2021 Symposium
On Thursday, April 29, 2021, Cleveland State University’s College of Education and Human Services, in collaboration with K-12 school districts, hosted the 8th annual CSU Action Research Symposium in a virtual format. The symposium featured 21 practitioners’ action research projects and hosted about 80 participants.

2021 Symposium Program
Participants self-navigated through three different presentation formats: 1. Paper Sessions, which allowed presenters to highlight details of their projects and participate in a Q&A session with the audience; 2. Roundtable Sessions, which invited presenters and participants to converse about research gains and works in progress; 3. Jamboard Sessions, which provided a collaborative visual that allowed researchers & participants to provide feedback on the presented topics.
Recordings
The following are recordings from the virtual event. The opening and closing sections feature an introduction and summary, respectively, of the program and event highlights. Each session features a different format in which participants present their research and research findings.
Opening
Closing Remarks
Paper Sessions
Room 1 Chair: Dr. Elena Andrei
Project 1: Teaching Newcomers English Learners: Use of Visuals and Realia in Remote Learning
Action Researcher: Tracy Finch
Collaborative Action Research Mini-Grant Awardee
Project 2: Teaching Literacies to Multilingual High School Students in Online Learning
Action Researcher: Bekah Harper
Collaborative Action Research Mini-Grant Awardee
Project 3: Leading the Way: Considering the unique experiences and characteristics of students in a high school's inaugural class
Action Researcher: Sarah Schwab
Room 2 Chair: Dr. Eddie Lam
Project 4: Relationship Between Rough Draft Math Strategies and Growth Mindset and Achievement
Action Researcher: Kathleen Taylor
Collaborative Action Research Mini-Grant Awardee
Project 5: Increasing Student Attendance and Engagement during Remote Learning
Action Researcher: Jennifer Mahnic
Project 6: Daily Meditation for and Engaged Classroom
Action Researcher: Lauren Schneider
Project 7: Increasing Academic Performance During Virtual Learning Through the Use of Gamified Learning Platforms
Action Researcher: Carmen Alicea
Collaborative Action Research Mini-Grant Awardee
Jamboard Session
Room 3 Chair: Dr. Judi Poluga
Typing & Thriving
Hayden Harrison
Collaborative Group Prewriting: Digitally Connected Education
William Fistek
Effects of Jig-Saw Learning on Student Achievement
Zach Kilbane
Roundtable Session
Room 4 Chair: Dr. Terri Purcell
Project 11: Does the utilization of project-based learning result in improved student grades?
Action Researcher: Jon Paul Filipkowski
Project 12: Teaching Vocabulary Through the News
Action Researcher: Casey Ensell
Project 13: Catapult Project
Action Researcher: Angela McCay & Kanisha Coward
Room 5 Chair: Dr. Anne Galletta
Project 14: Do mindfulness stress reduction activities reduce math anxiety and increase math achievement?
Action Researcher: Kathleen Taylor
Project 15: Intrinsic Motivation in a 4th grade classroom
Action Researcher: Jennifer Mahnic
Project 16: Daily Meditation for and Engaged Classroom
Action Researcher: Lauren Schneider
Project 7: Collaborative Action Research Grant Ô Music as a Facilitator in Learning Ó
Action Researcher: Carmen Alicea
Collaborative Action Research Mini-Grant Awardee
Photo Gallery
How to create a virtual Symposium
For more information about how to develop and deliver a successful virtual symposium, please visit our Summer Sand Box Presentation (Summer 2021 presentation).