Researchers: Danene Kopperud, Dawn Paylor, and Mathew Grupp This research is designed to evaluate how effectively Culturally Relevant Pedagogy improves phonological and phonemic awareness skills for Indigenous students. It aims to explore the effects of CRP-based reading intervention on students’reading proficiency, as well as their involvement, enthusiasm, and overallsuccess in Read more…
Researcher: Janet Lowndes Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan 50th Anniversary Special Directed Call. The purpose of this study is to raise awareness within the profession of the extraordinary resource that is represented by retired teachers. Those teachers who chose to return to teaching, whether as substitute teachers or contract instructors, have Read more…
Researchers: Jane Macleod, Sue Amundrud and Anna Wehrkamp. Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan 50th Anniversary Special Directed Call. The purpose of this study is to explore significant factors or influences on teachers as they transition or adapt from their identity as a teacher, staff member, colleague, school leader etc. to a Read more…
Managing Student Stress During COVID-19 Researchers: Brent Keen and Angela Csiki The focus of our project was to discover how effectively we can mitigate students’ stress over the COVID-19 pandemic using strategies that promoted mindfulness. Our objective was to measure how successfully we could reduce students’ stress levels using three different Read more…
Researchers: Raquel Oberkirsch 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 Read more…
Pandemic Thrivers: Investigating Thriving Teachers’ Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes During the First Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic Researchers: Dr. Judy Jaunzems-Fernuk and Ivy ArmstrongAugust 2023 With this case study, we propose interviewing up to five teachers from one Saskatchewan school division who describe themselves as having thrived throughout the Read more…
Researcher: Seleste EftodaNovember 2023 | Winner of the 2023-24 McDowell Foundation Research Award There is an urgent need to address the teacher wellbeing crisis that is gripping many teachers within the province, across the country and around the globe. Teacher well-being is an urgent concern as the wellbeing of the Read more…
K-12 Saskatchewan Distance Education: Digging Deeper into 21st Century Classrooms During a Pandemic Researcher: Kelsey ShieldsFebruary 2022 Distance education has the ability to enhance Kindergarten-Grade 12 (K-12) education in Saskatchewan by reducing the barriers and challenges currently presented in public education, especially during the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) global pandemic. Within Read more…
Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Lived Experience of Saskatchewan Researchers: Dr. Madeline Press, Dr. Suzanne Zwarych, TJ Zwarych, Alex Owilli and Josee Bumphrey.June 2021 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 Read more…