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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 2022 2022

Renewable Energy Education at Residential Environmental Learning Centers, Kim Corson

How Can Teachers Utilize A Curriculum To Expand Students’ Knowledge Of Waste Management And Change Their Waste Reduction Behaviors?, Alexis Craig

History Day: Adapting the Program for the Sixth-Grade Classroom, Hannah Crook

Developmentally Appropriate Literacy Instruction in the Kindergarten Classroom, Lisa Day

How Affinity Groups Can Help With Bipoc Teacher Support, Retention, And Growth, Emily Dech

How Can Informal Environmental Education Curriculum and Pedagogy Be More Inclusive for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Students?, Claire Dobie

Influencing Middle School Students' Perspective of Media Literacy, Ray Doss

Incorporating Interactive Outdoor Learning Into Everyday Curricula, Haley Doty

Leveling the Playing Field: A Proposal for a Portfolio Summative Assessment for a Task- Based Adult ESL Course to Address the Needs of Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE), Joshua Eick

Increasing Ocean Environment Awareness in Land-Locked Middle School Students, Krista Espelien

Play-Based Learning for Academic, Social, and Emotional Growth in First Grade Students, Erin Everts Graves

The Decentering of Native English Speaking Teachers in English as a Lingua Franca Contexts, Seamus Folliard

Utilizing BIPOC Class Novels in the Middle School Classroom to Promote Empathy, Bailey Fowler

Implementing The Next Generation Science And Engine, Aliex Friend

Why Children Should Attend Summer Camp: The Benefits of Residential Summer Camp and Outdoor Education, Ileana Friese

Facilitating the Success of Students Transitioning Between Different Methods of Instruction, Amanda Froberg

The Role of the Native-Speaker Listener in English as a Lingua Franca Interactions, Leah Fruechte

Technology and Student Centered Learning: Using Digital Tools to Instruct Student Centered Learning While Meeting the Needs of All Students, Haley Geinnotta

“Use Your Teacher Voice”: How a Podcast Could Support ESOL Teachers’ Voices in Advocacy, Veronica Green

How Can a Non-Personal Interpretive Guide Increase Place Attachment for Visitors, Encourage the Appropriate Development of Sustainable Community-Based Ecotourism, and Increase Knowledge of the Desert and Coastal Ecosystems and Migratory Whales of Baja Mexico?, Mahin Hamilton

Looking In to Speak Up: How White Educators Can Utilize Literacy to More Confidently and Competently Discuss Race and Racism with Early Elementary Students, Morgan Hanlon

The Science Of Reading For English Learners, Allison Hanson

Growing Environmentally Literate Youth, Kimberly Harding

Cultivating Student Agency Through the Use of Authentic Science Practices, John Haug

Effective Reading Strategies for Multilingual Learners in the Mainstream Classroom, Megan Hebert