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 2022
Citizen Science As Experiential Education In The Modern Classroom, Peter Swan
Unlocking Math Minds: Using Inquiry-based Instruction to Increase Student Engagement and Learning in a Third Grade Classroom, Eric Swendseid
How Do Schools Assess and Deliver Effective Professional Development to Mainstream Teachers With a Focus on Supporting Multilingual Learners?, Michelle Tornga
Supporting Kindergarten Multilingual Learners During Morning Meeting, Tamara Tripp
Scaffolding Full-length Texts in a Middle School Classroom to Promote Reading Engagement, Elizabeth Vandergon
Increasing Student Engagement of English Learners in Synchronous Online Settings, Pachia Vang
Maintaining and Retaining the Home Language While Learning English, PaNhia Vang
A High School Economics Course Curriculum That Effectively Integrates Language and Content Instruction for English Learners, Jennifer Weddell
Teaching Pragmatic Suprasegmentals in the Adult ESL Classroom, Jordan Wooldridge
Supplementing Math Instruction in the Elementary Classroom with Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI), Wai Yang
Decolonizing Environmental Education: A Resource Guide for Non-Indigenous Educators, Kaitlin Ziehr
Capstone Projects from 2021
Real-world Learning In Middle School Mathematics, Elizabeth Ackerson
Word Problem Wednesday, Elizabeth Ackerson
Implementing Cultural Sustaining Literacy: Curriculum Unit Plans, Adewale Adenodi
Enhancing Communicative Competence of Adult Korean EFLs, Ikran Ali
Improving Student Learning And Number Sense Through The Combination Of Cooperative Learning And Number Talks, Timothy Augustin
Promoting Early Literacy Learning, Margaret Baird
Increasing Student Motivation In English Language Arts Through Student Choice, Jennifer Baker
Project Based Learning as a Teaching and Learning Method for Middle School ELLs, Chandreyee Basu Thakur
Teamwork in the Classroom: Peer Interaction in Latinx Transnational Athletes, Kaitlin Beltre
Culturally Responsive Teaching in Science Classrooms, Julia Bender
The Benefits Of Utilizing Technology In The Physical Education Classroom, Brooke Benecke