Wendy James My first McDowell project was Beyond the Mouse and Modem (Henderson, James, & Cannon, 2003), a survey of over 2,000 Saskatchewan teachers about their knowledge and use of technology in the classroom. We did an overall summary for the province that revealed teachers lacked the skill and knowledge Read more…
Ramona Stiller https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=169ICMU7a6I Ramona Stiller shares her research story as we continue to celebrate our 30th anniversary through her video.
McDowell Foundation- a springboard to a wonderful career Sharlene McGowan, PhD As I reflect upon its thirtieth anniversary, I think about how the McDowell Foundation has had such a profound influence on my career in education. I embarked upon a solo project in the spring of 2000 to investigate how Read more…
Renée Carrière My involvement with the McDowell Foundation started in 2014-15 with my local research titled the Muskrat/Wuchusk Project. With my students from Charlebois Community School in Cumberland House, we explored together questions they raised: Why is the water so brown? Where have all the muskrats gone? We did a Read more…
Nadeeka Obada Lekamlage My research project addresses possibilities and advantages of incorporating Indigenous knowledge into high school science to teach in a Northern Saskatchewan high school. Indigenous knowledge framework is a noble instrument to inspire students liking science and promote choosing job categories in the essential job and demanding science-related Read more…
Margaret Symon-Lungal I am very grateful and very appreciative of the funds and the personal connection to ensure that my booklet was published and recognized as valuable and authentically representative of my research findings. I was, and still am, very passionate about working with refugees and immigrants, and after I Read more…
Cindy Smith In 2010, I partnered with Arlene Prestie and Michelle Morley to research Technology Supported Inquiry Based Learning in Mathematics. This was my first experience with research, and I loved it! As teachers, learning and growing our practice is an ongoing process. Documenting and measuring the impact of our Read more…
Lois Keller and Jacqueline Helman The McDowell Foundation remains important to supporting creativity, collaboration, and rich professional learning experiences that move beyond momentary workshops and division initiatives and it offers a unique opportunity to contribute to educational research. It empowers teachers in delving into the daily inquiry of practice with Read more…
Learning How to Learn in An Information Age Linda L. Nosbush What was the focus of your project, including the key findings? The research traces the stages of growth in the five-year journey that took us into schools and classrooms, a university, a community, and contexts of innovative interprofessional practice Read more…
Thankful for Three Dr. Stirling McDowell Foundation Research Projects, 2003, 2006, 2007 The Dr. Stirling McDowell Foundation projects offered multiple opportunities to pursue research interests while collaborating with humble yet gifted colleagues and personalizing education experiences for students and their families. For example, Diane Diebel, deceased in 2015, was a Read more…