30for30: Jennifer Dorval
Jennifer Dorval is both a past researcher and McDowell Foundation Project Review Committee member. See her #MF30for30 story here. https://mcdowellfoundation.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Mcdowell-video_Jennifer-Dorval.mp4
Special Directed Call Indigenous Education
Notice of Intent for Special Directed Call Indigenous Education -Officially on June 30, 2021, our former Administrative Assistant, Nora Worby, retired from the McDowell Foundation. As a part of her retirement gift, we wanted to honour her and her work over the years as our Administrative Assistant. At her request, Read more…
A big thank you!
Thank you for helping to imagine and create a sustainable, inspiring future through your donation to the McDowell Foundation. Your gift, no matter the size, helps to lift us all up. Over the past year we made positive changes by addressing issues that impact a pandemic world through support for Read more…
Summary – Pandemic Research in the Classroom
Check out this summary of research emerging from the Directed Call for research on education during the pandemic. Thank you to all of the research teams for your work and expertise. Summary of Research
COVID Lessons from School II: Teacher Voice on Distance Learning in the Pandemic
Join the McDowell Foundation’s virtual Salon Series COVID Lessons from School II: Teacher Voice on Distance Learning in the Pandemic on June 7, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. to hear what lessons have been learned upon returning to school online during COVID-19. Hear from McDowell’s directed call teacher researcher Kelsey Shields Read more…
COVID Lessons from School: Teacher Research in the Pandemic
Thursday, April 22, 2021 – 7:00-8:30 p.m. Please join the McDowell Foundation for this special Salon Series focusing on research from three of our teams funded through the directed call. Presentations will include: Lessons Learned Upon Returning to School During COVID-19 (Suzanne Zwarych presenting) The purpose of this study is Read more…
Breaking Out of the Textbox – Increasing Outdoor Learning
The McDowell Foundation’s virtual Salon Series Breaking Out of the Textbox – Increasing Outdoor Learning took place on March 4, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. to understand the value of outdoor learning and how it can help improve the lives of students, foster reconciliation, and connect to one’s grass roots. Hear from Saskatoon Read more…
Improving Indigenous Students’ Success Through an Analysis and Implementation of Promising Teaching Practices
296 TERRY CRAIG CHERYL TREPTOW Summary: This project outlines the journey of a diverse team of culturally responsive lead learners within a rural school system in Saskatchewan as they attempted to identify perceived barriers to Indigenous student success while designing a framework that endeavoured to align promising practices and initiatives Read more…
Lessons Learned Upon Returning to School During COVID-19
313 DR. MADELINE PRESS SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC DR. SUZANNE ZWARYCH TJ ZWARYCH Summary: COVID-19 is having a huge impact on our lives. Many people fear for themselves as well as for family members who may be vulnerable to the virus. Teachers and parents also fear for the students they work with Read more…