2023 GARC Webinar Series

Global Action Research Webinar Series

Global Action Research Collaborative on Girls’ Education fellows who completed the program in 2022 will share their research findings in a series of upcoming webinars in early 2023.

Register for one or more of the following:

Alexis Dowglass | Be a Bold Problem Solver: In what ways does the use of a Digital Argument Graphing Platform (Endoxa Learning) build Year 10 girls’ Boldness in Problem Solving in Philosophy and Ethics?
Claire Coolin | What Effect does the Teaching of Polya’s Problem Solving Steps have on the Ability of Year 5 Girls when Solving Non-Routine Problems in Mathematics?
Emma Russo | How do Structured Viva-style Interviews Develop Post-16 Students’ Confidence in Solving Open-ended, Multi-step Problems in Physics?
Erin Prada | Problem-Solving Through Sociolinguistic Competence: Utilizing Authentic Opportunities for Engagement to Strengthen the Intercultural Skills of Grade 12 Girls

Erika Lorenzana Del Villar | “Girls Unite!”: Developing social action competency through collaborative problem-solving on issues of racial justice among 11th and 12th grade girls in an integrated Religious Studies and Social Studies course
Helen Carrington | Battling Perfectionism: Examining the Impact of a “Pencil Principle” Scaffold on Year 9 Girls’ Confidence to Engage with Unfamiliar Problems in the Physics Curriculum
Suzy Pett | “The classics can console, but not enough” (Derek Walcott, ‘Sea Grapes’). The impact of self-reflexive exploration of postcolonial fiction to help year 13 girls build confidence in engaging with complex social problems of race.
Catherine Atwell | Politically Sensitive Conversations in the Classroom: How Research and Collaborative Problem-Solving Empower Girls in Grades 10-12 to Engage Confidently in Discussion in an Elective Course on American Public Policy

Sheetal Kowalczyk | We Can Work It Out: How Teaching Primary School Girls to Collaborate Can Impact their Scientific Enquiry Skills
Adam Giblin | ‘But what can I do about it?’ How using Design Thinking in the classroom can increase advocacy in Year 11 girls
Rhiannon Ward | Using the Inquiry Model of Thinking to build confidence and problem-solving skills in Middle School girls
Sheridan Cox | Essay Composition as Problem Solving: Using Thinking Routines to Improve Confidence and Skills in Year 10 Girls

Alia Pan | Start, Finish, Revise: Engaging Grade 10 English Students Through Social Emotional Learning
Alison Bedford | Critical and Collaborative Problem-solving: An Action Research Project on the Development of Cognition-Centred Inquiry for YEAR 11 Senior History
Katie Jackson | Making Maths Visible: How Does the Use of Vertical Whiteboards Engage and Encourage Year 10 girls to Take Risks When Solving Problems in Mathematics?
Liz Joyce | “Not Too Formal”: Strategies to Support Grade 6 English Students to Strengthen Collaboration and Relationship Skills

Esmalet van Zyl | The Influence of Implementing a Problem-solving Approach in Afrikaans as an Additional Language to Strengthen Comprehension Skills in Grade 9 Girls
Jo Orgill | Examining the Impact of a Project-Based Learning Approach to Teaching French – how does it encourage Confidence and Self-efficacy in Girls’ Independent Problem-Solving?
Lucie Neal | Problem Solved: Developing Confidence in Year 5 Girls Through Collaborative Problem-Solving
Nora Moffat | How Does the Development of Perspective-Taking Skills Influence Real-World Problem-Solving Capacity in Grade 10 Girls in a Design Thinking Course?