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 2023
Outdoor Education and the Effects on Social-Emotional Outcomes in Elementary-Aged Students: A PD Series, Christopher Windman
Supporting English Language Learners in a Co-Taught Classroom through the Curriculum, Emilia Witthuhn
The Disappearing of the Hmong Language, Choua Yang
Developing A Proposal Plan To Create Nature-Based Classrooms In Early Childhood Settings To Support Inquiry Learning, Alaina Zapata
Capstone Projects from 2022
ESL Curriculum: Oral Language Acquisition for Teaching Under-Privileged School-Aged Children of Hopeful Academy, Ibadan, Nigeria, Oloruntoba Ajibero
Implementation of Movement Integration in the Classroom, Maren Armstrong
Implementing Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy Through the Use of Music in the ESL Classroom, Libby Arnosti
Utilizing Experiential Education in Nature-Based Settings to Impact Pro-Environmental Behaviors, Delaney Babich
Impact Of Environmentally Focused Chemistry On High School Student Engagement And Scientific Understanding, Libby Barrie
Fostering Students’ Sense of Belonging and Inclusion Through Community Involvement, Rebecca Batchelder
The Impact Of Nature Deficit On Creating Learning Spaces For Children, Kirsten Bergren
Supporting Healthy Identity Development Using Text Selection and Instructional Activities in Secondary Language Arts Classes, Carla Beuning Obleman
How Can Personalized Learning In The Environmental Classroom Inspire Student-Led Environmental Action And Advocacy?, Sarah Bingea
Strengthening Early Literacy Skills Through Data-Driven Decision Making, Kaari Bly
History as a Catalyst for Effective Activism: A Project Based Curriculum, Seth Bobrow
Using an Ecojustice Education Framework to Address Conservation in the Upstate, Rebecca Bolich-Wade
No “Pobrecito Student”: Translanguaging High-School Science for Academic Language Development, Agustina Borre
Supporting Upper Elementary Newcomer Students in the Areas of Speaking and Writing, Amy Brown
Phonological Awareness in the Elementary Classroom, Marisa Brown
Nature-Play-Based Kindergarten: Meeting Minnesota’s State Standards via Nature Play, Tanya Buckner
Increasing Student Engagement in Kindergarten Read Alouds, Sydney Cassidy
A Podcast and Website for Informal Educators and How It Can Disseminate Best Teaching Practices, Graham Charles
Subverting the Academic Language Hegemony: Implementing Language Architecture and Similar Pedagogies, Viviana Chavez Garcia
Training English Language Teachers to Help Adult General English Students with Complex Noun Phrases for Business Writing, Christina Cipriani