OUR FINDINGS:
The key domains of character, wellbeing, pedagogy & diversity
The key domains of character, wellbeing, pedagogy & diversity
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Click on the links below to reveal the key takeaways and research details for each faculty research project. The findings have been categorized by the four areas of focus for CCBE research: Character, Wellbeing, Pedagogy & Diversity.
Click on the links below to reveal the key takeaways and research details for each faculty research project. The findings have been categorized by the four areas of focus for CCBE research: Character, Wellbeing, Pedagogy & Diversity.
Character
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Gordon Wotherspoon: How Perspective Helps Form Opinion
Takeaways from my research:
1. Boys can have a deeper learning experience when they learn to ask the right questions
2. Boys can develop greater empathy when they appreciate different perspectives
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Ian Fisher: The Power of Peers, Recognizing the Good in Each Other
Takeaways from my research:1. It takes courage for Lower School Boys to give feedback to their peers2. Lower School boys feel empowered when the give feedback and receive feedback from their peers.
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Ryan Bell: Building Boys’ Resilience Through Character Education
Takeaways from my research:
1. Character education and opportunities for empowerment (ie. leadership councils, Outreach/Service Learning, The Arts, Athletics) can and does lead to greater resilience in students.
2. Simply learning about resilience and how it can be a benefit in your life can lead to greater resilience.
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Dr. Sandra Boyes: Character Matters: Giving Voice to the Boys
Takeaways from my research:1. Boys were empowered to have a voice to improve the awards structure of the Character Education Program.2. The sense of the boys’ responsibility for themselves was heightened and this was demonstrated in their daily behaviour.Click to view research abstract
Wellbeing
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Patricia Alviano: Using Life Stories to Deepen Self-Understanding
Takeaways from my research:Click to view research poster1. Narrative inquiry can be used as both a tool and vehicle to promote the construction of identity.2. An intentional reflective practice is needed for students to create meaning from personal experiences.
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Sam Pena & Candace Harrison: The Connection Between Anxiety, Test-Taking and Math
Takeaways from our research:
1. Students do buy-in to formative assessment as a learning tool if you show them how and why it will help with their learning.2. Student agency is essential when it comes to formative assessment and learning. Provide the road map and the process, they will surprise you.Click to view research brief
Pedagogy
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Trish Cislak: The Impact of Audio Books on Boys’ Pleasure Reading Habits
Takeaways from my research:1. Listening 'counts' and is a viable option as a reading tool.
2. The completion of a book via listening is a powerful piece of recognition for a reluctant reader to identify as a reader.
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Isabelle Moore: Applying Mind Patterns to Middle School Learning
Takeaways from my research:1. When boys have awareness of the way they think, they are able to me more effective in their study habits.2. When boys have awareness of the way their group members think, they are better able to trust each other.Click to view research poster
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Caitlin Tino: Awareness of Intrinsic Motivation to Engage in Physical Education
1. Fostering assessment conditions in PHE that promote achievement of relatedness will result in higher levels of intrinsic motivation amongst boys, important for long- term engagement in activity.
2. The social context in which learning takes place within PHE has a profound impact on the onset of maladaptive thoughts and behaviour in boys (such as aggression, distraction, anxiety and fear of failure) and should be proactively considered when designing assessment conditions to increase levels of engagement.Click to view research brief
Experiential
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Sheryl Murray: Using a Global Classroom to Promote Water Sustainability
My two takeaways are:
1. The real life connections were a powerful tool in changing the boys' attitudes towards global water sustainability.
2. Student-produced videos from various cultural backgrounds, incorporating voices of students like themselves, increased awareness of water sustainability issues. “Talking with a group of students who were locals experiencing the issue, made it seem more real than just reading it from a book or watching it on the news. It was as if we were tourists visiting those countries and getting an opportunity to talk with the locals.”
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Caitlin Tino: Optimizing Recess to Promote Wellbeing
Relational
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Dr. Sandra Boyes & Natalie Vera: Relational Teaching Strategies
Takeaways from our research:
1. The relational gestures apply to and support the learning of boys in the elementary school setting. They are easy to use.2. Relational learning and emotional intelligence form a close partnership in the elementary setting. Educators with a high degree of emotional intelligence can understand that relational breakdowns are caused by feelings of fear and frustration.
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Greg Ryerson: 4C Action Plans - A Pathway To Self-Efficacy
Takeaways from my research:
1. It is most effective when the boys first identify the 4C skill they feel is their strongest. From there, they can determine the related sub-set of skills through directed reflection and apply these skills to other 4C domains.
2. The boys did not view the 4Cs as separate skills but rather smaller aspects of a larger continuum. They used the awareness and confidence derived from their skill strengths to ‘train up’ the other, less developed 4Cs.
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