February 3

2017

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS

Keynote Presentationby Charlene Bearhead – National Centre for Truth and ReconciliationReconciliation in Education

Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation 2317 Arlington Avenue Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Agenda8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Registration and Breakfast (Eamer Auditorium)

8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Introduction and Greetings (Eamer Auditorium)

• Elder – Treaty 6 – Lawrance Eyahpaise• President (McDowell) – Sheena Koops• Executive Director (STF) – Gwen Dueck

9:00 - 10:15 a.m. Keynote – Charlene Bearhead – Education Lead National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, University of Manitoba (Eamer Auditorium)

10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.Each Concurrent Session includes a 30-minute presentation on each project (30 minutes question/discussion at the end of both presentations)

McDowell RoomTheir Voices: What High School Students Are Saying About School-Related Anxiety Jenn de Lugt and Jenn Chan and Collaboration Reimagined: Classroom Teacher and Psychologist and Embedded InterventionsTammy Ferguson, Jillian Andrychuk, Cindy Focht, and Beverley Lane

Eamer Auditorium A Closer Look at Visual Literacy, Year Two: High School Teacher Experiences on How Visual Literacy Influences Engagement in Learning Lois Keller and Jacqueline Helman and The Impact of Treaty4Project on Students and Teachers: Learning From Our ExperienceNaomi Fortier-Freçon and Leia Laing

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch

Keynote Speaker 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.Charlene BearheadCharlene Bearhead, the education lead at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba, will speak about reconciliation. Ms. Bearhead previously served as the program manager for the National Day of Healing and Reconciliation, the education days coordinator for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and the national coordinator of Project of Heart.

1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Second Session – Breakouts

McDowell RoomInstructional Leaders Supporting Implementation of Effective Literacy Instruction Jennifer Dorval, Cheryl Treptow, Kristin Becotte, Anita Dolan, and Susan Plant and To Thrive and Flourish: Supporting Beginning Teachers Through an Induction-by-Mentoring Approach in Rural SaskatchewanLynn Lemisko, Laurie Hellsten, Carol Demchuk-Kosolofski, and Tracy Dollansky

Eamer AuditoriumCreating Opportunities for Using Family Funds of Knowledge to Support Literacy Skills Callie Lewry and Sharla Currie and The Wuchusk or Muskrat Project Renée Carrière and Bonnie Werner

2:30 - 2:45 p.m. Break

2:45 - 3:00 p.m.Terry Johanson, Director SPDU (Eamer Auditorium)

3:00 - 3:15 p.m. McDowell Research Award PresentationFinal comments and wrap up (Eamer Auditorium)

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2016 McDowell Foundation Research Award Recipient

Researcher: Renée Carrière

Project Title: The Wuchusk or Muskrat Project

This study integrates local community knowledge, scientific data collection, and Indigenous and Western ways of knowing by engaging students in meaningful, outdoor education. By integrating land-based education, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and other community members, together with the educational experience, the researcher was able to develop a high school credit recovery program in a northern Saskatchewan community.

The project was developed out of the questions students were asking about their land and community with goals that included increasing student engagement and success at the high school level through the inclusion of local, cultural-based learning. The results are available in a video final report entitled The Wuchusk or Muskrat Project: Part 1.

THANK YOU to the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation for your continued support of the McDowell Foundation and Learning From Practice 2017.

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS

The McDowell Foundation depends on numerous individuals who voluntarily contribute their time and expertise to the governance of the organization.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the following members of the Foundation’s Board of Directors and Project Review Committee:

2016-17 Board of DirectorsMartin Berg, Superannuate

Darren Bird, Oskayak High School

Elaine Broughton, Superannuate

Belinda Daniels, University of Saskatchewan

Carlo Hansen, John Paul II Collegiate

Jade Ivan, Midale Central School

Diana Jemieff, Pike Lake School

Sheena Koops, Bert Fox Community High School

Sean Lockwood, Maymont Central School

Tish Karpa, Senior Administrative Staff, STF

2016-17 Project Review CommitteeDonna LajeunesseBrenda NeedhamKevin Riffel

Andrea SterzukTerry Wotherspoon