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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

Capstone Projects by Degree:

Capstone Projects from 2019 2019

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 2018

What are the ways do K-12 public school systems and teacher training programs contribute to the exploitation of black educators; what political, cultural and economic ends does this serve? How does the current treatment and deployment of black educators hamper rather than further black educational progress?, Donald W.R Allen II

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

Absent Narratives And Engagement: A Diverse Instructional Approach To Increased Engagement In World History, Sarah Arneson

What Are The Parental Beliefs On The Relationship Between Poverty And Low-Grade Achievement?, Selamawit Ayalkebet

Movement For Learners: Physical Activity Impacting The Academic Performance Of Elementary Students, Kristen Bark

Promoting Teacher Retention And Increasing Job Satisfaction By Preventing Burnout In The Early Childhood Workforce, Erin Bergevin

Writing To Learn Across Content Areas, Melissa Bertsch

Curriculum Development Using Artistic Inquiry In An Arts Magnet Foundation Class, Debra Bestland

Queering Undergraduate Admission: A Framework To Evaluate And Address Bias Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*, And Queer Students In Undergraduate Admission Practices, Ann Marie Bigley

Teaching And Learning Pragmatics And Speech Acts: An Instructional Pragmatics Curriculum Development Project For EFL Learners, Bridget Borer

What Do Educators Need To Know To Identify Human Trafficking In Their Schools And Communities?, Candace Brailsford

Are Kindergarten Teachers Aware Of Their Unconscious Bias Of Gender In Stem (Science, Technology, Engineering And Math) Education?, Jodie Bray

Using Self-Regulated Strategy Development To Teach Middle School Writing, Julia Breen

Text Sets For Social Justice, Jessica Buck

CRT And Educational Equity: Professional Development At The High School Level, Jessica Carlson

Strategies For Educators: Teaching Recently Arrived English Learners Who Have Experienced Trauma, Lisa Carlson

Best Practices To Help English Language Learners Succeed In Community College, Santina Caster

Fossilization Of L And R Phonemes And Effective Pronunciation Teaching Practices For Adult English Language Students, Sacha Chandavong