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
SEL in the High School Social Studies Classroom, John Gonzalez
Reading Strategies In a Second Language Spanish Classroom, Wendy Gorman
Writing and Reading Partnership: A Focused First Grade Writing Curriculum That Benefits ELL Readers, Margaret Gorrilla
Climate Literacy: Designing a Syllabus For a Graduate Level Climate Literacy Foundations Course, Jana Graczyk
Assessing English Language Learners for Special Education Services, Emily Grams
If you feel as though you don't fit in this world, create a new one: strategies to motivate adolescent males to participate in the performing arts, Gretchen Grunzke
Culturally Relevant Small-Group Strategies to Increase Engagement in African-American Students, Kimberly Haley
What Do Educators Need To Know About Anxiety To Best Support Students?, Kayla Halvorson
Creating Environmental Education Programming and Access To Diverse Students, Heidi Hanson
Increasing English Language Students Pre-Literacy Skills in Preschool, Alyssa Henderson
Best Practices for Code-Switching in the Hmong Adult ELL Classroom, Morgan Hightower
A Professional Development Program to Improve Reading Comprehension for Secondary Students, Dayna Hillcrest
Equity in Social and Emotional Learning in the Elementary Classroom: An Introduction for Educators, Kirsten Hoffer
Three-Dimensional Learning and the Phenomena Based Learning Approach with a STEM Curriculum, Shana Hoglund
Understanding Vermonters’ Perspectives of the Eastern Coyote Population, Jenna Howard
Redefining Maine: Grade 3 Maine Studies Curricular Unit, Margaret Hutchison
Advisors Help You Get There: Personalized Learning Plans in the Alternative School, Christy Irrgang
Effective Early Literacy Instructional Strategies for English Language Learners, Kari Jensen
Effectiveness of Guided Reading with Social and Emotional Considerations, Kelsi Jensen
Addressing Issues Surrounding Food Insecurity and Promote Environmentalism In Urban Settings Using Community Gardens, Tucker Jensen
Effective Vocabulary Instruction and Literacy Levels: An Online Course Provided for Classroom Teachers, Brittany Johannsen
Social-Emotional Learning Integration Into Language Arts Classrooms, Claire Johnas
Best Instructional Practices for High School SLIFE: A Narrative Curriculum for a Sheltered EL Class, Sarah Jorgenson
Developing a Growth Mindset Through Teacher Training, Pedagogy Development, and Community Reform, Kailtyn Joyce