This collection includes Capstone Theses and Dissertations submitted by Hamline School of Education and Leadership master’s and doctoral students, respectively. Capstones are the culminating degree work and include research that draws from the student’s formal study as well as professional and personal development.
This is an online listing of the scholarly works of HSEL graduate program students. Works prior to 2015 are available in print in the Bush Memorial Library. Full text, online, prior to 2015, may be restricted to current Hamline students, faculty and staff.
See also: School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects
Browse Theses and Dissertations by Degree:Theses/Dissertations from 2004
What contributes to the enhancement of innovative thinking in a high school math classroom?, Delphine Luzney
Morning meeting and the primary classroom, Sara Macke
How do I market my art program effectively to my community?, Jonathan Maki
Prayer in public schools: responses from one school principal and seven clergy, Naphtali M. Makora
Does cued speech help deaf/hard of hearing students gain a higher level of reading skills?, Katherine C. Manlapas
What are some brain-based movement activities that contribute to learning in a kindergarten classroom?, Sharon K. Maus
Self-determination: teaching students to speak up for themselves, Ann Louise McGuire
The outcomes of teaching character education in a second grade classroom, Megan Shelley McKenzie
One teacher's efforts toward character education: a teacher toolbox, Janelle Kay. McNally
Individual lifelong fitness for middle school students, Maria Menz
Social emotional learning and school success, Erin Metz
Using visual tools to increase understanding, Deborah A. Meyer
When experienced teachers become parents: exploring transitions in educational philosophy and classroom practices, Karen Moroz
A social skills curriculum for preschool children with autism spectrum disorders, Jennifer Muller
Gender fairness in English curriculum and the grading of students' essays, Pamela Deanne Myhervold
Integrating active reading strategies into an eighth grade reading curriculum, Ann C. Neil
Reading culture: making literacy instruction culturally responsive to African American first graders, Angela Wright Newhouse
Improving parent involvement practices in my third grade classroom, Jessica G. Newman
Career transition in the borderlands: autobiographical reflections of a native Colombian teaching in America, Maria Carolina Olaya
Using student book groups with beginning level high school ESL students, Susan F. Oltman
Image and invention: a science curriculum for third/fourth grade students, Ann Oubaha
Designing a dance/theater methods course for pre-service, K-8 teachers, Jane Skinner Peck
How can teachers remain motivated and rejuvenated in their practice?, Penelope P. Pickard
Creating a writer's workshop that promotes confidence in young writers, Jennifer K. Ptacek
Meaningful individualized spelling: a curriculum, Caren Marie Putrah
Factors influencing the syntactical tense/aspect features of Indian world English: the simple present tense, Sue Ann Rawlins
Accelerated Math in the prealgebra classroom, Heather Marie Richins
All-girls elective physical education course, Richard Rignell
Differentiation in language arts, Tess Rizzardi
Guided reading: improving academic achievement and motivation in reading, Anne Rogalla
What are the best practices for implementing morning meeting in order to build community in the classroom?, Kimberly Rogers
A social curriculum and its impact, Renae Schuster
Attitudes toward native Spanish speakers' use of English in the workplace, Teresa G Schweitzer
Does disciplined reflection guide students to make connections between literary characters and their lives?, Sandra Annette Sedivy
Successful implementation of differentiated curriculum in the mixed-ability classroom, Karen Shallbetter
Weaving the threads of the cable of habit: habits of mind theory and classroom community building, Kay Ann Shaw
Working with shy children in the elementary classroom, Cynthia Sherar
The strength of technology: structure, motivation, and organization in high school strength training, Jed Christopher Smith
From the frontline: a teacher's journey with racism, Julayne Lee Smith
H.E.E.T.E.: helping everyone and everything through excellence-building a successful character education program, Trent William Snyder
What is the importance of play in kindergarten?, Kathleen Marie Spilman
How do teachers in a teacher professional practice describe their feelings of and experiences with ownership?, Margaret Erickson Spurgeon
Using literature circles to increase fourth grade students' engagement in reading, Rebecca B. Steinberg
Stages of the beginning child writer: comparing native speakers to English language learners, Amber Berglin Sterns
How can public housing policy help support parental involvement of elementary school children?, Shawn Stibbins
How can I create a learning environment where students feel safe and learn about their emotions through children's literature during the first six weeks of school?, Mari Evelyn Stohlmann
The benefits of service learning in the business classroom, Heather Stohs
Art and autism: two case studies of inclusion and adaptive strategies in the elementary classroom, Mary Sunderland
A training model to lay the foundation for long-term change in instructional practices, Beth Swenson
What instructional strategies accelerate the growth and promote the retention of vocabulary for English language learners in the elementary school?, Patricia L. Teskey
Effective strategies and interventions for students with autism spectrum disorders: an inservice plan for developing consistent programming, Michelle Tobey
Using multiple intelligence strategies to enhance literacy centers in a primary classroom, Lisa A. Tourville
Creating and implementing the components for writing workshop in first grade, Sharon Theresa Tupper
What little girls are made of: preventing relational aggression in girls, Natalie Beth Ulmer
The use of online discussion boards in advanced placement government: making the class about more than the AP test, John Unruh-Friesen
Using scaffolding to teach phonological/phonemic awareness skills to English language learners, Britta Wicklund
Creating mirrors for Hmong students: a Hmong unit for junior high students, May Lee Xiong
How will the implementation of the six traits improve writing in an intermediate classroom?, Ann Yule
Self regulation: a metacognitive intervention to re-engage resistant students in the science classroom, Jessica M. Yung
Strategies for working with students from poverty, Elizabeth L. Zirbes
Scheduling for student success, Debra Zisla
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
What is the value of play in a first grade classroom and how does it support the development of literacy?, Sara Marie Albers
Using formative assessment to modify and determine the next steps in elementary science instruction, Joseph Francis Alfano
How to create a caring community in the elementary classroom using character education, Jodi Altier
Teaching reading skills using choice books, Anne Alto
Incorporating a writer's workshop in the third grade classroom, Linda M. Amsterdam
Designing and implementing differentiated curriculum for gifted students in a seventh grade social studies classroom, Kirsten Marit Amundson
Using Bloom's bags to enhance the reading curriculum, Mitchell Eric Anderson
Weaving recent best practices in teaching techniques into an established transition curriculum for young adults with special needs, Susan M. Anderson
The effects of adolescent depression in middle school students, Jacqueline Sue Andrews
Implementing a modified writer's workshop for grades 3-6, Julie Kay Andrle
Why some African Americans are choosing charter schools, Rosalind Bakion
Kindergarten and ESL: a collaborative model to scaffold oral language development : an ESL teacher's perspective, Mary Louise Bakken
Teaching respect through Holocaust education, Judy Bartel
Parent involvement, Kim Kay Behrendt
Emotional intelligence: implementing lessons for an elementary constructivist classroom, Elizabeth A. Bergdall
Positive coping strategies for children with ADD/ADHD, Erika Nicole Berg
Reading strategies: what are the most effective strategies for teaching primary elementary readers?, Tina Bergstrom
Understanding children's mathematical thinking: integrating everyday mathematics and cognitively guided instruction into a second grade classroom., Debra Jean Biddick
Investigations of reading comprehension strategies with middle school content area teachers, Debra Bieber
Teaching writing strategies by using primary and intermediate writing buddies, Alesha Blom
Teaching third grade writers, Barb Boekhoff
Differentiated instruction, its effect on gifted students' and their parents' perception of the educational experience in a sixth grade science class, Joan Marie Borchers
Implementation of guided reading in a third grade classroom, Angela Bossen
Is there a connection between extracurricular participation and academic achievement?, Corey Bowman
Book club: give them wings, Christine Bright-Sticha
Resiliency in children: what role do families, schools, or other institutions play in the resiliency of an individual?, Julie Marie Bronder
Integrating technology as part of an interdisciplinary unit to enhance my 7th grade language arts curriculum, Jennifer Elaine Buckley
Creating a modified reading workshop curriculum to effectively engage diverse middle school learners in the language arts classroom, Erin Burggraff
Promoting social and emotional learning in an educational setting, Jessica Rose Buskey
What is soulful teaching?: implications for the young adult English language learner and their educators, Michelle Elizabeth Campbell
Career development for junior high students with special needs, Robert Raymond Carrero
What is the best practice for teaching writing to second graders?, Jennifer L. Cavanaugh
A step up: creating a dance curriculum for higher education, Deborah Ann Choszczyk
Promoting self-advocacy skills for students with a learning disability, Angela D. Christen
Integration of the national science education standards into an ethology unit for a 10th grade biology class, Erik Jon. Christenson
How can I create a program to help middle school students make a successful transition from elementary to middle school, Nadine Christenson
Effective implementation of cooperative learning strategies in a secondary integrated math curriculum, Jenny L. Coates
The development of student writing through the use of the six traits of writing and self-assessment, Peggy K. Conner