Promising Practices for Meaningful Family Engagement Researchers: Carly Robson Gilchrist, Pamela Sawatzky and Amber ThompsonOctober 2020 As three researchers, each from distinct rural communities, we will seek to establish and communicate a host of possible practices that are central to engaging families to support student learning. Our project proposal asks, Read more
Teachers Leading Teachers: The Saskatchewan Professional Development Unit’s Facilitator Community Researcher: Dr. Pamela Osmond-Johnson (University of Regina)October 2018 Within this context, the purpose of this study was twofold. Firstly, the project aimed to explore the value-added component of communities of practice within the teaching profession by examining the SPDU’s Facilitator Read more
Collaborative Ecological Consultation: Psychologist, Classroom Teacher, and Embedded Interventions Researchers: Tammy FergusonSeptember 2020 The focus of this research was on ecological collaboration at the intervention stage of psychological consultation in schools. In this action research, teachers and psychologists worked in partnership to select and then to embed appropriate interventions within a Read more
Creating Opportunities for Using Family Funds of Knowledge to Support Literacy Skills Researchers: Callie Lewry and Sharla Currie December 2016 In our community school we are working on improving oral language and literacy skills.We know the research says that parent engagement is a primary factor in student success; thus, we wanted to Read more
Their Voices: What High School Students are Saying about School Related Anxiety Researchers: Dr. Jenn de Lugt and Jenn Chan2017 The purpose of the study is to further our understanding of anxiety as experienced by high school students, and how these anxieties can be mitigated.Through 10 weekly confidential journal entries, and Read more
Exploring Visual Literacy: Secondary Teacher and Consultant Reflections on how Increasing Visual Literacy Impacts Adolescent Learning Researchers: Lois Keller and Karon Guttormson August 2015 Teaching visual literacy as a way to increase student engagement and improve student achievement remains largely untapped in high school content subject areas (Draper & Siebert, 2010; Read more
Using Teacher Collaboration to Increase Student Engagement Researchers: Paul McTavis, Moira Hamm, Michelle Brochu, Audrey Gavlas, Jon Pedersen and Cherie Wilke-PrielOctober 2015 The intent of this research project was to explore teacher experiences and observations as teachers worked collaboratively to deepen their understanding of student engagement. More specifically, the researchers Read more
Superhumans: How Teachers Use Graphic Novels Researcher: Scott AllenAugust 2015 Current expectations in the Saskatchewan English language arts curriculum acknowledgethat the language arts are not simply about reading and writing, but involve a good balanceof listening, speaking, viewing and representing as well. Furthermore, the curriculumacknowledges the importance of any and all Read more
Ē-kiwēyitotamāhk Kitāyisinēwinānāw: Reclaiming Our Cree Language Through Oral Tradition Researchers: Diane Peekeekoot, Charlotte Campbell, Emily Weenoonis and Shaun Sasakamoose. August 2015 What began as a project to revitalize our traditional Cree language in our school became an incredible re-awakening and revitalization of our Cree culture, and formed new bonds with Elders Read more
To Thrive and Flourish: Supporting Beginning Teachers Through an Induction-by-Mentoring Approach in Rural Saskatchewan Researchers: Lynn Lemisko, Laurie-ann M. Hellsten, and Carol Demchuk-KosolofskiMarch 2017 The overall objective of this research was to examine, in the context of rural Saskatchewan, the key components of an effective and sustainable mentorship approach that Read more