• 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 ...
• Fostering a Healthy and Compassionate Community of Connection of Staff in Times of Change 

  Abell, Katrina (2019-05-09)

  The new BC curriculum has moved in the right direction by recognizing that developing an individual’s education is multidimensional by the introduction of the Core Competencies. This does not just have to apply to students ...
• Smells like school spirit: an annotated bibliography to acknowledge, honour, and nurture the spirit in schools 

  Kach, Nichola Jeanne (2019-05-06)
• Historical Empathy 

  Dunstan, Duane (2019-05-03)

  Abstract This paper explores the concept of historical empathy. A brief history of the concept in Social Studies education is presented along with multiple definitions and its principles. The pedagogical framework of how ...
• New graduate experiences of learning ethics and equity in the UVic undergraduate engineering program 

  Fagan, John (2019-04-26)

  This study listens to the contributions of recent graduates from the University of Victoria’s Bachelor of Engineering Program, hearing their understanding of ethics and equity, and how they experienced learning this in the ...
• Teaching national values in an era of reconciliation: a critical examination of B.C.'s draft high school Social Studies curriculum, 2015-2018 

  Dubensky, Kate (2019-04-23)

  Canadian public life is currently informed by what can be broadly considered an era of reconciliation. While definitions abound, the aim of reconciliation is just relations between Canada and Indigenous nations. Efforts ...
• Nuu-chah-nulth traditional pedagogy: shining light on authentic contemporary assessment practice 

  Johnsen, Kelly (2019-04-05)

  Historically, the Nuu-chah-nulth People of Vancouver Island passed down knowledge and skills utilizing methods analogous with traditional Indigenous pedagogies around the world. These traditional teaching and assessment ...

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