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Volunteer Opportunity: Foundation Board Members Needed! The Foundation is currently accepting expressions of interest to sit on our Board of Directors. Directors are appointed for a three-year term and provide strategic direction, fiscal oversight and risk-management leadership for the Foundation. The Board meets approximately four times per year. Serving on a Read more…

How does a Teacher
Incorporate Place-Based First Nations Way of Living in Nature in a Classroom to Teach High School Science in a Northern Reserve School?

How does a Teacher Incorporate Place-Based First Nations Way of Living in Nature in a Classroom to Teach High School Science in a Northern Reserve School? Researchers: Nadeeka Obada Lekamlage, Geraldine Red IronGratitude: Canoe Lake Miksew School, Canoe Lake, North West College, Meadow Lake, Transition Place Education Centre, Meadow Lake. July 2022 Read more…

Partnerships of Change:
Transforming Language in Three-Way
Conferences for English as an Additional Language Student Success

Partnership of Change: Transforming Language in Three-Way Conferences for English as an Additional Language (EAL) Student Success Researchers: Shawna Jurgens, Brenden Kroeger, Dr. Zhi Li, Dr. Hyunjung Shin, Shannon Storey, Julia Daantos, and Xiaoxue Xie. The purpose of this proposed research is to strengthen partnerships among EAL parents, students and teachers Read more…

Instructional Leaders
Supporting Implementation
of Effective Literacy Instruction

Instructional Leaders Supporting Implementation of Effective Literacy Instruction Researchers: Jennifer Dorval, Dawn Paylon, Anita Dolan, Susan Plant, Cheryl Treptow and Kristin Becotte.October 2016 In this research, teachers and administrators were invited to engage in collaborative research alongside the Northwest School Division Reading Team. Each team member worked through their own journey Read more…

Partnership of Change: Transforming Language in Three-Way Conferences for English as an Additional Language (EAL) Student Success

Join Shawna Jurgens, Brenden Kroger, Dr. Hyunjung Shin, Dr Zhi Li, Shannon Storey, Julia Daantos and Xie (Grace) Xiaoxue September 28th from 7:00-8:30pm  as they share finding from their research. on EAL parent-student-teacher conferences aimed at supporting teachers, schools, and families to generate knowledge and awareness on the topic. This Read more…

How does a teacher incorporate place based “First Nations way of living in nature” in to
classroom to teach high school sciences in a northern reserve school?

By Nadeeka Obada Lekamlage The main purpose of the research is to explore, recognize and learn how to incorporate place-based First Nations ways of living in nature into high school science classes. As educators in Northern Saskatchewan, we are interested in exploring trends in high school science education, identifying  challenges Read more…

2022-23 FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT

McDowell Foundation Funded Projects – 2022-23 The McDowell Foundation is pleased to announce the following projects have been approved for 2022-23. Congratulations to all the recipients and we look forward to sharing the results of this work next year. A Critical Participatory Action Research Project: Improving Teaching practices Through Professional Read more…

Exploring Indigenous Student Sense of Belonging in a Saskatchewan High School

Researchers: Raquel Bellefleur and Melanie Press NORA’S SPECIAL DIRECTED CALL The proposed participatory action research explores Indigenous students’ experiences of belonging at a Saskatchewan high school over one school year. We will examine the effects of implementing culturally relevant initiatives such as a beading club, painting workshops with local Indigenous artists, Read more…