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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

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

Math in Nature: Expanding Fourth-Grade Students’ Mathematics Knowledge through Nature-Based Learning, Jordyn Heide

Empathy for Self and Others: An SEL Curriculum for a Catholic Middle School, Isabel Heins

Developing Effective Resources To Maintain The Target Language Of A Dual Language Immersion Program, Sofia Henao

Re-Integrating Play-Based Learning (PBL) Activities into the Primary Classroom, Katherine Horstmann

How Music can be Integrated Into Life Science Teaching in a way That Enhances Scientific and Musical Learning in Middle School, Erin Hustad

Fo(u)r Friends: The Social, Emotional, and Academic Effects of an Extracurricular Program for Secondary Newcomer Students, Emma Johnson

Translanguaging in EFL Settings, Erica Johnson

Preparing Trauma Informed Teachers and Utilizing Trauma Responsive Systems to Increase Educational Success For Elementary Age Students, Kate Jordal

English Language Learners: Closing the Achievement Gap, Silyvanus Juma

Maximizing the Effectiveness of Peer Interaction in the English-Language Classroom, Benjamin Kahn

Place-Based Education and Nature Journaling Curriculum Development, Emaline Kelley