• Sacred Mandala inquiry: the lived experience of painting a Mandala as research 

  Johnston, M. Jane (2019-09-05)

  This phenomenological hermeneutic research explores the author’s lived experience of painting a Sacred Mandala over the course of 15 months while focusing on child-loss by adoption. In this dissertation, the structure, ...
• Exploring a teacher's facilitation of a collaborative story writing unit using Google Docs in a culturally and linguistically diverse high school English class 

  Wilson, Deirdre (2019-09-05)

  This dissertation shares findings from a descriptive case study that examined an experienced teacher’s facilitation of a collaborative story writing project using Google Docs in a culturally and linguistically diverse Grade ...
• “I can be there one day”: learning and leadership development in a community of self-identified women in technology 

  Hamer, Melissa (2019-09-03)

  Women’s underrepresentation in the technology industry is a relevant and timely issue. The increasing use of technology and its expansion into our daily lives demand greater technical literacy and skills. Despite its growth, ...
• Video games and the classroom 

  Burren, Jamie (2019-08-30)

  This study explores the effects on student learning of the inclusion of video games within a Language Arts secondary school classroom. Video Games are often disparaged by both parents and educators as having a significantly ...
• Recognizing and navigating the relational landscapes of self in action: How higher Ed educators construe the value and purpose of the ePortfolio process 

  Gerrity, Scott (2019-08-29)

  Instructors in higher education are being asked to introduce electronic portfolios (ePs) into their teaching without prior knowledge or experience on how to do it effectively. They struggle with conceptualizing how the eP ...
• Chinese international student perspectives of their British Columbia offshore school experiences 

  Alexander, Ian (2019-08-29)

  Over the past twenty years, high school students in China have been learning the British Columbia (BC) public curriculum in certified private offshore schools with the intention of attending post-secondary institutions ...
• Queering as a critical imagination: educators envisioning queering schools praxis through critical participatory action research 

  Cavanaugh, Lindsay (2019-07-03)

  It is well documented that hetero/cisnormativity is prevalent in schools. Queerness predominantly enters schools through anti-Queerphobia work, efforts to protect and include “at risk” gender and sexually creative youth ...
• What is the Impact of Digital Technology on Young Students? 

  Hendry, Pina (2019-05-24)

  Abstract This project focuses on the impact of the misuse and/or overuse of digital technologies on children’s cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. The purpose of this report is to impart knowledge ...
• Learning at an Edge: Engaging Unique and Discerning Learners in Alternate Education Programs 

  Smith, Cara (2019-05-21)

  In Elliot W. Eisner’s (2001) article “What does it mean to say a school is doing well?” (p. 370) we are asked to imagine what we might pay attention to in schools if we didn’t rely on standardized testing to give us ...
• Literature and life through the lens of the archetypes 

  Walker, Omdrea (2019-05-18)

  The purpose of this project is to illustrate the benefits of using the archetypes to help educators enrich their use of BC’s New Curriculum and to provide resources and methods for teachers to use the archetypes in the ...
• Storied coast: experiencing, understanding, and fostering a nature-based curriculum 

  Miller, Sarah C. (2019-05-15)

  Environmental education continues to generate interest from parents, educators, and researchers, as the deficits linked to limited time in nature combined with the benefits associated with outdoor learning experiences have ...
• Nurturing language identities in the early French immersion classroom 

  Anderson, Kelsey S (2019-05-15)

  This work investigates ideas surrounding bilingualism in Canada, the role of language teachers, and linguistic identities. Of interest to this researcher is not only how people acquire language, but how people develop a ...
• Montessori Meets British Columbia's New Curriculum: Incorporating Montessori Principles into Public School Classrooms 

  Weir, Stacey (2019-05-14)

  At a time in which technology is both pivotal and ever-changing, the need for students to become independent and passionate learners has never been more important. With the unveiling of British Columbia’s new curriculum, ...
• Reflections On Multiage Looping: Building Relationships That Support Learning 

  Franceschini, Diane (2019-05-14)

  This project is a compilation and synthesis of qualitative and quantitative research on multiage looping (split grade classrooms where students spend two years with the same teacher) combined with the reflections from ...
• Culturally Responsive Pedagogy for In-service BC Teachers 

  Salman, Nadia (2019-05-12)

  This paper explores the tenets of culturally responsive pedagogy in K-12 classrooms, which can accelerate the motivation and engagement of every student in the class. The literature review investigates the perspectives of ...
• Designing with Diversity in Mind: Co-Creating Inclusively Built Learning Environments 

  Bridal, Grania (2019-05-10)

  School layout and design, the so-called third teacher, can wield considerable power for students with physical and learning impairments. Students who experience their world differently from the norm may be enabled by ...
• Teaching is a Work of Heart: A Narrative Inquiry on the Impact of Trauma-Informed Practice on Teacher Self-Efficacy 

  Bannister, Tristan (2019-05-10)

  As society’s collective understanding of trauma has grown, we have begun to identify more children who enter school having already had several adverse childhood experiences. Teachers who engage empathetically with these ...
• Decolonization and the Non-Indigenous Educator 

  Norris, Sherisse (2019-05-10)

  Indigenous knowledge and perspectives have become an important piece of British Columbia’s new curriculum. This is reflected by their presence across the curriculum throughout the grades. Many non-Indigenous educators feel ...
• Positive Feedback Loops for Lifelong Learning: Exploring the Interplay Between Self-regulation, Metacognition, and Feedback 

  Treloar, Graham (2019-05-10)

  Metacognition, self-regulation, and the ability to receive and engage with feedback in constructive ways, are essential for the development of capable, lifelong learners. The literature review in this project examines ...
• Re-Imagining Technology Education with an Eco-centric Focus 

  Evans, Joel R. (2019-05-09)

  How do you take the projects, processes, and skills already being taught in BC’s technology education classrooms, integrate the demands of the new BC curriculum, all while navigating eco-centric ideas and knowledge? This ...

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