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Capstone Projects from 2023

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Whale Watching in Early Childhood, Victoria Anderson

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

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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

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

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LGBTQIA+ Inclusivity in the Outdoors, Allison Brown

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

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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

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Utilizing Behavior Change Principles to Encourage Community Engagement in Water Protection and Conservation, Chyann Erickson

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

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Increasing Student and Educator Participation in Outdoor Classroom Spaces Through Teacher Education and Community Connection, Cora Greenawald

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“Using Culturally Responsive Educational Practices to Help Campus Communities Reach Their Zero-Waste Goals”, Ellen Gurrola

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How Can Educators Implement Nature-Based Learning To Increase The Well-Being Of The Whole Child?, Jennifer Hubert

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

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Implementing Nature-Based Play In Academically Focused Early Childhood Settings, Abbie Krohn

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

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

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Creating Inclusive Spaces: Using Book Clubs to Increase Diverse Literature in Schools, Clare Ng

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Informal Education Builds Deeper Knowledge And Connections With Elasmobranchs To Develop An Understanding For Environmental Conservation, Lacie Ownbey

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

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

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My Work is Wild — Promoting Career Literacy of Conservation and STEM Vocations in Secondary School Students, Lauren Salick

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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

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

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Creating An Engaging And Ecocritical Project Based Curriculum For High School Environmental Science, Hannah Stewart

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Place-Based Environmental Education Towards Collective Environmental Literacy, Nicole Stubbs

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

Capstone Projects from 2022

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Utilizing Experiential Education in Nature-Based Settings to Impact Pro-Environmental Behaviors, Delaney Babich

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Impact Of Environmentally Focused Chemistry On High School Student Engagement And Scientific Understanding, Libby Barrie

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Fostering Students’ Sense of Belonging and Inclusion Through Community Involvement, Rebecca Batchelder

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The Impact Of Nature Deficit On Creating Learning Spaces For Children, Kirsten Bergren

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

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

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Renewable Energy Education at Residential Environmental Learning Centers, Kim Corson

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

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Developmentally Appropriate Literacy Instruction in the Kindergarten Classroom, Lisa Day

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

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Incorporating Interactive Outdoor Learning Into Everyday Curricula, Haley Doty

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

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Implementing The Next Generation Science And Engine, Aliex Friend

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

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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

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Growing Environmentally Literate Youth, Kimberly Harding

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Social And Emotional Learning In An Open Space, Emily Stein

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

Capstone Projects from 2021

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Culturally Sustaining Indigenous Education Within Agricultural Education Curriculum, Emily Trout

Capstone Projects from 2020

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Leading Alternatives to Fossil Fuels for Powering Vehicles, Cameron Beeder

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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The Role of Environmental Education in Steam Education, Elise Malecha

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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

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Substituting Traditional Homework With Outdoor Experiences, David Czepa

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

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

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

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

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

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