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 2003
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
What are some strategies or activities I can use to improve comprehension in an intermediate classroom?, Debra Cordes
Infrared thermography: computer aided training, Daniel S. Crofoot
Building classroom community through the morning meeting, Cara Croonquist
Making kindergarten a kinder garden: teaching children to care, Denise L. Dahl
Language anxiety and elementary age English language learners, Susan Mondale Day
Integrated thematic instruction, Susan Marie Riehm Denzer
Guided reading in action, Alicia Kay Detter
Creating an environment to promote and support resilience for students in an inner-city elementary school, Amber Ellen Dietz
Beyond keyboarding and games: how technology can enhance the writing skills of high-achieving fifth grade students, Sylvia B. Dobrovolny
Implementing an effective writing workshop that will enhance my second graders writing, Faye Dragich
The impact of parental involvement on eighth grade students' motivation to read, Heidi Dresser
Literacy centers, Cynthia Edling
I hate to read! : encouraging reluctant readers, Patricia Larson Ehlers
Managing writing conferences in a middle school writing workshop, Sara Lynn Eichten
Critical components of effective staff development for introducing a cluster model and differentiated instruction to K-6 classroom teachers, Grace Irene Ellefson
A problem-based peace education curriculum for urban junior high school students, Jill K. Elliott
Active learning in secondary classrooms: benefits and barriers, Barbara Elvecrog
Differentiating math to better meet the needs of students in a fifth grade classroom, Jeremy Engebretson
How can [I] foster emotional intelligence in my early-childhood classroom?, Melissa Engel
Modifications to a mainstream classroom to help a child in the autism spectrum to be successful, Mary E. Ericson
Manipulatives in mathematics, Sara L. Ertl
Journals, sketchbooks, visual diaries: how they can increase the self-awareness of high school art students, Kristina L. Ervin
Putting students first, Nancy Eull
Building comprehension in young readers, Sarah Evens
Using literacy centers in a kindergarten classroom, Tracy Farrell
Using phonological processing in the second grade classroom, Kristine Flanaghan
Methods advocated to assist elementary classroom teachers in overcoming resistance to utilizing differentiation for gifted students, Therese L. Frenette
Building positive classroom climate, Michael Frober
Building connections: improving memory and recall using strategies supported by brain research, Jennifer Lynn Swanson Fuglestad
Developing competitiveness and aggressiveness in female athletes, Irving Geary
Differentiation of the reading curriculum for the high achieving student in second grade, Judy A. Gentz
Third graders use the theory of multiple intelligences to learn multiplication, Amy Gillespie
Restoring values within our youth by Matthew Gonzalez., Matthew Gonzalez
Cooperative learning in an English as a second language classroom, Judith Grundman
Changes in Colombian higher education through my educational journey, Hader A. Guana Benitez
Stories of success: what I have learned from listening to girls in alternative education, Cheryl Gustafson
Teaching the strategy of putting self-written lyrics to music in order to enhance a second language learner's retention, Jacquelyn Hafiz
Math confidence: through girls' eyes, Mara Jane Hagedorn
Poetry sucks, a boy's story, James Hagg
What strategies promote at-risk students to transition successfully from a structured learning environment to an unstructured independent learning environment?, Mary Claire Hansen
Incorporating four teaching strategies into an already developed Minnesota history curriculum for a sixth grade social studies class, Lori A. Hanson
Differentiating instruction: making it happen in the secondary Spanish II classroom, Brian Edward Harapat
Discovering passionate readers: facilitating deeper comprehension with fourth and fifth grade multi-age students, Karla Jean Harding
Considerations for an academic writing program for advanced ESOL secondary students, Ellen G. Harford
A classroom blueprint for success, Maureen D. Hauck
How does active parent involvement positively affect the overall academic success of fifth grade students, Chris Hauer
Enriching a fifth grade social studies curriculum with active learning strategies, Deana Marie Haug
Active learning strategies' impact on learning and teaching, Carrie Haugen
Using technology to communicate more conveniently and efficiently with parents of elementary students, Erik Heieie
Developing an assistive technology framework for an early intervention program, Lisa Hambleton Heille
GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) and the Minnesota graduation standards, Melissa A. Hein
Comprehension strategies for struggling readers, Adriana Mae Henderson
Weight training manual, Tim Hickey
Math journals in the elementary classroom: benefits, challenges, and strategies, Jennifer Hodges-Harrison
Reading comprehension: the use of literature circles at the fourth grade level, Amy Lee Hohenecker
The essential elements of an effective interdisciplinary unit for middle school students, Jay Hohenstein
Autism 101, Barbra L. Hollom
Do clothes make the student?, Jessica Hosmer
Developing more respectful and responsible learners, Meredith Anne Huikko
Linking theory to practice in an undergraduate teacher preparation reading methods course: the role of the field experience, Mary J. Jacobson
Building positive classroom climate, Joseph Janssen
Teaching to think using think-alouds in the secondary ESL classroom, Meagan Anne Jasperson
Poetry in the primary Spanish immersion classroom, Nicole M. Jessen
Motivating struggling readers, Kristi Anne Joesting
Differentiating history instruction to make it interesting and challenging for students with varying abilities, Barry A. Johnson
The glue that holds us together: the personal and professional impact collegiality has on teacher stress and teacher burnout, Deborah Marie Johnson
How to ensure reading success for all learners (in a classroom using centers), Jason Dale Johnson
The transition from kindergarten to first grade: a case for parent-school collaboration, Jennifer Jean Johnson
Phonics quest: an intense program for struggling readers in the intermediate grades, Jill Kimberly Johnson
A quest: phonics intervention for intermediate students, Kristine Kathleen Johnson
The key components of successful parenting of adolescents and how middle schools can assist parents during their child's adolescent years, Justin L. Jones
Emotional intelligence in a fourth grade classroom, Pete Kautto
Perception and production of North American English question intonation: a case study of a Mandarin Chinese speaking student, Kelly S Kentfield
Hearing voices: poetry and chaos in a fifth grade classroom, Barry Joseph Kiel
Why am I drawn to the subjects that I teach?, Rose Marie Kinsley
Teaching emotional intelligence through literature to at-risk students, Aimee Klein
How can literacy centers ensure success for all students, Gerald Michael Kliber
How can we promote gender equity in science, David Knutsen
What are the effects of using individual and group rewards in a fourth grade classroom?, Laura M. Knutson