Capstone Projects from 2021
Psych 101: Creating An Equitable Psychology Curriculum To Teach Students Dbt Mental Health Skills In An ALC Setting, Cyrus Butler
Using On-Going Mentoring to Support Elementary Teachers of Language Learners, Elizabeth Callaghan Done
The Power Of Language And Its Integral Role In Lgbtq+ Inclusion In Education, Jay Carr
Developing A Science Curriculum With The Focus On Belonging, Megan Custer
How Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Affect Academic Development and Success in School Aged Students, Quinn Davis
Increasing Language Output For English Language Learners Through Interactive Language Strategies In The Elementary Mainstream Classroom, Aanya DiBrito
Dangerous Teaching: An Approach To Difficult Learning In The Theatre Classroom, Tei Ellgen
Implementing Inquiry-based Learning Into A High School Science Classroom To Improve Student Engagement And Learning Outcomes, Brianna Gasterland
How can Guided Reading Help Elementary Students Read at Grade Level by Middle School?, Magan Graham
Earning and Learning: Undergraduate Student Employment and The Importance of Relevant Work, Benjamin Green
Systems Thinking Teaching Strategies Using the UN Sustainable Development Goals to Help Best Prepare Students to be Future Ready, Elizabeth Hickey
Creating and Cultivating a Multitude of Relationships in an Elementary Classroom, Zachary Hoffmann
Indigenous Resources And Other Materials For Minnesota Studies, Joseph Isle
Will Building a Healthy Community in the Elementary Classroom Reduce Disruptive Behaviors?, Samantha Janchan
More Than White Boys And Their Dogs: Diversity In Children’s Literature Professional Development, Britt Johnson
Identity Placement In Social Justice Issues Through A Creative Writing Curriculum, Tamara Johnson
Toxic Math-masculinity: Changing Harmful Lay Theories of Mathematics to Improve Student Achievement, Zac Kamm
The Benefits of Racial Representation in the Middle School Science Classroom, Samantha Karnes
Translanguaging Writing Strategies for the High School Classroom and Low-Level Literacy EL Students, Lisa Kebort
Promoting Student To Student Discourse In Mathematics Classrooms, Kayla Kraska
Teaching the Art of Writing as an Artist, Yarrow Mead
The Benefits Of Advancing The Next Generation Science Standards In The Elementary Grades, Matthew Millslagle
Incorporating Mathematics Stations Into The Current Curriculum, Stacy Moua
Digital Wellbeing In The Classroom: Choosing Technology That Supports The Whole Child, Madeline Myers
How To Be An Antiracist Educator, Veronica Myers
Balancing Screen Time: Teaching To The Whole Student, Victoria Neuburger
Culturally Relevant Pedagogies and Literacy Programs For Newcomer Somali High School English Language Learners, Catherine Orfield
Culturally Responsive Identity Project for a High School English Language Arts Classroom, Monique A. Plaster
Growing Mindset and Goals: A Blog Designed to Lead Intrinsic Motivation in Students, Alison Prahl
Creating An Equity Based Genetics Unit Using Culturally Relevant Pedagogy And The Next Generation Science Standards, Katherine Quattrini
Adaptation Of English Standards For The Learning Of A Diverse Population Of Students, Lexie Read
How Infusing Music Into Elementary Mathematics Curriculum Affects Students’ Learning and Engagement, Caitlin Riebe
Choice Based Directing: Promoting Inclusivity in Middle School Theatre Programs, Brooklyn Riggs
How can Using Culturally Responsive Instruction in a Social Studies Classroom Contribute to Student Success?, Jake Ruppert
How Can Music Most Effectively Be Used In The English Learner Classroom, Robert Ryden
Inquiry-Based Learning and Higher-Order Thinking Skills in High School Science, Rebekah Scheiller
Increasing Teacher Buy-in for the Implementation of Social-Emotional Learning in the Elementary Classroom, Rebekka Schrank
Service-learning And Language Acquisition In Secondary English Language Learners, Martha Schultz
Trauma in the Elementary Classroom, Leah Seal-Gray
Holistically Discouraging School Aged Students and Youth From Joining and/or Becoming Affiliated With Gangs and Gang Violence, Megan Steinhoff
How Can Incorporating an Animal Based Curriculum Into an Elementary Classroom Help Promote Social/ Emotional Development?, Stephanie Stickney
Social Emotional Learning in Elementary Schools: A Professional Development Series, Brianna Strandberg
Facing Race: A Project for Talking about Race in a Classroom Setting, Erin Sutliff
How Can Teachers Increase Student-student Discourse In Math Classrooms?, Alex Vang
An Antiracist Education: A Curricular Unit Design, Tanner D. Wright
Teaching Primary Aged Students Impacted By Trauma Through Interactive Read Alouds, Amelia Wykes
Engaging Hmong Learners With Oral Storytelling And Flipgrid, Tang Xiong
How A Theater Curriculum Helps Students Process Racial Injustice, Molly Zupon
Capstone Projects from 2020
Personalized Reading Strategies and Tools to Support Struggling Third Grade Readers, Rebecca Antil
Writing In the Math Classroom In Order to Increase the Academic Proficiency In English Language Learners, Daniel Bahnaman
How Can Middle School Science Teachers Differentiate Instruction to Support All Learners in an Inclusive Classroom?, Jacqueline Barker
How to Distinguish a Barrier Due to Second Language Acquisition Versus a Learning Disability?, Sarah Baude
Implementing an Effective Instructional Coaching Program to Benefit the Teacher As a Learner, Amber Bentley
Social and Emotional Learning: A Toolkit For Meeting Preschool Students’ Needs, Tessa Bitker
Program Design: a Practical Guide for Creating EL Programs with a Focus on Social-Emotional Development, Brigitta Bognar Cronin
A Year of Curiosity, Wonder, and Imagination: Intentionally Connecting Play with Learning in Kindergarten, Adrienne Burns
The Importance of Multicultural Literature in a K-2 Elementary Classroom, Emily Butler
Preparing Mainstream Teachers To Support English Language Learners, Christopher Cannady
Inquiry-Based Science and Higher-Order Thinking Skills in Upper Elementary Science Education, Emily Culhane
The Importance of Sleep For Learning and Behavior, Alison D’Antonio
Knowledge and Skill: Integrating Social Studies and Writing Content for Third-Grade Students, Heather Eikenbary
Using iPads in a Readers' and Writers' Workshop, Megan Engfer
Teaching Journalism Ethics in the High School Journalism Classroom Through the Use of Text Sets, Megan Erickson
Creating a Theatre Curriculum for Diverse Upper Elementary Students, Sara Feinberg
Shifting the Perspective: Incorporating Elements of Culturally Responsive Teaching in the Rural Minnesotan Elementary Classroom, Brandon Frenette
Using Digital Communication Technologies to Record a Student’s Thinking During the Solving of Physics Problems, John Gaalaas
Reading Strategies In a Second Language Spanish Classroom, Wendy Gorman
Writing and Reading Partnership: A Focused First Grade Writing Curriculum That Benefits ELL Readers, Margaret Gorrilla
If you feel as though you don't fit in this world, create a new one: strategies to motivate adolescent males to participate in the performing arts, Gretchen Grunzke
What Do Educators Need To Know About Anxiety To Best Support Students?, Kayla Halvorson
A Professional Development Program to Improve Reading Comprehension for Secondary Students, Dayna Hillcrest
Equity in Social and Emotional Learning in the Elementary Classroom: An Introduction for Educators, Kirsten Hoffer
Three-Dimensional Learning and the Phenomena Based Learning Approach with a STEM Curriculum, Shana Hoglund
Redefining Maine: Grade 3 Maine Studies Curricular Unit, Margaret Hutchison
Best Instructional Practices for High School SLIFE: A Narrative Curriculum for a Sheltered EL Class, Sarah Jorgenson
Developing a Growth Mindset Through Teacher Training, Pedagogy Development, and Community Reform, Kailtyn Joyce
Play-Based Learning: The Effects On Social-emotional Development and Academic Success In Pre-primary and Primary Grades, Kristina Kamp
Inquiry-Based Learning and Growth Mindset In Third Grade Mathematics, Katherine Klein
English Language Learners Acquiring Tier 3 Mathematical Vocabulary in Upper Elementary Grades, Krosby Kludt
Using the Process Approach to Create an Effective and Efficient Secondary Writing Curriculum for Students and Teachers, Adam Koehler
Implementation of Number Talks to Support Number Sense and Fluency, Including Automaticity, Janel Koenig
Creating an English as a Second Language Program Model That Caters to Junior High Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education, Alison Krzenski
Embedding Phenomena-Based Learning Practices Into a Middle School Science Curriculum, Allison Kubat
A Collaborative Approach at Building Professional Development Around Inclusive Science Classrooms, Erin Lappen
Lost in the Cloud: Attempting to Improve the Implementation of Educational Technologies, Patrick McCormick
Effectively Enabling Translanguaging in the Classroom, Kelly Miller
The Impact of Flexible Seating on Student Engagement in Second Grade at a Chinese Immersion School, Meilin Nelson
Number Talks for Multilingual Learners, Catherine Neuner
What Interactive Strategies Promote Engagement for English Language Learners in a Post-Secondary Science Classroom?, Kristal Newman
Missing Narratives: Racial Inequities in Social Studies Curriculum, Amanda Pomerleau
Linguistic Identity Construction and Cultural Inclusivity, Jessica Quiñonez