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 2022
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
Renewable Energy Education at Residential Environmental Learning Centers, Kim Corson
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
Influencing Middle School Students' Perspective of Media Literacy, Ray Doss
Incorporating Interactive Outdoor Learning Into Everyday Curricula, Haley Doty
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