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School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

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

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Capstone Projects from 2020 2020

Play-Based Learning: The Effects On Social-emotional Development and Academic Success In Pre-primary and Primary Grades, Kristina Kamp

Benefits of Using Play-Based Learning in a Kindergarten Classroom, Courtney Kjoberg

Inquiry-Based Learning and Growth Mindset In Third Grade Mathematics, Katherine Klein

English Language Learners Acquiring Tier 3 Mathematical Vocabulary in Upper Elementary Grades, Krosby Kludt

Using the Process Approach to Create an Effective and Efficient Secondary Writing Curriculum for Students and Teachers, Adam Koehler

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

Increasing Knowledge on Current Global English Theories and Cultural Differences–– a Professional Development Workshop for Assistant Language Teachers in Japan, Megan Lambrecht

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

ELL Teachers Guide to Pronunciation: A Contrastive Analysis of S'gaw Karen and American English Phonetics and Phonology, Shana Lee

Creating A Nonprofit Organization To Reduce And Eliminate Disparate Access To Quality Environmental Education To Students That Are Black, Indigenous, And People Of Color And To Increase Overall Access To Education On Environmental Justice, Nicholas Leonard

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

Teaching World Language as a Push-In Class With Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling, Leah Mark

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