Now that the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) have been developed and released, the real work begins: Helping states implement the standards. Washington University in St. Louis’ Institute for School Partnership, under the leadership of Executive Director Victoria L. May, is taking an active role in helping with that implementation – especially in its home […]
The Institute for School Partnership is part of a new National Science Foundation movement ecology research and education project involving scientists at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and the Max Planck Institute, wildlife veterinarians at the Saint Louis Zoo, and educators at the Houston Zoo. The research centers on the health and migration […]
Brittany Woods Middle School honored; WUSTL’s ISP, Brown School play role Jamie Jordan, principal of Brittany Woods Middle School in the University City School District, accepts one of 20 “What’s Right With the Region!” awards from Focus St. Louis May 9. Washington University in St. Louis is a key partner with Brittany Woods through the […]
Clinton Global Initiative University 2013 happened at Washington University in St. Louis April 5–7. College students from around the world met at WUSTL to make commitments to social change in the areas of education, public health, poverty alleviation, peace and human rights, and environment and climate change. The Institute for School Partnership hosted a table […]
President Clinton talks with Chancellor Wrighton, Vicki May, director of the Institute for School Partnership, and Adam Blank, CEO of the solar energy company Brightergy, alongside solar panels to be installed at Gateway STEM High School (Saint Louis Public Schools).
The Institute for School Partnership MySci Resource Center opened Feb. 18 to much fanfare, including an appearance by “Magic” Mark Wrighton. The WUSTL chancellor, a chemist by training, demonstrated to students the magic of chemistry and how fun science can be. With classrooms, meeting rooms and a warehouse of educational science materials, the MySci Resource […]
University City Patch Feb. 20, 2013 “Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton became “Magic Mark” to teach kids about science. Most new facilities are opened with a ribbon cutting. Washington University in St. Louis’ MySci Resource Center opened with a bang. After a round of science experiments featuring Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and speeches from […]
KSDK NewsChannel 5Feb. 18, 2013 “Science class isn’t all about textbooks and test tubes. That’s the idea behind a new learning center that opened Monday on the campus of Washington University.” Watch the full news story on the KSDK website.
St. Louis Business JournalFeb. 15, 2013 “Washington University Chancellor Mark Wrighton will be on hand Monday to open the MySci Resource Center, a new 17,500-square-foot K-12 science education facility at 6601 Vernon Ave.” Read the full story in the St. Louis Business Journal.
Washington University in St. Louis’ Institute for School Partnership (ISP) and the signature science education program developed in conjunction with Monsanto Fund, MySci, will take a major step forward Monday, Feb. 18, when it opens the MySci Resource Center at 6601 Vernon Ave. Refurbished with the help of a $2.2 million grant from the Monsanto […]