Congratulations to the Wigham Family Award Recipients!
We are proud to showcase the work of all our Interns. The incredible range of projects and achievements the Symposium Showcases is part of its strength. The Symposium is a significant source of professional growth and development for all participants and attendees. We encourage all Interns to participate in this exciting afternoon of professional development and celebration.
Congratulations to the Interns below, who received the Wigham Family Professional Inquiry Project Award for Outstanding PIPs shared at the Symposium.
Current Recipients
Fall 2023
Enhancing Musical Mastery: The Influence of Explicit Executive Functioning Instruction ... Eric Garner
What impact might emphasizing executive functioning skills in my instruction have on students' performance of musical tasks?
Teaching Grade 7 Students How to ChatGPT Without Getting Caught ... Bennett Kubitz
To what extent are schools effective in teaching students how to use AI such as ChatGPT as a tool instead of a shortcut as well as how effective is AI as a tool for educators?
AI Socratic Seminars and Other AI Utilizations ... Alexander McEwan
How can AI be utilized within a Social Studies classroom?
Past Recipients
Can I Give You a High-Five? Consent-Focused Pedagogy in the Classroom … Janey Deacon-Rosamond
To what extent does consent-focused pedagogy and practice enhance students' confidence to set and respect boundaries?
What a Wonderful World: An Examination of the Role of Wonder in the Science Classroom ... Amanda Reimer
How can science educators use wonder and curiosity to instill enduring resilience, creativity, and the habits of critical thought in students?
Silence is Deadly: How to Incorporate Trauma Informed Practices when Teaching Texts with Heavy Themes ... Gracie Morbeck, Michaela Eckersley, Blake Bartlett
How can we teach Romeo and Juliet and broach the subject of suicide?
How Language Can Affect Students’ Social Interaction Within the Classroom ... Grace Onjario
How does language affect students' social interaction and in what ways can we boost their confidence to overcome their fear of making mistakes?
The Power of Leadership and Physical Activity ... Zara Johnson
How does promoting and encouraging students to participate in daily physical activity during scheduled outside recess and lunch breaks influence their social, emotional and physical well-being?
Integrating Pop Culture: Using Student's Interests to Increase Personal Vocabulary ... Jennifer Biglin
Can interest based instruction aid to students' confidence in their own vocabulary?
Using Video Game Software to Teach Social Studies Content and Increase Engagement ... Karl Hanson
Will transforming Social Studies textbook content into a computer role playing game (RPG) increase student engagement and test scores?
The Global Citizen Project ... Sara Bieniada
Are large-scale, multidisciplinary projects an effective way to increase student motivation?
Mindful Littles- Mindfulness, SEL, and Self-Regulation in the Early Elementary Classroom ... Ashley Hoisington
Should mindfulness practices be used in an early elementary classroom as a pathway to support Social-Emotional Learning and Self-Regulation?
Tackling Racial Underrepresentation in Majority White Schools ... Deema Abushaban
How can educators tackle the issue of racial under-representation in majority white schools?
How to Incorporate Blackfoot Values into the Early Elementary Classroom ... Kate Lawless
How can Blackfoot Values be used to incorporate FNMI content into the Early Elementary classroom in order to consistently teach Indigenous content to students while also teaching them valuable social and emotional concepts?
Fed Up with EDs ... Kit Zachery
Can teaching students about body image and disordered eating change any maladaptive and/or misinformed beliefs students may have, and can it result in the prevention or treatment of eating disorders in students?
Have you Flipped Your Lid? … Breanna Tonin
How can teachers implement emotional regulation strategies into the classroom to help our students (and ourselves!) when we 'flip our lids'?
Teaching While White: Navigating Anti-Racist Pedagogy as a White Educator … Destiny Rothenburg
In what ways can white educators implement anti-racist teaching practices?
Classroom Management Strategies … Deanna Fraulin
What are the most effective classroom management strategies to use in Division 1 classrooms?
Outdoor Education in Division One Classrooms … Mallory Vanderveen
What are effective ways to integrate outdoor learning into a typical lower elementary classroom?
‘The Dorm’: FNMI Design Space Learning in High School … Vanessa Pavan
Does design space learning enhance student engagement in the inquiry process?
Teaching Science with Science Fiction … Kassandra (Kassy) Pointer
Can Educators Increase, And Maintain, Content Engagement By Teaching Science With Science Fiction?