Research focus area

Research Curators updates

May 2021

To end May a year ending review was held for this strategic area and the goals above. Positively influencing and negatively hindering factors were recorded as well as future recommendations for each goal.

• Please see the LINK to the review record and feedback.

April 2021

• Goal 1 - Began preparation steps for the June 18th Student-Led Learning Conference/

• Goal 1 - Hosted two Research Cafes for Grade 5 students focusing on Exhibition surveys, interviews and data analysis.

• Goal 4 - Preparing DIRection Website to house student and research fellow publications.

March 2021

• Goal 1 - Hosted two Research Cafes for Grade 11 students focusing on Extended Essay research questions and annotated bibliographies.

• Goal 4 - Brought on two new student research curators and the team is working on the student-led research conference.

• Goal 5 - Hosted the third research fellows meeting focusing on data analysis and making their research public.

• Goal 6 - Drafted a research center communications plan for the period leading up to the end of the school year.

January 2021

• Goal 4 - We have taken applications from students of grade 9 & 10 to be student research curators. We received two excellent applications and will be interviewing those two students soon for the position.

• Goal 5 - In January, we have started to have individual conferences with all research fellows to help ensure their projects continue to move forward.

December 2020

• Goal 1 - Presentation to the Board, at its November meeting, about current research centre goals and projects.

• Goal 4 - Second meeting with teacher research fellows was held to discuss action research projects and methodologies.

• Goal 6 - Presentation to the community about research projects and how they could benefit from fundraising took place.

IMPORTANT

November - Due to additional expectations with COVID-19 protocols / Lockdown 2 and Home / Online Learning requirements some strategic projects have now been paused.

Project 2 - Although teachers had some training on using the research tools platform this year, this project is currently paused in order to shift focus to Project 1 (adding content to the platform).

Other Projects - Will continue as planned.

October 2020

• Goal 2 - Staff were introduced and given a basic training session on DIRection website on the October professional development day.

• Goal 2 - Grade 10 students continue to make progress with their personal projects, using DIRection to help guide them in making surveys or doing interviews.

• Goal 4 - ISP Research Fellow cohort met and started work on their respective research questions and research proposals.

September 2020

• Goal 1 - DIRection research tools platform launched, introduced to Grade 10 students and used during Research Café.

• Goal 1 - DIRection research tools platform is the subject of a professional development session on October 23rd; will gather feedback on how platform can be used in classrooms across the school.

• Goal 6 - Confinement research results (surveys sent to staff and students) will be shared on the digital dashboard.