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 2019
How Place-Based Education Increases Student Interpretation of Minnesota's Landscape and Geologic Processes, Jessica Strom
The Lost Boys: An Exploration Of The Male Gender Gap And Its Causes, Derek Swart
Facilitating Communication and Parent Engagement Among Somali Families Through Smart Phone Technology, Thomas Tesch
Creating a Nature-Based Environmental Connection to At-Risk EBD Students in a Self-Contained Classroom, Timothy L. Thayer
Amending Flex Time: A Proposal, Johnathan Thompson
Learning Science In A Second Language, Alisha Tomsen
Improving Language Skills Through Digital Storytelling For Primary Students, Stefanie Topinka
Student-Led Book Clubs Support Reading Engagement In Primary Grades, Cassie Torbenson
Teaching Multicultural Texts At The Secondary Level, Benjamin Tully
Social Justice Teaching in the Elementary General Education Classroom, Chandra Turner
Utilizing Culturally Relevant, Multimodal Text Sets In Older Adolescent And Adult Learner Classrooms, Tamara Twiggs
What A Waste! A Secondary Environmental Science Unit On Waste Reduction And Management, Megan Wagner
How can second-grade students learn algorithmic thinking and pattern recognition through collaborative learning?, Christine Walth
Analysis Of Textbooks For Beginning English Learners In Middle School, Tristan N. Weinmaster
A Yoga-Based Curriculum To Help Learners Deal With Anxious Situations, Lacey Jan Weninger
Student Self-Efficacy: Strategies To Promote Academic Achievement, Jody Wenum
Tending Poetic Gardens: Weaving Poetry Into A Third Grade Curriculum, Mary Beth Youngblut
Barriers That Impede the Progress of CLD Families Entering and Navigating the Special Education System, Julia Zanabria
A Two Year Education Plan To Support The Goals Of The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District, Gael Zembal
How to Build a Classroom Community of Caring, Self-Directed Learners Through the Use of Morning Meeting in the First Ten Days of School and Beyond, Andi Jo Zimmerman
Capstone Projects from 2018
Using Multicultural Literature To Teach Grammar To English Learners, Laura Anderson
The Impact Of Newsela On Disciplinary Content Area Literacy To Improve Vocabulary Instruction, Nicole Anderson