Capstone Projects from 2020
Assessing the Limitations of Interventions-focused Case Studies in Influencing Positive Outcomes For Students With EBD, Stephen Watkins
Elementary Literacy Engagement and Language Validation: A Guide to Engage Students and Families Using Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practices, Jennifer Weingart
Effective and Engaging Ways of Teaching the Civil Rights Movement to K-2 Students by Sarah Westad, Sarah Westad
Increasing Student Engagement and Success In Reading: a Reading Workshop Unit For Grade 7 ELA, Megan Wilson
The School to Prison Pipeline and the Importance of Its Recognition and Understanding By Professional Educators, Ericka Yang
Effectively Teaching Reading and Social Studies That Students Will Meaningfully Connect to Their Lives and Experiences, Daniel Zielske
Capstone Projects from 2019
Let's Go Outside: Supporting Teachers In Using Outdoor Learning For All Subjects K-8, Ann Borgwardt
SLIFE Students and Teacher Preparedness, Makayla Marie Bozoian
Engaging Best Practices for Newcomer English Language Learners in the Mainstream Elementary Classroom, Jennifer Bradley
Inquiry-Based Learning Science Curriculum For Kindergarteners, Meghan Brady
Discovering Who We Could Become: Culturally Responsive And Rigorous Resources For Middle-Grade Theatre Teachers, Rachel Brady
Technology Based Interventions Impact on Phonemic Awareness Growth, Je'Naya D. Brown
Implementing a Mentoring Program to Improve Educational Outcomes in ROTC, Mike P. Carr
Social Emotional Learning and Literacy in the Primary Grades: An Integrated Approach, Kaitlynn Cline
Supporting Early Childhood Students’ Communication Skills Within The Classroom, Emma Creger
Using Novels In The Science Classroom To Increase Literacy In Middle School Students, Elizabeth Mae Das
A Family Approach to Family Literacy with Latino Parents, Jessica L. Davies-Lopez
A Montessori Reading Intervention For Nonliterate First Grade Children, Benjamin Dorer
Do Believe The Hype: Teaching Literacy To Urban Students In A Secondary Social Studies Classroom With Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Jeffrey Engelen
Smartphones In The Classroom, Isaac Flynn Buggs
Access To Academic Language: A Comparative Analysis Of Secondary Esl And Mainstream History Texts, Frances Garvey
Using Reading Fluency Assessment to Target Intervention in the Middle-Level Mainstream ELA Class, Ashley Gaschk
Disrupt the Cis-stem: Being an Effective Teacher Ally to LGBTQ+ Students, Keira Gatta
A Culturally Relevant Earth Science Curriculum: Engaging Students in Socioscientific Issues Through Socratic Seminars, Colin Matthew Gettle
Effective Instruction Of Social Skills To Increase Student Achievement In Elementary-Aged Students, Kate Grahek
Preparing To Successfully Co-Teach For English Language Learners On The First Day Of School: A Series Of Professional Development Sessions, Carter Haaland
Developing Global Competence Through Intercultural Communication In Elementary School Students, Frankie Heller
Roots And S.T.E.M.: A Greenhouse Science Curriculum, Jaclyne Jandro
Teaching Multiculturalism in the Rural Environment, Maija Johnson
Supporting 3rd-Grade French Immersion Students In Literacy Via Schoology, A Learning Management System, Jeremy Kigin
Identifying and Responding to Students Impacted by Trauma, Thomas M. Kloos
Comprehensible Input And Output In The Math Immersion Classroom: A Professional Development Series, Kimberly Kulhanek
Utilizing Technology With Nature-Based Learning In The Elementary School Classroom, Caroline LaBate
Supporting Twice Exceptional Students Within the General Education Classroom: Strategies for General Education Teachers, Rebecca Levi
Using A Fun And Frugal Approach For Teaching 21st Century Digital Literacy Skills to Teachers, Rochelle Lockridge
Transformational Leadership Professional Development Website for Leaders of Urban, Voucher Schools, Christina Lundberg
English Learners And Academic Speaking, Pamela Magistad
Improving Attention And Emotional Regulation For Middle School Students Through The Use Of Mindfulness Practices, Sean Mattner
Strategies To Enhance The Positive Effects Of Bilingualism, Danielle McMillan
A Trauma-Informed Devised Theater Curriculum, Christopher Michael
Supplementary Resources To Promote Biliteracy For Emergent Bilingual Students, Elizabeth M. E. Nelson
How Can Educators Make Use Of Feedback Types And Process To Optimize Student Performance?, Trang Nguyen
Differentiation in the Detracked Classroom: A Path for Equity, Opportunity, and Achievement, Margaret Niebur
Increasing Opportunities for Academic Talk for English Learners in the General Education Classroom, Brianna Pontinen O’Brien
Increasing The Participation And Success Of Struggling Students In High School Physics Courses, Ian O'Neill
Steam And Social Studies: Creating An Integrated Classroom, Anna Penner
Using English Language Arts as an Outlet for Addressing and Defining Student’s Past Trauma, Dalton J. Pieske
Nihil De Nobis, Sine Nobis: Teaching Minnesota American Indian Literature, Kaitlin Salter
Creating Intrinsic Motivation To Read In Middle School Students, Steven Jeffery Schaeppi, Jr.
Implementation Of Standards-Based Grading In Secondary Settings, David Schreiner
Literacy Strategies For Secondary Social Studies Classrooms Website, Rachael Shaner
Designing a Career Fair: Attracting High School Students from Backgrounds Underrepresented in the Profession to Law Enforcement, Joesph Sheeran
How Can Structured Mathematics Offer Choice in Order to Promote Intrinsic Motivation in Elementary Students?, Shrijana ShresthaLibang
Digital Strategies And Tools To Increase Information Literacy In Ninth Grade Students, Melissa Simmons
Trained Home Literacy Program And Its Advantages In Pre-Kindergarten Through First Grade, Zachary Singleton
Connecting Culturally And Linguistically Responsive Protocols To Language Learning In A Third-Grade French Immersion Classroom, Isabelle Skoog
Entering and Continuing the Journey in the Classroom: Personal Explorations, Professional Learning and Cultivating Emotional Resilience, Jillian Stockmo
How Educators Can Utilize Culturally Responsive Teaching To Enhance Personalized Learning Opportunities In The Secondary Classroom, Christina J. Strey-Wells
The Lost Boys: An Exploration Of The Male Gender Gap And Its Causes, Derek Swart
Amending Flex Time: A Proposal, Johnathan Thompson
Student-Led Book Clubs Support Reading Engagement In Primary Grades, Cassie Torbenson
Teaching Multicultural Texts At The Secondary Level, Benjamin Tully
How can second-grade students learn algorithmic thinking and pattern recognition through collaborative learning?, Christine Walth
A Yoga-Based Curriculum To Help Learners Deal With Anxious Situations, Lacey Jan Weninger
How to Build a Classroom Community of Caring, Self-Directed Learners Through the Use of Morning Meeting in the First Ten Days of School and Beyond, Andi Jo Zimmerman
Capstone Projects from 2018
Movement For Learners: Physical Activity Impacting The Academic Performance Of Elementary Students, Kristen Bark
Curriculum Development Using Artistic Inquiry In An Arts Magnet Foundation Class, Debra Bestland
What Do Educators Need To Know To Identify Human Trafficking In Their Schools And Communities?, Candace Brailsford
Using Self-Regulated Strategy Development To Teach Middle School Writing, Julia Breen
How To Create A High School Personalized Learning System To Re-Engage And Extend Deeper Learning Of Opportunity Youth Students, Joseph Cienian
Growth Mindset Instruction In A Traditional Literature Curriculum, Lea Corcoran
Effective Technology Policies: How To Create And Implement An Effective Policy For Personal Devices In Secondary Schools, Elizabeth Doffing
Professional Development Sessions For Conceptual Understanding Of Mathematics In The Primary Classroom To Promote A Positive Mindset And Problem-Solving Skills, Brittany Erickson
Web-Based Inquiry: A Potential Solution For Resource-Poor High School Biology Classrooms?, Sarah Fagan
The Power Of One Good Book: Creating An Independent Reading Program In An Alternative School To Help Promote Literacy, John Forestell
Culturally Responsive Teaching: A Professional Development Project, Rebecca Foster
Being Mila: Creating An Lgbtq Curriculum That Is Authentic, Follows Policies And Ethics, And Teaches Acceptance, Tam Friestad
How Might I Increase And Maintain Student Engagement Through Culturally Responsive Practices, Kristen Hitchens
Creating An Engaging, Reading Curriculum For Fifth Grade, Megan Huus
Best Practices And Culture Change In Two-Way Immersion Through The Use Of An Action Plan, Kimberly Johnson
The Thinking Effects Of Allowing Exploration Time In The Classroom, Adriana Maldonado
Adapting Project-Based Learning For English-Language Learners In Middle-School Social Studies, Maria May
Creating Smart Board Activities To Engage Students’ Learning In Chinese Immersion Kindergarten, Wenting Qiang
Creating A Data Structure Of Culturally Relevant Literature For Use In Middle School, Courtney Ramirez
Incorporating Functional Chunks Into The Spanish Language Classroom, Sarah RuizMichels
How Can Student Learning Be Improved Through Project Based Curriculum That Gives Access To All Students?, Joseph Salzer
Impact Of Interdisciplinary Literacy Instruction On Student Achievement, Suzanne Schlichte