Browse this collection of Capstone Projects submitted by students completing their master’s degrees in the Hamline School of Education and Leadership. Capstones are the culminating degree work and include research that draws from the student's formal study as well as professional and personal development. Submissions include a scholarly written description of the project and may include the project artifact (as a supplemental file).
Capstone Projects are documented in Digital Commons as a degree completion option, starting in 2017.
See also: School of Education Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations
Capstone Projects by Degree:Capstone Projects from 2023
Whale Watching in Early Childhood, Victoria Anderson
A Framework for Incorporating Best Practices to Provide Foundational Literacy Skills to English Learners for Sustained Academic Success, Gabriel Arechigo
Using Citizen Science to Create Meaningful Learning Experiences and Enhance the Learning of Science for Second Grade Students, Rebecca Barton
Improving Early Literacy Outcomes Through Play, Kimberly Bice
The Impact of Systematic Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Instruction in a Spanish Immersion First-Grade Classroom, Elisabeth Boe
Creating Safe and Welcoming Spaces on Public Lands: An Anti-Oppression Toolkit for Public Lands Interpreters, Amber Brooks
Teaching Trauma-Informed Pedagogy and Critical Literacy in a Middle School Language Arts Classroom, Katherine Chambers
How Can UDL Be Used To Increase Equity And Access At An Abe Site?, Karen Cook
Using a Vermicomposting Curriculum to Grow Students’ Advocacy Towards the Environment, J. Ryan Cowger
To what extent do existing nature-based lesson plans for outdoor learning experiences in the Great Lakes area align to a nature-based sense of place framework?, Courtney Deavours
Planning for Expressive Language in Math for Multilingual Learners, Stephanie Deehr
Empowering and Educating LGBTQ+ Middle Schoolers Through Intentional Instruction of Queer Topics in GSA Clubs, John Gallagher
Accessibility to Infant and Toddler Programming at a Nature-Based Zoo Preschool, Eileen Garcia-Sanchez
Teaching English in Earth and Space Science: Content-Based Curriculum Development for Secondary Multilingual Learners, Laura Gislason
Implementing Authentic Literacy Centers in a Kindergarten Classroom, Isabella Haeger
Understanding Effective Literacy Instruction for Primary Grade Teachers, Erika Hotchkiss
Nature’s Classroom: Designing a Practical Environmental Education Curriculum, Kendra Karwacki
Helping Female and Nonbinary Identifying Students Grow Confidence in the Science Classroom, Mari McDonald
ncreasing High School Students’ Environmental and Scientific Literacies Through Outdoor Investigations, Mack Mowen
Correlations between Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Awareness in Participants with Various Ages, Cultures, and Abilities, Jackie Murphy
Utilizing a School Garden to Promote Ecoliteracy in Elementary Aged Children, Kelsie Murphy
How Adult EFL Teachers Can Effectively Utilize Duolingo in Their Curriculum, Rebecca Nelson