Theses/Dissertations from 2011
How can an artist's/writer's workshop unit for primary students be developed that incorporates artistic expression and results in richer, more creative writing?, Brianna Jean Kendall
Introductory instructional unit for native speaking Spanish students in an upper level Spanish classroom, Francisca Laguardia-Sotomayor
Why are students losing their first language and how can parents and schools help to make a difference?, Pa Houa Lee
Weaving culture and language instruction together in the foreign language classroom, Ariana Elizabeth Lowther
How technology integration affects student engagement and learning in a primary classroom, Bridget C. Mason
A curriculum design to engage English language learners in United States history, Sara Milius
Fantasy or reality?: critical literacy in the ESL classroom, Sarah H. Nainby
Introduction to film studies curriculum design, Rachel Erin Nicholas
The role of culture in foreign language education: how it is taught and assessed, KaLeah A. Norman
How grammatical language objectives affect language development in English language learners: a curriculum design project, Jaime S. Nymann
Reaching every writer: writer's workshop and differentiation in a writing curriculum, Ian O'Brien
Playing their way to new language: a curriculum for teaching social language in a Spanish immersion first grade classroom, Anne E. Olson-Reiners
The effectiveness of instructional coaching and professional learning communities in an alternative setting, Emily Crews. Peterson
Reverse chronology and inquiry-based instruction in secondary history classes, Joshua J. Petitt
How to create foreign language curriculum that fosters communicative competence and performance, Lesley Joan Nygaard Quintero
Social justice education in elementary schools, Caitlin P. Reid
Reducing math anxiety in fourth grade students, Diane J. Rude
Hmong popular music in Minneapolis and St. Paul: a middle-school music curriculum, Edward David Schneider
Students' initial perceptions of the Noble Street discipline system as implemented in an urban high school, Kevin L. Schuttinger
How can service-learning be integrated into an advanced placement curriculum, Kimberly S. Shoe-Corrigan
How teaching classroom procedures affects students' time on task, Kristina Sickman
Implementing and utilizing blogs in an upper-elementary classroom to support 21st century learning and motivate writers, Maria Stalsberg
Service learning: a progressive model for teachers, Katie Stennes
How do Two Wheel View international bicycling programs impact youth resiliency?, Renee Swanson
How elementary students describe civic engagement after participating in a service learning project, Melissa Taleb
Listening for many voices: a unit of study for fourth grade readers, Rebecca Oberton Theisen
Impact of service learning on staff members, Cori Beecham Thompson
An investigation of the effects of brain gym balances on the self-reported test anxiety scores of urban high school students, Jamie Alison Thompson
Evidence-based strategies to address disruptive student behaviors: a special education teacher's perspective, Susan M. Thompson
Private music teachers descriptions of successful private-practice teaching, Kelly G. Weeks
How perceived parent involvement affects day-to-day participation in the middle school classroom, Melissa L. Wenck
How does white privilege and misconceptions about the black male identity affect the engagement and academic achievement of black male students?, Melissa Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
How the visual arts impact learning, Erica Gilbert Austerman
Culturally responsive teaching of black and white students in kindergarten, Erin T. Bartlett
Exploring understanding by design for planning a chemistry unit in a public classical school, Jason G. Belter
How to use brain-based learning in single-gender classrooms in the public elementary school system, Stacey L. Benz
Motivational attitude: a study of the effects of motivational principles on students' attitudes towards mathematics, Jessica Davis Bro
Increasing diversity and success in advanced courses, Lynn Burley
Efficacy of inner city charter high school attendance policies, Natalie J. Champa
Tenure, seniority, and performance pay, Sarah Jessie Sears Christopherson
Authentic assessment in the social studies classroom: the student perspective, Sandra F. Cimmerer
How do students early nature experiences affect their interest and performance in science, Emily Elizabeth Emond
How can students increase effort to learn by expanding intrapersonal intelligence?, Diana Hjul Forsman
Creating and maintaining a self-sustaining journalism program in an urban high school, Catherine J. Fredrick
Comprehension strategies at one urban high school: a case study, Blaine Curtis Grady
Can an integrated thematic curriculum help struggling writers in a middle school language arts classroom?, Melissa Kampa Hagerty
How do sixteen financial advisors allocate their time among seven general categories?, Elizabeth K. Hall
Research supported instructional strategies educators can use to increase reading achievement for reluctant male readers at the elementary level, Carolyn M. Hoel
Using student centered research questions to affect managing impulsivity, striving for accuracy, and persisting, George P. Kroh
Global education and international art exchange, David Kubacki
ESL math demystified: a framework for integrating mainstream math objectives into the ESL math classroom, Miriam Lemke
Cultural factors affecting the construction of literary meaning among three urban first graders, Barbara J. Leuthe
The value of traditional literature in the urban language arts classroom, Stacy A. Otte
Adult roles in connecting and preventing bullying with middle schoolers, Megan McAuley Prifrel Perry
An analysis of how music can be used to support instruction in the classroom, Denee_ Kuykendall. Riley
Developing science vocabulary through the integration of Latin and Greek Etymology: an application of the CALLA model to a secondary science curriculum for ELL students, Christi Jo Rodri_guez
What is student reaction to integrating analogies into a high school biology course?, Anne Schlukebier
Using multiple intelligence theory to describe the experiences of three struggling college freshmen, Kelly M. Schulze
Multicultural education in the mathematics classroom, Andrew Southworth
Burned out: why formerly exuberant teachers are becoming disenchanted with the profession, Marika Staloch
How high school seniors of different racial groups perceive the benefits and challenges of attending a diverse school community, Joshua I. Wenzel
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
In their own words: how youth describe the juvenile justice system, David W. Brummel
New school, new method: a study of an ESL teacher in her first year at an American international school and the use of the collaborative method in the second grade classroom, Elizabeth Jeanne Carpenter
Factors that influence teachers to leave the profession within the first five years of their teaching careers, Kate R. Davis
Using the anticipation guide to create interest and motivation in the classroom, Robert DeWitt
Teaching students to use their graphing calculators in their high school math classes and on the math section of the ACT, Rachel Erickson
Motivating reading resistant high school boys to read, Molly Frye
Best practices in teaching guided reading in a Spanish immersion setting, Crystal Strohschein Goldman
How does sport specificity affect academic success?: a quantitative look at the connection between participating in certain sports and academic success, Joel N. Gullickson
School uniforms: a qualitative examination of the effects on schools, families and students, Jacobs W. Hammond
Differentiated instruction in the middle school science classroom, Chris J. Hergenrader
Why aren't some students responsive to responsive classroom?, Lisa A. Hosek
Raising black students' achievement scores on the MCA II in mathematics, Elizabeth A. Huesing
Developing a classroom library of high interest books for a diverse population of primary students, Jennifer Isaacson
What is FAS?: how schools can help prevent FAS and educational strategies teachers can use to increase students' success in school and adulthood, Dorian M. Jensen
A boy friendly reading curriculum: research-based teaching and learning strategies to support fourth grade boys in a reader's workshop setting, Sarah E. Kiecker
Our lives, our stories: teaching the practice of journaling to urban teenage mothers as a path toward stress reduction and self-knowledge, Janna Brayman Krawczyk
Exploring autonomy, belongingness and goal orientation in an urban school, Gretchen Renee Kulas
Learning to move, Casey Kurtt
Subtle cultural differences which affect learning, Vincent de Paul McMahon
Integrating movement with vocabulary instruction to improve reading comprehension in first graders, Ariana M. Mosier
Social and emotional learning: a case study, Bradley C. Nelson
Teaching about religion in social studies, Nicholas P. Ostrov
The relevance of early childhood education in regard to student readiness, Gina M. Parise
How ESL and classroom teachers can work collaboratively to more effectively serve the educational needs of English language learners, Lynita R. Parks
What strategies do mainstream teachers in my school need in order to meet the needs of their ESL students?, Micolette R. Paul
Teaching writing to disengaged secondary school students, Erica L. Ping
What is the impact of poetry on reading interest and writing interest in primary aged students?, John T. Scanlon
How can constructivist philosophy support teaching of social studies at the middle and high school level?, Thomas Paul Schraufnagel
Communicating my role as an ESL teacher, Patrice A. Siefert
Making Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet comprehensible to English language learners, Melanie J. Stewart
Integrating yoga into elementary classrooms in order to create a foundation of serenity and health early in life, Cindy K. Timmer