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 2021
Informing Educators on Effective Strategies for LTELs, Maria Soto
Exploring the Effect of Cultural and Linguistic Features on the Academic Writing of College-Level English Learners, Abdullahi Soyan
Poverty In Education: The Impact On Academic Vocabulary And Need For Early Interventions, Carly Spillner
Holistically Discouraging School Aged Students and Youth From Joining and/or Becoming Affiliated With Gangs and Gang Violence, Megan Steinhoff
How Can Incorporating an Animal Based Curriculum Into an Elementary Classroom Help Promote Social/ Emotional Development?, Stephanie Stickney
Alternative Education and Accountability: An Exploration, Kate Storks
Social Emotional Learning in Elementary Schools: A Professional Development Series, Brianna Strandberg
Facing Race: A Project for Talking about Race in a Classroom Setting, Erin Sutliff
Culturally Sustaining Social Studies: Practical Applications to a High School Elective Course, Emily Thomas
Framework For Implementing Metacognitive Reflection Tools To Facilitate Student Learning, Elise Thompson
Culturally Sustaining Indigenous Education Within Agricultural Education Curriculum, Emily Trout
How Can Teachers Increase Student-student Discourse In Math Classrooms?, Alex Vang
Raising the Awareness of Somali Families: The Positive Impact of Dual Language Education on Student Success, Khaleef Warsame
Effective Social Skills Curriculum For Students With Emotional And Behavioral Disorders That Focuses On Skill Generalization Across Settings, Jessica Waterstreet
Availability of Diverse Books For Early Elementary Students, Lili Weisman
Developing Mathematical Thinking in High Schoolers Through “Curricular Thinking Tasks”, Michaela Weispfennig
An Antiracist Education: A Curricular Unit Design, Tanner D. Wright
Teaching Primary Aged Students Impacted By Trauma Through Interactive Read Alouds, Amelia Wykes
Engaging Hmong Learners With Oral Storytelling And Flipgrid, Tang Xiong
Creating an ESL Curriculum in a Type C International School in China, Song Yang
Instructional Support for Vocational ESL Teachers, Amy Zoerb
How A Theater Curriculum Helps Students Process Racial Injustice, Molly Zupon
Capstone Projects from 2020
Personalized Reading Strategies and Tools to Support Struggling Third Grade Readers, Rebecca Antil