Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Beyond the classroom walls: increasing words per minute read in a second language, Sara Janousek
What effective strategies can I use as a preschool educator to increase my students' understanding of phenomic awareness?, Kaarunya Jayachandiran
Data driven instruction: a curriculum design project, Gretchen K. Kane
Improving Somali immigrant education in the midwest by listening to their voices, Ahmed M. Keynan
How does the systematic instruction of metacognitive reading comprehension strategies impact the reading comprehension of struggling adolescent readers?, Adam G. Lamparske
How can a district provide effective professional development to adult educators on the core concepts of applied behavior analysis?, Kristin Seal Laughlin
Integrating digital technology: professional development that works, Shannon Kathleen Ivory Lawson
How do NCAA Division III female college athletes describe their motivation to participate in athletics, Angel J. Leon
A curriculum designed to help students with ASD learn strategies to understand and respond to the unstated rules in social situations, Jarilyn L. Loberg
Making the RTI process accessible to general elementary education teachers, Diane M. Mathieu
Creating a curriculum that uses the multiple intelligences to teach third graders to read pitches on the treble clef, Krystal Ann Mattice
Effective differention [sic] for student success, Sarah Menk
How to improve relationships within a physical education class given a limited amount of time with students, Kristi Jean Metcalf
Increase parent involvement in an elementary title one program, Laurie Meyer
Best practices in developing multicultural art education programs, Christopher C. Murnane
A framework for service coordination within an infant and toddler intervention program, Janelle Sue Ortiz
Developing strategies for struggling readers during reading workshop, Tamra J. Paquin
The key components of an effective early childhood autism program, Sarah R. Pedersen
The effects of massage intervention on the relationship between parents and their infant or toddler with special needs, Ginger L. Perkins
You have the power to make it happen: using professional development to improve out of school time programming, Lynn Mong Pham
How can I use a multicultural framework to deliver the reading curriculum?, Amy Lynn Phung
Evaluating the effectiveness of teacher education programs for prospective teachers, Jeffrey Robert Rahman
Does playing high school sports build character, William D. Rooney
How can purposeful movement in the classroom affect focus, attention span and behaviors in eighth grade students?, Sara C. Rowan
Reflection on practice: teaching higher-order questions during guided reading, Ryan G. Running
Strategies middle school choir directors can use to promote and educate students about vocal health during the male voice change, Samuel A. Sather
What are effective peer review strategies to use in a middle school communication arts classroom?, Patricia M. Shields
Adapting Jan Richardson's guided reading curriculum for emergent and early readers in kindergarten and first grade, Stacy Lyn Showalter
How do families maintain or develop a healthy family structure when living with a child with apraxia?, Ashley J. Simons
Creating and evaluating learning centers to support guided reading in a second grade classroom, Janet L. Smith
Developing an honors level African-American history curriculum, Scott Stadem
How can self-selected reading motivate first graders to read ultimately increasing their reading levels, Jennifer Louise Stefan
Increasing engagement through discussion in world history, Andrew T. Stephenson
How can valid real-world examples be used to improve knowledge of algebraic and probability concepts for urban learners?, Brian J. Strand
How can early childhood education aim to close the achievement gap, Hana Tesfaye-Berhanu
Who does she think she is: how can a multiracial female teacher build positive relationships with African American female students in order to increase their academic achievement?, Ashleigh Cole Francesca Tillman
Technology, engagement and deep thinking: the intersection in an urban 9th grade geography classroom, Natalie Tourtelotte
In search of the lost wax, Larry Underkoffler
How can I effectively raise the level of student achievement through the use of differentiated instruction and formative assessment?, Benjamin Jorgen Vennes
Classroom management techniques that improve on-task behaviors in high school world language classrooms, Monica Dee Hansmann Wenzel
What strategies are best to use when teaching students vocabulary skills with weak working memories?, Mary Davyn Wilfahrt
In what ways do kindergarten teachers support students with autism spectrum disorders in an inclusive kindergarten classroom?, Melissa J. Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Online learning motivation, Kim L. Aarsvold
The value of the read-aloud, Mark L. Aarsvold
What are research supported strategies to effectively engage early emergent kindergarten readers?, Amber Anderson
Music in education, Debra J. Anderson
Deepening the comprehension of elementary gifted readers during guided reading, Lindsey K. Anderson
The effect of active vocabulary development in the second grade classroom, Rebecca Ann Archer
How participation in a school music program impacts overall student achievement, Chad Thomas Armbruster
Enhancing vocabulary instruction using the smart board, Rebecca L. Bies
Strategies for working with Hmong families of children with autism: a community-based organization approach, Alicia Monet Bloch
Motivating the unmotivated reader, Amanda Brett
What are effective strategies of dialogic reading, applied to specific texts, and its impact on young children's social and emotional development, Laura N. Browers
An equal opportunity to learn: a sixth grade study of students with learning disabilities, Timothy L. Budrow
Creating culturally competent lessons into a seventh grade core knowledge unit on World War II, Catherine Marie Burke
Incorporating the concept of classroom community within a curriculum for pre-kindergarten learners, Charlene K. Cage
Project learning in a geography classroom, Charles J. Carr
Reading strategies that help struggling first grade readers, Mariana Castanon
Motivating and engaging fifth grade boy writers, Betty Annette Cockriel
Using student-centered teaching to encourage high school general education art students', Laura Davison
Suppression of cultural identity and school success in Oromo students, Kejela T. Deressa
Finding strength in numbers: using cooperative learning to overcome communication apprehension, Errin M. Destics
Direct instruction of inferential reading comprehension strategies to increase reading comprehension for students with disabilities, Heather Dulas
In what ways might a ninth grade physical science teacher reignite curiosity?, Mark Durand
Can you see it?: use of visualization to enhance reading comprehension in a second grade classroom, Shari L. Ellingsen
Multicultural literature and empathy in a middle school social studies classroom, Abbey M. Paulson Engebretson
Mural on a wall: building community in alternative education, April P. Erickson
On the right track, Jill Gehl
Teaching self-advocacy in the resource room, Matthew Henry Gens
Effective methods to increase independent reading stamina and motivation for the reluctant reader, Pamela M. Giefer
The effect of structured grammar instruction on oral proficiency of Spanish immersion students, Brooke E. Haubrick
Components of alternative programs that motivate students to graduate from high school, Megan A. Hendrix
Student-to-student tutoring of ESL students in the mathematics classroom, Anthony Scott Hermes
Determining which spelling strategies are most effective for students with special needs, JoAnn Hoeschen
The effectiveness of a specific pragmatic language curriculum, Catherine S. Hoffman
How a teacher and students can collaborate to utilize effective feedback in the classroom, Tara M. Holmen
In their words: student descriptions of engagement in learning with project-based learning, Julie Irwin
Motivating disengaged English language learners, Emily Isik
How will direct instruction of research based comprehension strategies improve the achievement scores of fourth grade students?, Tanya S. Johnson-Haggenmiller
A three-year plan for implementation of a gifted program in a small K-6 school, Karla M. Juetten
The importance of music education as described by elementary teachers and parents, Lindsay King
Transforming school culture: the effects of a diversity club on a suburban high school, Dan Koch
How student-teacher relationships promote mutual respect and engage students, Jamie Kosel
Community: building a stronger foundation for success, Jeffrey S. Lindstrom
Multicultural curriculum modifications and cultural competency, Heidi Link
Literacy centers in a first grade classroom, Allison M. Ludgate
Reader's workshop in an English as a second language classroom: teaching students to become independent in their use of reading strategies, Kari Marciniak
Self-monitoring techniques as a means of decreasing time-out referrals, Christina M. Marruffo
Implications of cooperative learning in a self-contained EBD classroom, Molly Caroline McCool
Teacher home visits: building relationships to facilitate a successful transition to kindergarten, Amanda M. McDonough
The power of communication: using curriculum to foster twenty-first century literacy skills in gifted students, Elizabeth Ellen McKeone
How does the explicit teaching of reading strategies to middle level students impact their reading comprehension?, Linda R. Morrison