Last spring, Provincial Executive Council announced the winners of the 2024 ATA fellowships and scholarships.
Doctoral Fellowship in Education
Each year, the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) awards two fellowships, valued at $15,000 each, to ATA members who have been accepted into or already embarked upon full-time study in a doctoral program in education at a recognized public university in Alberta or Canada (if the program of study is offered in French or is not available in Alberta). The fellowship program is intended to recognize academic excellence and to help defray the financial costs of university study.
Meagan Lundgren
Meagan Lundgren is currently a principal with the Calgary Board of Education. She completed a BA in English (minor in psychology) and a BEd in Secondary English from the University of Calgary in 2005, and received an MEd in Indigenous Education in 2018. Lundgren is currently registered in the educational leadership doctoral program at Western University. Lundgren’s proposed area of research is focused on enhancing conflict management training for Alberta’s educational leaders and was motivated by a noticeable increase in mental health issues among students and staff. Lundgren hopes to address the growing challenges of dysregulation in schools.
Morgan Schaufele
Morgan Schaufele is an English language arts teacher in Westwind School Division and a first-year PhD student at the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. A graduate of the University of Lethbridge, Schaufele began his teaching career in the UK, before moving back to Alberta. Long interested in the narrative practices at play in educational spaces, Schaufele has published numerous articles in professional and scholarly journals including Educational Studies and English Journal. Through his research, Schaufele hopes to examine the literacy and narrative practices at play in educational spaces as students and teachers confront the prospect of an uncertain future increasingly characterized by ecological precarity and the climate crisis. He plans to explore how a critical arts-based approach can help foster an ethic of care for shared places and local environments.
Nadene M. Thomas Graduate Research Bursary
The Nadene M. Thomas Graduate Research Bursary in the amount of $5,000 is offered annually to a member of the ATA who is enrolled in a graduate program in education at a recognized Canadian university. Research must focus on contemporary issues impacting professional practice or public education, and/or innovative approaches to teaching or school leadership.
Landry Forand
Landry Forand has taught for the Rocky View School Division since 2016, and currently works for the division as a learning specialist. Forand is passionate about learning and is known for his work with Building Thinking Classrooms and assessment practices. He is currently enrolled at St. Francis Xavier University for his master’s degree. For his thesis research, Forand is interested in understanding how transitioning to outcome-based assessment can reduce workload, improve assessment confidence, and enhance both student learning and teacher well-being.
Belairdirect Insurance Scholarship
Sponsored by Belairdirect Insurance, this scholarship awards $2,500 for an approved professional development course or part of an organized program of studies in the field of business education and/or the use of computer technology in education from a recognized Canadian public institution.
Corbett Artym
Corbett Artym, research consultant at Edmonton Public Schools, leverages data for evidence-based decision making to enhance evaluation processes and promote continuous improvement. His primary teaching disciplines are mathematics and computing science. As a school representative, he actively advocates for public education in Alberta. Academically, Artym’s research and publications focus on evaluating pre-service teachers’ computational thinking and digital game design. He is set to begin a PhD in secondary education at the University of Alberta this fall, where his research will explore practical artificial intelligence applications for educators and administrators, aiming to enhance 21st-century learning and student success.
