2026
ASSET: Scaling Authentic Science Education, Alexandra Forgerson, Carol Colaninno, Rachel Ruggirello, and Doug Chalker
Balancing Data and Reflection: Supporting Teachers in Meaningful PDSA Cycles for Instructional Improvement, Alison Brockhouse, Rachel Ruggirello, and Gloria Pfeiffer
Changing Student Perspectives on Alcohol, Smoking & Vaping Through the Use of Tetrahymena, Courtney Hausner, Douglas L. Chalker, Alexandra Forgerson, Carol E. Colaninno, Alison Brockhouse, and Rachel Ruggirello
Evaluating the Impact of mySci on Student Outcomes in the St. Louis Region, Megumi Hine, Rachel Ruggirello, Jason Jabbari, Yung Chun, and Maia Elkana
What's Your Partnership Recipe? Lessons From a Cupcake-Themed Wondering Session, Maia Elkana, Carol Colaninno, Alexandra Forgerson, and Rachel Ruggirello
Submissions from 2025
Early Impact of Teacher Leaders in a Networked Improvement Community on Middle School Mathematics Performance, Rachel M. Ruggirello, Abbey M. Loehr, Takeshi Terada, and Jason Jabbari
High-Quality Curricular Materials, Maia Elkana and Rosalyn Langrohling-Amanor
Implementing a New High-Quality Math Curriculum, Mitchelle Wambua and Maia Elkana
Integrating Science and English Language Instruction, Rosalyn Langrohling-Amanor and Maia Elkana
Leadership Practices to Improve Content Deliveryand Increase Student Achievement, Maia Elkana and Rosalyn Langrohling-Amanor
Navigating and Transforming PK12 Systems Through Research-Practice Partnerships, Maia Elkana, Rachel Ruggirello, Jay Hartman, Nikki Doughty, and Victoria May
STEM DI: Program Results & Impact, Alison Brockhouse
Teacher Collaboration Improves Content Deliveryand Increases Student Achievement, Maia Elkana and Rosalyn Langrohling-Amanor
Using Appreciative Inquiry to Strengthen RPP, Maia Elkana and Victoria L. May
Submissions from 2024
Early Childhood Mathematics: Findings from a professional learning pilot project, Maia Elkana and Zoe Lehmann
Equitable from the Start: Strategies for Making Science Relevant, Engaging, and Accessible, Rachel Ruggirello and Alison Brockhouse
How the Eruption of Mt. Tambora Shaped Present-Day Missouri: The Impact of Climate Events on Human Migration, Rachel Ruggirello and Lauren Ashman
Learning to Be an Ambitious Science Teacher, Alex Gerber and Heather Milo
Submissions from 2023
Courageous Cheetah Car: Kindergarten engineers build a functional playground car with the help of family members, Rebecca Stobbs and Jeanne Norris
Leveraging strengths of a research practice partnership to support equitable science teaching during the COVID 19 pandemic, Rachel Ruggirello, Alison Brockhouse, and Maia Elkana
mySci Impact: Student Outcomes Overview, Maia Elkana and Alison Brockhouse
Towards a Field for Collaborative Education Research: Developing a Framework for the Complexity of Necessary Learning, Collaborative Education Research Collective
Submissions from 2022
St. Louis Public School District grows science learning through 2-year pilot, Maia Elkana
Submissions from 2021
Broadening the Impact of Plant Science through Innovative, Integrative, and Inclusive Outreach, Joanna Freisner, Adán Colón-Carmona, Alexandra M. Schnoes, and Victoria L. May
Growing Stronger Together: An Improvement Science Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Maia Elkana and Myra Lopez
mySci and Student Achievement Case Study: Pattonville, Maia Elkana
Using the Crosscutting Concepts to Reflect on and Refine Your Teaching, Jeanne Norris and Sarah Schondelmeyer
Submissions from 2020
Collaborative Leverages Business and Community Resources for Transformative Approach to STEM Education, Victoria L. May and Myra Lopez
Designing effective, high-quality, virtual professional learning for educators, Rachel Ruggirello and Jeanne Norris
Experiencing Real Science: Washington University’s mySci curriculum transforms K-12 science education, Myra Lopez and Jeanne Norris
Keep Teaching Science! Successful Strategies to Adapt K–12 Science Experiences for Distance Learning, WestEd and Jeanne Norris
Shifting courses: Achieving Equity in High School STEM, 100Kin10 and Jeanne Norris
Submissions from 2019
Doing the Math: Building a Foundation of Joyful and Authentic Math Learning for All Students, 100Kin10 and Jeff Kennedy
Submissions from 2018
Supporting new science teachers in pursuing socially just science education, Rachel Ruggirello and Linda Flohr