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Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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

How do teachers in a dual-language (Chinese-English) setting describe the strengths and weaknesses of the dual-language classroom?, Paifang Tsai

Private music teachers descriptions of successful private-practice teaching, Kelly G. Weeks

How do educators who have completed the Beyond Diversity training describe their ability to provide professional development for teachers at their schools?, Brian J. Weitz

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

Cooperative learning instruction for elementary English language learners from collectivist influenced cultures in the American classroom, Serene Enloe

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

How will using an extrinsic reward system in an eighth grade communications class affect my attitude towards teaching?, Nathan Ilse

Experiential learning and urban students: how does the mentor program at the Minnesota Zoo influence future science career decisions for urban junior high students?, Tristi Kringle

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

What strategies from a literature review will help teachers support parent or guardian involvement efforts for Latino families working with their children towards success in school, Alison O'Brien

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

Using high school students' reactions to adapt Responsive Classroom and Developmental Designs for Middle School for at-risk high school students, Emily Rankin

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

Multicultural myth and lore: increasing the academic literacy skills of English language learners in the sheltered language arts classroom, Sara Treichel

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

Constructing a shared understanding of the nature and dynamics of classroom authority, Charles H. Viren