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Master of Arts in Education: Natural Science and Environmental Education (MAED: NSEE)

Capstone Projects from 2023 2023

Whale Watching in Early Childhood, Victoria Anderson

Using Citizen Science to Create Meaningful Learning Experiences and Enhance the Learning of Science for Second Grade Students, Rebecca Barton

A Training Program that Connects Seasonal Garden Staff and Volunteers to the Mission of Gale Woods Farm to Promote Land Stewardship Through Agriculture Education, Lindsay Bolstad

Creating Safe and Welcoming Spaces on Public Lands: An Anti-Oppression Toolkit for Public Lands Interpreters, Amber Brooks

Using a Vermicomposting Curriculum to Grow Students’ Advocacy Towards the Environment, J. Ryan Cowger

To what extent do existing nature-based lesson plans for outdoor learning experiences in the Great Lakes area align to a nature-based sense of place framework?, Courtney Deavours

Accessibility to Infant and Toddler Programming at a Nature-Based Zoo Preschool, Eileen Garcia-Sanchez

Nature’s Classroom: Designing a Practical Environmental Education Curriculum, Kendra Karwacki

ncreasing High School Students’ Environmental and Scientific Literacies Through Outdoor Investigations, Mack Mowen

Utilizing a School Garden to Promote Ecoliteracy in Elementary Aged Children, Kelsie Murphy

An Educator's Guide to Expanding Accessibility to Nature Connections in Traditional Early Childhood Education, Olivia Romanello

Permaculture Curriculum for Public School Children in the United States, Nichole Ross

The Use of Universal Design for Better Inclusion of People Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing or Have Other Invisible Disabilities in Environmental Education, Magill Schumm

Animal Assisted Environmental Education Program Design: The Environmental Learning Farm, Kellie Soronen

Developing A Proposal Plan To Create Nature-Based Classrooms In Early Childhood Settings To Support Inquiry Learning, Alaina Zapata

Capstone Projects from 2022 2022

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

How Can Personalized Learning In The Environmental Classroom Inspire Student-Led Environmental Action And Advocacy?, Sarah Bingea

A Podcast and Website for Informal Educators and How It Can Disseminate Best Teaching Practices, Graham Charles

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

Developmentally Appropriate Literacy Instruction in the Kindergarten Classroom, Lisa Day

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

Incorporating Interactive Outdoor Learning Into Everyday Curricula, Haley Doty

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

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

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

Growing Environmentally Literate Youth, Kimberly Harding

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

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

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

Developing an Outdoor Learning Area and Guidebook for the Elementary Grades, Jordyn Kern

Death Education In Environmental Education: Making Meaning From Children's Eco-Grief, Gabrielle Loisel

Building Student Confidence: Capitalizing on Social and Emotional Skill Building in Environmental Education, Lindsay McCord

How Can Environmental Based Library Programming Benefit Communities?, Samantha Morrison

Inquiry-Based Astronomy Curriculum for the Online Setting that is Culturally Sustaining and Equity-Centered, Sophie Morris

Experiencing an Old-Growth Forest: An Immersive Nature and Art Workshop for Environmental Educators, Valerie Ozaksut

A Sense of Place in Environmental Education: A Forest Ecology Curriculum, Samantha Selter

Can Providing an Outdoor Education Activity Booklet that Meets State Standards of Learning Increase Environmental Education in the Classroom?, Danielle Simmons

Using Video Games To Teach Social Studies, Model Careers, And Develop Environmental Identities Within Our Classrooms, Luke Stahlmann

Social And Emotional Learning In An Open Space, Emily Stein

Decolonizing Environmental Education: A Resource Guide for Non-Indigenous Educators, Kaitlin Ziehr

Capstone Projects from 2021 2021

Call To Climate Action: Leveraging Living Collections To Inspire Pro-environmental Behavior In Virtual Informal Science Education Programs, Meghan Carter

How Does Teaching In Outdoor Classrooms Impact Secondary Student Learning Of Environmental Science Concepts?, Robert Cole

Utilizing Public Involvement As A Driver For Conservation Efforts, Alexander Colling

Sustainable Agriculture Curriculum For 9th-12th Graders, Michaela Gallup

Long-Term Effects When Educating Elementary Students on Waste Reduction in Minnesota, Madeline Hoensheid

Implementing Outdoor Education Curriculum: The Benefits Of, Barriers To, And Materials Required For Successful Outdoor Education, Jacob Hradsky

Rewilding Students To Establish A Slow Pedagogy In Short Term Environmental Education Settings, Mason Keel

Best Practices in Science Education and Next Generation Science Standards: A Review of Systems Thinking, Inquiry-based Learning and Culturally Sustainable Practices, Kyle Koyle

Songs And Salamanders: Investigating The Relationship Between Music And Environmental Education, Walker Nyenhuis

Increasing Student Creativity And Connection To Nature Through Equitable Nature-based Experiences During Middle School Distance Learning, Benjamin Olofson

Culturally Sustaining Indigenous Education Within Agricultural Education Curriculum, Emily Trout

Capstone Projects from 2020 2020

Leading Alternatives to Fossil Fuels for Powering Vehicles, Cameron Beeder

Environmental Education Lessons Connecting Middle School Students to the Natural World, Kari Brant

Fostering Joy, Enriching Relationships, and Encouraging Growth Through Outdoor Education Curriculum, Emma Chapman

Developing a Framework for Citizen Science: Preparing Researchers for Success, Michelle Chmura

Using Informational Websites to Foster a Connection Between Outdoor Education and State Park Preservation, Amanda Eckart

How Can Incorporating Games and Activities Enhance Learning in Environmental Education?, Joan Fasanella

A Framework for Pre-Laboratory Instructional Design to Support Student Inquiry in High School Chemistry, Naomi Golden

Climate Literacy: Designing a Syllabus For a Graduate Level Climate Literacy Foundations Course, Jana Graczyk

Creating Environmental Education Programming and Access To Diverse Students, Heidi Hanson

Understanding Vermonters’ Perspectives of the Eastern Coyote Population, Jenna Howard

Addressing Issues Surrounding Food Insecurity and Promote Environmentalism In Urban Settings Using Community Gardens, Tucker Jensen

Incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge to Support Critical Thinking in Environmental Education, Nicholas Koerbitz

Creating A Nonprofit Organization To Reduce And Eliminate Disparate Access To Quality Environmental Education To Students That Are Black, Indigenous, And People Of Color And To Increase Overall Access To Education On Environmental Justice, Nicholas Leonard

The Role of Environmental Education in Steam Education, Elise Malecha

Teaching World Language as a Push-In Class With Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling, Leah Mark

Designing and Implementing Argumentation Through Digital Platform: A Framework for Beginning 3rd-6th Science, Alexandra Melin

Trash, Turtles, and Telesis: Sparking Community Environmentalism Through Art, Missy Parker

What Methods and Models Can Be Used to Translate Science to Levels Developmentally Appropriate to Be Taught in Preschool in the State of Massachusetts?, Donna Phillips

How Can Citizen Science be used Effectively Within Environmental Education in order to Foster Environmental Change?, Michelle Sagers

Women and Outdoor Adventure: Creating a Backpacking Course to Prepare and Empower, Anna Swarts

Developmentally Appropriate Environmental Stem Curriculum for Kindergarten and First Grade Students, Mary Sweeney

Best Methods for Meeting the Goals of Environmental and Place-Based Education in Short-Term and Immersive Undergraduate Settings, Henry Whitehead

Capstone Projects from 2019 2019

A Better Understanding Through the Use of the Nature Journal, Carol L. Anderson

From King Kong To 24 Frames: Studying Wildlife Films As Tools For Environmental Education, Layla Assad

How Can Zoo Educators Help Individuals in a Community Develop a Deeper Connection to Wildlife, Conservation and the Environment Through Specific Education Programming?, Allison Budnick

Can a sustainable agriculture curriculum promote systems thinking to address global health threats?, Jolene M. Carlson

Activity Modifications For Growing Up Wild™: Supporting Young Learners With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Valerie Coduto

Substituting Traditional Homework With Outdoor Experiences, David Czepa

The Reduction Of Stormwater Runoff Pollution Through Community Service Efforts, Dana Damm

Integrating Augmented Reality Into Place Based Native Tree Identification, Chase Evertz

Outdoor Investigation Using a Claims, Evidence, Reasoning Framework for Middle School Science Learning, Amber Gremmels

Using System Thinking Protocols To Improve Student Analytical Thinking And Foster Engagement In Rural Commons, Kristin Guin-Grosse

Nature Journal Activity Guide - Grades 3-5, Jennifer Ann Hengel

Developing An Outdoor Mindful Activity-Based Curriculum For English Language Learners, Krista A. Kulas

Analysis of Outdoor Recreational Patterns of the African Immigrants in Urban Areas in the United States, Franklin Ouma

Nature Preschool Involvement: How Nature Education Can Influence Early Childhood Classrooms, Emily Peka

Teaching Chemistry Through An Environmental Science Lens And The Effect Of Student Understanding And Motivation In Learning High School Science, Sara Peterson

The Implementation Of Plant-Based Diets In Lower-Income Public Schools, Jesse Rock

Rural Community-Based Organizing For Social Change, Alexandria V.S. Romano

Reconnecting Young Children With Nature For Healthy Growth And Development, Suzanne Schiffman

Nature Play For Urban Elementary Preschoolers: Benefits To Their Development And Connectedness To The Environment, Sharon Smith-Lossiah

How Place-Based Education Increases Student Interpretation of Minnesota's Landscape and Geologic Processes, Jessica Strom

Creating a Nature-Based Environmental Connection to At-Risk EBD Students in a Self-Contained Classroom, Timothy L. Thayer

What A Waste! A Secondary Environmental Science Unit On Waste Reduction And Management, Megan Wagner

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