Past Staff Research Projects
Assil Charara and Marianne Freire
How is the "Human Library" a catalyst for inquiry?
Read the full case study here.
Emma Ward and Cyrille Lavallé
How might we create and implement a sustainable development policy which is in line with the ISP Guiding Statements?
Laura Climmer, Mariana Martini and Olesja Agafonova
What can we learn from the creation of a Gardening Club?
Anna Jeziorowska
How will the SuperGym (10 week programme) impact student progress in tested skills?
Emily Ashley, Raj Bolla, Clodagh Ryan, Selene Lourenço
How can we best support the Paris as a Classroom programme, both logistically and pedagogically?
Jo Perkins and Agustin Zuloaga
What happens if we give ISP students free time to do self-directed learning?
2018 Research Cohort
Harvard Project Zero: Understanding for a Complex World (Conference)
Assil Charara and Marianne Freire
How is the "Human Library" a catalyst for inquiry?
Read the full case study here.
Barry Cartwright and Laura Climmer
Will providing students with more opportunities to engage with science vocabulary and with resources in their mother tongue increase their conceptual understanding in science?
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Michelle Metail and Fiona Symons
How can playing with our understanding of the Reggio Emilia approach impact on our PYP classrooms?
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Monica Devos
How can I improve inter-generational activities in language class?
#embracingchange, #servicelearning
Assil Charara, Marianne Freire and Ling Lin
How can we use ICT skills to promote a culture of service learning?
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Stephine Corso and Bérénice Loiseau
How does the choice of EdTech partners impact motivation in foreign language learners?
#embracingchange, #edtech
Elise Camy-Palou, Mylène Foucher and Tuija Wallgren
How can we enhance service learning throughout the school?
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Elisabeth Mailhac
Could more be done to shape the Learner Profile to ISP and fully embed the ethos across the community?
#embracingchange, #socioemotionallearning
Kate Grant, John Hatch and Jacquelyn Todd-Morel
How might we enhance mathematical mind-sets?
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Jonathan James
How can I develop my feedback and instruction to improve my students' use of English grammar?
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Nina Wilson-Bury and Anne Bagamery
How can we improve the visibility of ISP at local, national and international levels?
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Lenin Solano
How can we use literary creation as an instrument to achieve interest in reading?
#embracingchange, #studentengagement
The objective of this project is twofold: first, to foster the students' interest in Spanish literature. Second, it also intends to develop their vocabulary and writing skills during the creative writing process. However, the goal is not to make students feel 'forced' to read a book simply because it is a classic. The Argentinian write Jorge Luis Borges said "if a book does not catch you, it is not made for you; you should rather leave it as there are millions of books to choose from".
The 2017 Embracing Change Research Conference
Annually, ISP researchers present their work to their colleagues and to the Parisian educational community.
Sometimes, guests come from abroad. In 2017, ISP was thrilled to welcome Professor Sugata Mitra as keynote speaker. Watch the video or read the transcript (both below) to learn what he had to say about the future of education.
Click here to open the video transcript.
Embracing Change – International School of Paris Research Conference 2017
ISP's research conference was a three-day display of how action research can be implemented in schools, highlighted by inspiring conversations and an engaging talk by professor Sugata Mitra.
"I believe the process of education goes from disorder to order."
Professor Sugata Mitra, 2017
This statement, spoken by Professor Sugata Mitra during his keynote speech at the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine on October 27, 2017, perfectly summarizes his own views on the future of education, as well as what ISP researchers learned during their year-long participation in the Leading Edge Action-Research Program.
The third cohort of ISP's action-researchers started 2017 with a process characterized by disorder: asking big questions, or, as defined by Professor Mitra, questions that don't yet have answers. These included: Can literary creation develop imagination and critical thinking? Can technology be used to promote a culture of service learning? Is it possible to enhance mathematical mind-sets?
After months of investigation, the 11 big questions asked by the cohort developed into thoughtful and structured research projects. The projects were presented to staff, parents, students, and external partners on Thursday, October 26 and on Friday, October 27, just before Professor Mitra's keynote. The lively interactions during the two conference days not only enhanced the impact of the 11 projects, but also raised more big questions to tackle in the future.
The most important of these new questions is perhaps: "What's next?" Professor Mitra, impressed by ISP's efforts to "do something about the future", has volunteered to keep close contact with the school as an editor of its published research journal, to be launched in 2019. In January, the 2018-19 cohort will start asking their big questions, all in preparation for the next conference, to be held at the new Cortambert campus.
Jenny Feinmann and Carla Bach
How can we diversify learning support?

James Chedburn
How can we use the time allocated to meetings at the secondary school at ISP in a more effective manner?

Raj Bolla, Marie-Cyrille Lavallé, Marie Lechantre
How can we introduce an internship experience into the grade 9 curriculum?

Fiona Symons and Emily Ashley
How can improved parental involvement impact on young children’s reading?

Assil Charara and Marianne Freire
How can we refine our teaching practices and learning environments to better address our multicultural community?

Zoe Tarrach
Does mindfulness have a positive impact on the learning environment?

Barry Cartwright
How can I improve the teaching of global mindedness in the Without Walls Program?

Mariana Martini and David Nightingale
How can we use student learning journals to develop deeper understanding and to provide effective feedback?

Emma Dornan, Jenny Letard and James Morrist
How can we encourage ISP secondary school students to read more?

Tuija Wallgren
How can student connections between schools help process complex world events and how might these connections be used to enhance learning?

Action Research Conference 2016
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