Capstone Projects from 2024
Reading Through Music: A Unit of Study Designed for Secondary English Language Arts Students, Sean Adams
Healing Students’ Collective Trauma and Growing with School Gardens, Will Ashwood
Pen Pal Programs as an Effective Tool for Elementary Writing and Intercultural Learning, Michelle Babb
Math Educators, Positive Student Mindsets, and Math Centers, Riki Baker
Providing Heritage-Based Social and Emotional Learning Opportunities for Middle Grade Latina Students, Brianna Bjorge
The Integration of iPads in Secondary Schools: Improving Students’ Writing Proficiency and Learning Achievement During the Note-Taking Process, Josephine Borchert
How Do We Expand Current Notions of Technology in Science Classrooms, Emanuel Calderon
Best Practices in Screening Kindergarten Students for Multilingual Services, Kathryn Conover
Culturally Responsive Professional Development: Facilitating Transformational Learning Experiences, Kiana Erickson
Integrating Language and Content Learning for ELLs: The Role of Functional Grammar, Anna Harding
Egan-Inspired Year-long LiD project for an ELA Secondary Classroom, William Hoiseth
Teacher Identity Development Through Critical Self Reflection, Kelly Holmin
Teaching American History in Multicultural Classrooms, Vinita Kartha
Climate Change Education for Student Agency, Katie Kirschbaum
Building Relationships in the Elementary Classroom, Ashley Leafman
Engaging Social Studies Student Through a Culturally Relevant Student Centered Lesson Plan, Chee Kue Lee
Putting Play in the Elementary School Classroom, Robert McHugh
Components of Successful Distance Learning Programs for Adult English Language Learners, Trisha McIntyre
Problem Based Learning and Improved Student Engagement, Equity and Learning Outcomes in High School Social Studies, Nicholas Misenor
Enhancing Civic Education and Engagement in High School Students, Alanna Novacek
Using Zombie Literature To Build Skills In Responding To Real Events For High School Students, Sarah Olson
The Connection Between Depth and Complexity and Culturally Relevant Teaching, Aisling Schlosser
An Examination of the Effects of Mindfulness Practices on Self-Regulation and Social-Emotional Skills Among Students in the Early Elementary Grades, Erica Sederstrom
Guide to Establishing a Classroom Library - with Racially Representative Considerations, Julie Sieben
Increasing Diversity in Advanced Placement Classrooms Through Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Megan Volgren
Supporting Biliteracy in English Language Classrooms, Maria White
Creating Culturally Responsive Curriculum for a Special Education Classroom in a Mostly White School, Linda Wozniak
Capstone Projects from 2023
Teaching Non-Experimental Chemistry Content Through the Pairing of Strategically Curated Data Sets and Model-Based Inquiry, Andrew Banker
The Effective Use of Technology in Faith Formation Programs, Lindsey Bernardy
Incorporating World Languages in Elementary Schools, Amber Bruce
Project-Based Learning and Student Engagement in the Interdisciplinary Secondary Classroom, James Carlson
Shared Literacy Adventures Program, Jennifer C. Cashman
Teaching Trauma-Informed Pedagogy and Critical Literacy in a Middle School Language Arts Classroom, Katherine Chambers
Chinese Immersion Cultural Teaching and the Use of Authentic Materials, Li Cheng
A Web-Based Collaborative NGSS-Centered Chemistry Unit on the Topic of Atomic Structure, Paige Condie
How Can UDL Be Used To Increase Equity And Access At An Abe Site?, Karen Cook
Templates for Planning Engaging Secondary Science Class Periods Within a Seven Period Daily Schedule, Christopher Cudnowski
Tying Community Science and Social Justice Together in an Urban Biology Class to Foster Environmental Responsibility, Sarah Graham
Implement Translanguaging: Tools For Monolingual Teachers, Shana Hodel
Relating Chemistry to Society to Promote the Understanding of the World for High Schoolers, Ashley Hoefker
How Does Classroom Management Affect Student Behavior?, Lucy Hoelscher
Managing Plagiarism and Artificial Intelligence in a High School Classroom, Grayci Kangas-Olson
Anxiety Disorders In Elementary Students: Interventions For Classroom Use, Jillian Maloney
How does Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep, and Phone Addiction affect Elementary Student Learning?, Madeline (Marston) Ballis
Helping Female and Nonbinary Identifying Students Grow Confidence in the Science Classroom, Mari McDonald
How to Design and Implement a Maker Space in the K-3 Classroom, Elizabeth Nelson
Role Playing Gamification in the Science Classroom, Timothy Normandt
Equitable and Inclusive Dance Assessment Resources, Christie Owens
An Effective Small Group Reading Intervention Scope And Sequence For Students In Grades Three To Five, Caitlin Phan
Implementing Inquiry in a High School Economics Course, Nathan Prince
Effectiveness of Integrating Technology for Improving the Post-Secondary Skills of Students with a Graphic Novel Based Curriculum, Dana Rosbacka
Teaching Strategies for Low Literacy Adult Learners, Kelly Rynda
Utilizing Storytelling in a High School Ecology and Cell Energy Unit, Katherine Shealy
Multisensory Literacy Instruction: Efficacy for Struggling Multilingual Learners, Stephanie Sowma
Utilizing Classical Literature in Kindergarten Classrooms: A Tool for Developing Social Emotional Skills and Reading Comprehension, Madeline Steinhoff
Effective Teaching Practices for Phonemic Awareness and Phonics in Small Group Reading Instruction, Caitlin Sullivan
Creating Equitable Mainstream K-6 Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Christina Talberg
Social and Emotional Learning Resource to Reinforce Skills for 1st Grade Families and Caregivers, Jemmy Vasquez Sermeno
Implementing Equitable and Effective Practices for Dual-Identified Learners, Annelise Walsh
The Ethnic Studies Curriculum: A Student-Centered Approach at the High School Level, Erin Wentzel
Diversity Among Educators in Minnesota, Gabrielle Wiest
Outdoor Education and the Effects on Social-Emotional Outcomes in Elementary-Aged Students: A PD Series, Christopher Windman
Supporting English Language Learners in a Co-Taught Classroom through the Curriculum, Emilia Witthuhn
Capstone Projects from 2022
Implementation of Movement Integration in the Classroom, Maren Armstrong
Implementing Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy Through the Use of Music in the ESL Classroom, Libby Arnosti
Supporting Healthy Identity Development Using Text Selection and Instructional Activities in Secondary Language Arts Classes, Carla Beuning Obleman
History as a Catalyst for Effective Activism: A Project Based Curriculum, Seth Bobrow
No “Pobrecito Student”: Translanguaging High-School Science for Academic Language Development, Agustina Borre
Phonological Awareness in the Elementary Classroom, Marisa Brown
Nature-Play-Based Kindergarten: Meeting Minnesota’s State Standards via Nature Play, Tanya Buckner
Increasing Student Engagement in Kindergarten Read Alouds, Sydney Cassidy
Subverting the Academic Language Hegemony: Implementing Language Architecture and Similar Pedagogies, Viviana Chavez Garcia
History Day: Adapting the Program for the Sixth-Grade Classroom, Hannah Crook
Influencing Middle School Students' Perspective of Media Literacy, Ray Doss
Play-Based Learning for Academic, Social, and Emotional Growth in First Grade Students, Erin Everts Graves
Facilitating the Success of Students Transitioning Between Different Methods of Instruction, Amanda Froberg
Technology and Student Centered Learning: Using Digital Tools to Instruct Student Centered Learning While Meeting the Needs of All Students, Haley Geinnotta
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
English Language Learners: Closing the Achievement Gap, Silyvanus Juma
An Intervention to Support Comprehension During Independent Reading Time, Jacob Klis
The Benefits of Incorporating Comprehensive Sex Education into a Curriculum as Early as Kindergarten, Emma Laughlin
Project Based Learning for Chronically Absent Students, Amy Lynch
Helping High School English Learners Self-Regulate Their Writing Development Through Formative Assessments, Pamela Madsen
The Best Way to Utilize MakerSpace in a 6th Grade Science Classroom, Amanda Mahlstedt
Relevant History: Using Historical Fiction to Make History Engaging, Kayleigh Maloney
Best Practices Using Pair Work for English Language Learners, Olivia Meyer
Restorative Justice Practices and Their Impacts in Elementary Classrooms, Mary Miles
This Could Have Been an Email: Adapting English Language Arts Curriculum to Better Suit Modern Communication Needs, Emily Millin
Developing Critical Consciousness in the English Language Arts Classroom, Benjamin Moberg
How Adverse Childhood Experiences Affect Children in School and What Protective Factors can Teachers Provide for These Students, Michelle Moorer
Employing Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices in English Language Arts Classrooms, Austin Niederkorn
Courage Under Fire: Culturally Responsive Teaching In A Divisive Time, Colin Perucco
The Impact of Climate Change Education in an Outdoor Classroom on Middle School Students' Attitudes and Understandings Towards Climate Change, Kelly Peterson
Joy In Choice: Cultivating A Choice-Centric Literacy Classroom In Upper Elementary, Alexandra Pickell