Projects  

Rural Education wilding (REwilding) a Place-Counscious Partnership for Thriving, Spring 2020-ongoing.

R&D Partnership for Rural Education Leadership Capacity Building, July 2019-ongoing. 
Including the Idaho Building Capacity project , Region One Collaborative Outreach Network  and Idaho Rural Education Association

Rural Meets Digitization: Exploring What's Modern and What's Best, March 2019-ongoing. 

SOAR: Rural School improvement, July 2017-April 2019.

Beyond one-to-one: From technology to pedagogy, January 2012- December 2017. 
Including the Internal Research Collaborative 

Spaces 4 learning: A participatory design driver,  August 2013- June 2015.

Presentations and Publications 

Wargo, E. Simmons, J. Kim, J., & Jensen, R. (2023, November). What’s does AI say about rural education and what do rural educators say about AI. A  presentation at the National Rural Education Association Annual Conference. 

Wargo, E., Ryu, J.H., & Kim, J. (2023, November). Taking STEM  leadership and learning to new heights with co-mentoring.  A presentation at the National Rural Education Association Annual Conference. 

Wargo, E. Kim, J., Simmons, J. & Jenson, R. (2023, November). Idaho Education and AI: 

Questions and Considerations for Policymakers. A presentation at the Annual Idaho School Boards Association conference. Boise, Idaho. 

Wargo, E. & Kim, J. (2023, November). Switching hats: Effective governance in support of 

 student outcome excellence. A presentation at the Annual Idaho School Boards Association 

 conference. Boise, Idaho. 

Wargo, E. Jenson, R., Kim, J., & Simmons, J. (2023, August). Idaho Education and AI: 

 Questions and Considerations. A presentation at the Annual Idaho Association of School 

 Administrator’s conference. Boise, Idaho.

Wargo, E. (2023, August). Begin with Leadership. A presentation at the Annual Idaho 

 Association of School Administrator’s conference. Boise, Idaho. 

Bauscher, R., Kim, J., Wargo, E., Myers, M. & Taylor, C. (2023, August). Aspiring Administrators are Better Together. A presentation at the Annual Idaho Association of School Administrator’s conference. Boise, Idaho. 

Wargo, E. & Kim, J. (2023). Education policy entangled with technology: Considering rural.

A presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association. [Virtual]  

Aragon, A.M., Esnard, T.R., Beck, M.Z, Feliciano-Semidei, R., Cadwell, J., Howard, M, 

Wargo, E., Cobb-Robers, D., Dicerson, M.S., & Kern, A. (2023). Women in STEM Education Network (WiSEN): In Pursuit of Women's Consequential Truths in Mentoring. A presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association. Chicago, Illinois.  

Wargo, E., Lorentzen, I., & McCaw, W.P. (2022) What’s Yours and What’s Mine: Rural Education Governance, Leadership and Policy in Schools. https://doi.org/10.1080/15700763.2022.2160989

Wargo, E., Cox, K., Hamer, T., & Nevins-Lavatar, M. (November, 2022). Idaho Canvas for Learning. An invited pannel presentation at the Boise State University Rural Education Forum. 

Wargo, E., Cantrell, R., McCaw, W. P., & Lorentzen, I. (2022). Rural School District Leadership and Governance: Eating Your Veggies to Stay on the Balcony. The Rural Educator, 43(4), 62-66. https://doi.org/10.55533/2643-9662.1352 

Arkoosh, B. & Wargo, E. (2022). Unlocking the District Office Door: A Review of Literature. Perspectives, 1(20-27). https://heyzine.com/flip-book/8e5b5b25db.html#page/20

Wargo, E. & Kim, J. (November, 22). Effective Governance for Student Outcome Excellent. A presentation at the Annual Idaho School Boards Association conference. Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. 

Kim, J. & Wargo, E. (2022). The Interface of leadership development and extracurricular activity: Exploring the effects of involvement in extracurricular activity on community leadership Leadership and Research in Education,(1), 11-36. 

Wargo, E., Raney, T., & Kim, J.H. (October, 22). Enhancing Rural Pre-Service Educators’ Competency Through Effective Feedback and Mentoring. A presentation at the National Rural Education Association Annual Conference.

Wargo, E. Simmons, J. Kim, J.H., & Hammer, T. (October , 22). What’s Changed and What has Stayed the Same? Appreciating Rural. A presentation at the National Rural Education Association Annual Conference.

Wargo, E., Ryu, J.H., & Kim, J. (October, 22). Online and Hands-on Applied STEM Learning: Towards a Place-conscious Approach. A presentation at the National Rural Education Association Annual Conference. 

Wargo, E. & Hoke, I. (2022). Revisiting Rural Education Access, Educational Considerations, 48(2). https://doi.org/10.4148/0146-9282.2333

Wargo, E., Holyoke, L. & Kim, J. (August, 2022). Leading Healthy Happy Teams. A presentation at the Annual Idaho Association of School Administrator’s conference. Boise, Idaho. 

Wargo, E., & Kim, J. (August, 2022). The “Who” and “How” of Leading Lasting Change. A  presentation at the Annual Idaho Association of School Administrators conference. Boise, Idaho. 

Prempeh., A., Kim., J. & Wargo, E. (August, 2022). Teacher Committeement A presentation at the Annual Idaho Association of School Administrators conference.  Boise, Idaho.

Kim, J, Pomerantz, K, & Wargo. E. (May, 2022). Utilizing Jigsaw for Group Collaboration and Active Learning. Active Learning. Symposium. 

Wargo, E., McCaw, B., & Lorentzen, I. (April, 2022). What’s yours and what’s mine: Rural Governance for district improvement. A presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association. San Diego, California.  10.3102/IP.22.1883699

Wargo, E. & Long, D. (Nov, 2021). Lasting leadership for school improvement. A presentation University of Idaho, College of Education Health and Human Sciences Intramural Seminar #4.  https://youtu.be/aapy1WuGI1U?t=1894

Wargo, E.S., Lorentzen, I, & McCaw, B. (2021). Effective educational governance for student outcome excellence. A presentation at the Annual Idaho School Boards Association conference, Boise, Idaho. 

Wargo, E. S., & Simmons, J. (2021). Technology storylines: A narrative analysis of the rural education research . The Rural Educator, 42(2), 35-50. https://doi.org/10.35608/ruraled.v42i2.1240

Wargo, E. (2021, August). Leader improvisation: Drivers for partnership sustainability. A presentation at the International Symposium for Innovation in Rural Education. Online 

Wargo, E. (2021, August). Which Tool? A presentation at the Annual Idaho Association of School Administrators conference. Boise, Idaho. 

Wargo, E. (2021, August). Building and Nurturing Focused Leadership Capacity. A presentation at the Annual Idaho Association of School Administrators conference. Boise, Idaho. 

Wargo, E. (April 21, 2021). Adaptive Leadership in Support of Education Change.  An invited presentation at the Annual 24hours of PBL conference. Online. 

Wargo, E. (April 10, 2021). Looking to Technology: Revisiting the Promise of "The Magic School Bus." A presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association. Online. 

Wargo, E., Budge, K., Carr-chellman, D., & Canfield-Davis, K. (2021).  Leadership for Rural School District Improvement: The Case of One Statewide Research Practice Partnership. Journal of Research in Rural Education. https://doi.org/10.26209/jrre3701

Wargo, E., Carr-chellman, D., Budge, K., & Canfield-Davis, K. (2021). On the digital frontier: Stakeholders in rural areas take on educational technology and schooling. Journal of Research on Technology in Education  https://doi.org/10.1080/15391523.2020.1760753

Wargo, E. (2020, July). Leading Learning Cafe. A presentation at the Annual Idaho Association of School Administrators conference. Boise, Idaho. 

Wargo, E. (2020). Intertwined higher education places and spaces. Journal for the Study of Postsecondary and Tertiary Education, 5, 79-84. https://doi.org/10.28945/4535

Wargo, E. (April 18, 2020). Rural Education Technology Storylines: A Systematic Review. A presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association. San Fransisco, California.  (Conference Canceled)

Budge, K., Wargo, E., Carr-Chellman, D., & Canfield-Davis, K. (2019). When "career and  college ready" means only (or mostly) "college ready": Perspectives from stakeholders in six  rural and small communities. Leadership and Policy in Schools. https://doi.org/10.1080/15700763.2019.1696371

Wargo, E. (2019, November 21st). Trails for education: A four-part special on front-country trails in Bonner Co (Invited article). Reader, 16(47), 14-15. 

Wargo, E. (2019, November). Smooth sailing of rough water: Navigating digital connectivity. A presentation at the Annual Idaho School Boards Association conference. Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. 

Wargo, E. (2019, July). Begin with leadership. A presentation at the Annual Idaho Association of School Administrators conference. Boise, Idaho. 

Wargo, E. (2019, July). Elevate your focus: Thinking through digital connectivity. A presentation at the Annual Idaho Association of School Administrators conference. Boise, Idaho. 

Miller, R. J., Wargo, E., & Hoke, I. (2019). Instructional Coaching: Navigating the Complexities of Leadership. Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555458919848134

Wargo, E., Carr-Chellman, D., Budge, K., & Canfield-Davis, K. (2019, April). Adaptive rural school district  improvement: The case of one statewide research-practice partnership. A presentation at the Annual    Meeting of the American Education Research Association. Toronto, Ontario. 

Wargo, E., Carr-Chellman, D., Canfield-Davis, K. & Budge, K. (2018, August). Rural stakeholders and research-practice partnership involvement. A presentation at the International Symposium for Innovation in Rural Education. Bozeman, Montana. 

Budge, K., Carr-Chellman, D., Wargo, E., & Canfield-Davis, K. (2018, April). When "career and college ready" means only (or mostly) "college ready": Perspectives from stakeholders in six rural and small communities. A presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association. New York, New York. 

Wargo, E., & McCallan, J. (2017, October 4th). Screenagers: Starting a dialog about teen device usage.  Morning Show. [Radio broadcast]. Sandpoint, ID: KRFY.  

Wargo, E. (2017, April). Informed innovation through collective dialogue. ECIS Global Insights, 4 (26-31). 

Wargo, E. (2017, March). Deeper dialogues with data. In Bebell, D.,  Collecting and leveraging data for improved reflection and congruence at the annual Deeper Learning conference, San Diego, United States. 

Bebell, D., Wargo, E. & Dilworth, D. (2017, March). Data driven dialogues with learning analytics. Presented at the annual conference of Swiss International Schools Group, Zürich, Switzerland. 

Wargo, E. (2016, September). Navigating overload: Communication norms for school communities. Presented at the annual Google Apps for Education European Summit, Zürich, Switzerland.

Wargo, E. (2016, April). Program design for empathy in an era of information overload. Keynote presented at the Learning 1st Ed. Camp, Zürich, Switzerland. 

Wargo, E. (2016, April). Disruptively informed: Action research to support reflective practice. Presented at the Learning 2.0 conference, Milan, Italy.

Wargo, E. (2016, February). PLCs to support deeper learning. Discussion panel member at the annual ASB (American School of Mumbai) Unplugged, Mumbai, India.

Wargo, E. (2015, February). Action research: Support learning beyond the device. Presented at the annual #Beyondlaptops conference, Yokohoma, Japan. 

Wargo, E. (2014, January). Digital citizenship a proactive approach for school leaders. Presented at annual Swiss Group of International Schools technology leaders symposium, Geneva, Switzerland. 

Wargo, E. (2013, November). Are you enhancing teacher literacy with technology? How do you know? Presented at the Literacy and Language conference, Zürich, Switzerland.

Wargo, E. (2013, September). Digital citizenship, a whole school research based approach. Presented at the Digital Evolutions conference, Munich, Germany.

Wargo, E. (2012, March). Leading learning in an era of new media. Keynote presented at the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institutes Technology in Education conference, Thalwil, Switzerland.

Wargo, E. & Dilworth, M. (2011, November). Beyond one-to-one, leadership implications for moving schools forward. Presented at the annual European Council of International Schools conference, Lisbon, Portugal.