Program Info & Application
Application Process Checklist
- Review the program and Fellow expectations below
- Complete and submit your online application
- Check your inbox for the link to your dedicated Dropbox folder
- Print out the permission form and ask your Head of School/President/Principal to sign it
- Record your two-minute video a) introducing yourself including your name, school, and position; b) sharing why you chose to become a teacher; and c) describing briefly why you are applying to become a part of the Global Action Research Collaborative on Girls’ Education and what you hope to get out of the program
- Upload your permission form and video to your Dropbox folder
Applications for the 2022-2023 cohort are now closed. Questions? Contact Natalie Demers.
Benefits & Expectations of the Program
Professional Development
- Training in and conducting action research that can be shared with other faculty in the school.
- Providing a program for teachers to reflect on how they operate, teach and assess how girls learn best.
- Writing a formal research paper and presenting during the annual NCGS Conference or Global Forum.
- Opportunities to present at other regional or national programs in home country and abroad.
Networking
- Working and learning with teachers from girls’ schools in other countries.
Institution
- Demonstrating a school’s thought leadership and providing a platform for showcasing the ongoing work in developing best practices for teaching girls.
- Creating an environment among faculty members where research is incorporated in best and reflective practice.
- Retention tool for teachers eager to grow.
- Improve student outcomes at the school.
Expectations of Fellows
- This action research program is an introduction to action research undertaken with a single class/group of students. Fellows are required to have regular and frequent meetings with their students during the research period.
- Currently teaching classes at a girls’ school.
- Actively participates in the program with support of the Head of School/Principal/President.
- Monthly online training meetings
- Twice a month online meetings with Research Advisor
- Participate in the NCGS Conference and training workshop in June of the first year and the following year’s NCGS Conference for presentation of findings.
- Follow the guidelines and deadlines for action research process including assignments, research and writing deadlines and submissions.
- Outcomes include an original written research report, poster outlining study and findings, recorded presentation of findings, and in-person presentation during annual NCGS Conference or Global Forum. View the “Intellectual Property and Acknowledgements” as pertaining to final research reports.
- If multiple teachers from the same school submit applications, the schools will need to rank order the applications.
Cost to School
- Participation in two consecutive NCGS conferences for required training and presentations. School is responsible for registration fees, travel expenses, accommodations, and all other associated expenses.
- Purchase of action research text: Craig A. Mertler, Action Research: Improving Schools and Empowering Educators (6th Edition)
- Support or release time for conducting research and writing research report during the academic year.
Questions?
Contact Natalie Demers, Director of Research Initiatives & Programs.