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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 2018 2018

Emotional, Social, And Academic Impacts On Students, Polly Olson

Using Classcraft As A Positive Behavioral Intervention Strategy In The Classroom, Renae Otto

Student Engagement Through Character Counts!® Morning Meeting, Marcia Pankonin

Mindfulness Practices In The Elementary Classroom Setting: The Emotional, Social, And Academic Impacts On Students, Megan Paulsen

How Social Studies Curriculum Can Help Spanish Immersion Students To Develop And Improve Their Grammar And Language Skills, Juan Perona

How Can a 9th Grade Math and Science Curriculum Become Integrated as Part of a Project-Based Academy?, Evan Pierson

Improving The Social And Emotional Education Curriculum In A Middle School, School Within A School Gifted And Talented Program, Natalie Polaschek

Incorporating National Urban Alliance Strategies In A High School Biology Classroom Curriculum To Increase The Success Rate For Students Of Color, Rebecca Prall

Creating Smart Board Activities To Engage Students’ Learning In Chinese Immersion Kindergarten, Wenting Qiang

Creating A Data Structure Of Culturally Relevant Literature For Use In Middle School, Courtney Ramirez

Strategies Teachers And Families Can Use To Support Home Language Maintenance For Early Elementary Students, Anastasia Redemann

Utilizing NWEA Map Data To Create Scaffolded And Differentiated Instruction That Advances Student Mastery Of Literary Standards And Deepens Student Understanding Of Literary Texts, Jane Reinhardt

Implementing Tier I And II Fluency Based Interventions In An Elementary Classroom, Shelley Rhein

Involvement In Extracurricular Activities And Overall High School Experience: Academics, School Belonging, And Career/College Readiness, Michael Richards

Inquiry-Based Professional Development: How Did The Activities In The Mississippi Rivers Institute Affect Participant Confidence In Teaching Environmental Education?, Sara Robertson

Improving Reading Comprehension And Oral Proficiency Through The Use Of Literature Circles, Glorimar Rodriguez

Secondary Teachers Should Expose Rural Readers To Books That Are Culturally Different Than The Student's Personal Choice, Sarah Roiger

Movement And Mindfulness In The Kindergarten Classroom, Kylie Rosenthal

Incorporating Functional Chunks Into The Spanish Language Classroom, Sarah RuizMichels

How Can Student Learning Be Improved Through Project Based Curriculum That Gives Access To All Students?, Joseph Salzer

Building Comprehension In Fifth Grade Students Using Guided Reading, Erica Schiebel

Impact Of Interdisciplinary Literacy Instruction On Student Achievement, Suzanne Schlichte

Combating Student Apathy: Helping Teachers Create Autonomy-Supportive Classrooms That Foster Motivation And Higher Achievement, David Schlotfeldt

How Can Guided Math Techniques Be Integrated Into A Third Grade Multiplication Unit?, Erin Schmidt

Increasing Target Language Input For L2 Students: Strategies For Success In Classroom-Based Language Acquisition, Katie Schmidt