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 2020
Implementation of Number Talks to Support Number Sense and Fluency, Including Automaticity, Janel Koenig
Incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge to Support Critical Thinking in Environmental Education, Nicholas Koerbitz
The Role of Restorative Practices in Building Community, Increasing Student Learning and Reducing Racially Disparate Discipline in Secondary Schools, Lawrence Koszewski
Creating an English as a Second Language Program Model That Caters to Junior High Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education, Alison Krzenski
Embedding Phenomena-Based Learning Practices Into a Middle School Science Curriculum, Allison Kubat
A Collaborative Approach at Building Professional Development Around Inclusive Science Classrooms, Erin Lappen
Using Student-Generated Questions to Promote Curiosity and Student Learning, Todd Larsen
Increasing Verbal Communication with Peers for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder By Using In-class Engagement Activities, Jessica Linden
Easing the Transition From Middle School to High School for Long-term English Learners, Lindsay Luczkowiak
Culturally Responsive Teaching Within a Montessori Learning Environment, David Luiken
Growing Reading Skills Through Oral Language Activities: Reading Intervention/English Learner Curriculum, Sarah Lundgren
The Role of Environmental Education in Steam Education, Elise Malecha
Lost in the Cloud: Attempting to Improve the Implementation of Educational Technologies, Patrick McCormick
Impact of Homework on Learning, James McPherson
Designing and Implementing Argumentation Through Digital Platform: A Framework for Beginning 3rd-6th Science, Alexandra Melin
Play-Based Curriculum During Literacy Instruction in Kindergarten, Kayla Mertes
Effectively Enabling Translanguaging in the Classroom, Kelly Miller
Career Identity and Community Investment Toolkit for High School English Language Learners, Mary Louise Moga
How Culturally Responsive Teaching Can Support Small Group Math Instruction, Ryan Moran
Helping Secondary EL Students Become More Effective Writers, Chanda Mulligan
Improving Writing Skills Through the Use of Morning Work in the Second-Grade Classroom, Catherine Nelson-Dittmann