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Social Emotional Learning Curriculum And Manipulatives Designed For Deaf Hard Of Hearing Students From Diverse Home Languages, Meghan O'Donnell Apr 2019

Social Emotional Learning Curriculum And Manipulatives Designed For Deaf Hard Of Hearing Students From Diverse Home Languages, Meghan O'Donnell

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

The population of students that are hard of hearing that come from multilingual homes is a distinct population that has specific needs. The purpose of this Capstone project is on how to better instruct students that are Deaf and Hard of Hearing that come from multilingual homes. After researching and discussing the difficulties and needs of this specific population, including Deaf and Hard of Hearing and English language learner definitions, environmental factors, teacher education, and best practices, the author determined that a way to support this population could be through communication tools for families and others for Deaf and Hard …

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Preparing To Successfully Co-Teach For English Language Learners On The First Day Of School: A Series Of Professional Development Sessions, Carter Haaland Apr 2019

Preparing To Successfully Co-Teach For English Language Learners On The First Day Of School: A Series Of Professional Development Sessions, Carter Haaland

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

As the population of the United States continues to grow more and more diverse, schools are adapting to meet the needs of their changing student populations. A common program model for educating English language learners is co-teaching between an ESL teacher and a general education teacher. This paper seeks to answer the questions How can teachers be prepared to successfully co-teach for English language learners on the first day of school? This paper begins by discussing the author’s experience that led to the research question, while also situating the topic in the context of today’s public education system. In order …

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A Yoga-Based Curriculum To Help Learners Deal With Anxious Situations, Lacey Jan Weninger Apr 2019

A Yoga-Based Curriculum To Help Learners Deal With Anxious Situations, Lacey Jan Weninger

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Through my experience working in education, I have seen the many benefits that yoga can provide children. My observations led to my asking the following research question: What are the elements of a Yoga curriculum that can support learners in dealing with anxious situations? The review of the research literature supported my professional experiences in a variety of areas and the potential value of creating a four-week unit to be integrated into my third grade classroom. For example, it documented that anxiety is prevalent in children today and it does not simply disappear as those children grow into adults. The …

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Tending Poetic Gardens: Weaving Poetry Into A Third Grade Curriculum, Mary Beth Youngblut Apr 2019

Tending Poetic Gardens: Weaving Poetry Into A Third Grade Curriculum, Mary Beth Youngblut

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

There are many benefits to creating poetry-rich classrooms where students experience poetry in a variety of ways. This capstone project addresses the question: How can third grade teachers effectively expose students to the genre of poetry and teach them how to write poetry? This project describes the rationale for a poetry unit, and the literature review addresses the benefits of poetry, its role in the Common Core State Standards, and why teacher modeling is an effective teaching strategy. The project consists of a poetry writing unit to be used with third grade students. Within the unit there are recommendations of …

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Personalized Core Vocabulary Books In A Federal Four Special Education School, Carley Hoffman Apr 2019

Personalized Core Vocabulary Books In A Federal Four Special Education School, Carley Hoffman

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

The world of special education has progressed through leaps and bounds over the past 25 or more years. Students who were previously underserved or not served at all are being fully included within the educational environment. Through teaching students with moderate to severe disabilities, the author determined that an area of special education that was lacking adequate supports was communication, specifically supports that included the use of alternative and augmentative communication. The area of core vocabulary is part of the best practice systems when supporting students who are non-verbal or are early communicators. Though this strategy was considered by many …

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Creating A Love For Writing, Mary Kornmann Apr 2019

Creating A Love For Writing, Mary Kornmann

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

The research question addressed in this project was, how can primary teachers intrinsically motivate their reluctant writers through narrative writing? It documents how teachers can encourage their struggling writers to write narrative stories. The literature found was focused on motivation strategies, how to identify and teach struggling writers, and effective writing strategies. During the research, there was the idea of interactive writing and how seeing the writing being done by the teacher, before the students try is effective. The research has shown that young writers need scaffolding and modeling to effectively learn how to write different genres. The project is …

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Childhood Trauma: What Is It, And How To Help Our Students Heal, Melissa C. Andretta Apr 2019

Childhood Trauma: What Is It, And How To Help Our Students Heal, Melissa C. Andretta

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Elementary schools are filled with children of varied backgrounds. Many of these children come to school having experienced trauma. It is an educators job to address not only the academic needs of the students, but the social-emotional ones as well. Chapter one of this Capstone gives background information as to why this work is important to the author, and to the field of education. Chapter two sheds light on to research done on childhood trauma, and gives teachers a way to incorporate trauma-sensitive practices into the classroom and larger elementary school setting. Chapter three describes the staff development Capstone project, …

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Steam And Social Studies: Creating An Integrated Classroom, Anna Penner Apr 2019

Steam And Social Studies: Creating An Integrated Classroom, Anna Penner

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

The purpose of this capstone is to address the question what strategies does the research recommend for supporting social studies educators in integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) practices into their core content? STEAM education has been adopted by many American school districts to help prepare students to be successful in 21st century careers. With a focus on problem-based learning and critical thinking, STEAM education can teach students real world skills. The goals of social studies education include preparing young people to be empathetic, active members of society. When teachers are educated in the best methods of integrating …

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Developing An Outdoor Mindful Activity-Based Curriculum For English Language Learners, Krista A. Kulas Apr 2019

Developing An Outdoor Mindful Activity-Based Curriculum For English Language Learners, Krista A. Kulas

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Many English Language Learner (ELL) students have endured trauma which inflicted deficiencies in their cognitive function. The restorative effects of nature combined with mindful activities can be employed to enhance ELL academic success and support emotional needs. This capstone project seeks to answer the question of, how can outdoor activities support the academic and emotional needs of elementary level English Language Learner students? Studies have shown that the cognitive benefits of nature included an improved ability to make decisions, a greater ability to concentrate, can foster reduced stress, and help increase positive self-esteem. Studies also confirm that comprehensive support within …

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Developing Global Competence Through Intercultural Communication In Elementary School Students, Frankie Heller Apr 2019

Developing Global Competence Through Intercultural Communication In Elementary School Students, Frankie Heller

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

As a teacher one of my primary responsibilities - is creating a world that is more compassionate and understanding. To support me in this effort this capstone project will explore the question: What components of a classroom project build intercultural communication between students of different countries, develops their sense of global competence, and promotes a mindset oriented towards peace? Exploring this question supports the development of four lesson plans to be utilized and adapted in elementary school classrooms in the United States and across the world. The lesson plans include formative assessment and each session should take a half hour, …

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Entering And Continuing The Journey In The Classroom: Personal Explorations, Professional Learning And Cultivating Emotional Resilience, Jillian Stockmo Apr 2019

Entering And Continuing The Journey In The Classroom: Personal Explorations, Professional Learning And Cultivating Emotional Resilience, Jillian Stockmo

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Data shows that Minnesota teachers are leaving the classroom at alarming rates; teacher retention is an issue for both new and tenured teachers that must be addressed for the sustainability and longevity of our schools. The professional development sequence designed for this capstone project focuses on answering the research question: what impact does cultivating emotional resilience in teachers’ professional development have on teacher retention for both new and tenured teachers? Much research has been devoted to teacher retention and attrition, its causes and potential solutions - however research on how teachers can build habits and dispositions that lead to greater …

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Workshop To Improve Parental Involvement For Somali Esl Parents, Adan Ali Apr 2019

Workshop To Improve Parental Involvement For Somali Esl Parents, Adan Ali

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

The guiding question addressed in this project was how can schools improve the involvement of Somali ESL parents? The aim of the project was to use a workshop model to discover further ways of improving the relationship between the school and the families. Somali ESL parents were targeted for this project because of cultural differences that limit their understanding of the American school system thus leading to low parental involvement. The project's content was influenced by parental involvement literature and Epstein's framework about the Six Types of Parental Involvement. The workshop content was delivered though facilitator-led presentations and group discussions …

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Greek Mythology Vocabulary Building, Samantha Levinson Apr 2019

Greek Mythology Vocabulary Building, Samantha Levinson

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

The guiding question addressed in this Capstone is: How will the use of task-based vocabulary activities to support literacy development affect the vocabulary acquisition of elementary Korean English language learners? It documents one teacher’s curriculum development of two units that offer a new perspective to ELL vocabulary acquisition by building vocabulary using morphological training then access and build on background knowledge through practical applications which lead to higher comprehension. This project explores a) the role that task-based curriculum plays on literacy development focused on the development activities that supports the vocabulary development of elementary Korean English language learners using Greek …

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A Necessity For Social And Emotional Learning In Kindergarten The Teaching Of Self-Regulation Through Literacy, Kirsten M. Pinkerton Apr 2019

A Necessity For Social And Emotional Learning In Kindergarten The Teaching Of Self-Regulation Through Literacy, Kirsten M. Pinkerton

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

The research question addressed in this capstone project was: How can kindergarten teachers begin the year using a text set to teach the social and emotional learning skill of self-regulation? This capstone project was identified through the author’s experience observing many kindergarten students struggling to positively interact with their peers due to ill-developed social and emotional skills. The Self-regulation Text Set Unit lesson plans designed for this capstone project incorporate the teaching of social and emotional learning skills through literacy instruction. This project developed a text set unit with 13 lesson plans and accompanying texts to be used by kindergarten …

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English Learners And Academic Speaking, Pamela Magistad Apr 2019

English Learners And Academic Speaking, Pamela Magistad

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

This project sought to answer the guiding question; what educational strategies develop elementary EL students’ academic English speaking skills? The project documents the creation of a curricular unit designed to provide EL students with ample opportunity to speak academically. The guiding question originated from the author’s observation that her EL students were speaking infrequently within their mainstream classrooms, and also further musings regarding the prevalence of this infrequency along with the importance of and best practices for academic speaking. From the project, the author concluded that 1) EL students in both mainstream and EL classrooms often are not given opportunities …

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Perspectives On American History: An Integrated Social Studies And English Language Arts Curriculum For Fifth Grade, Sara Ibis Apr 2019

Perspectives On American History: An Integrated Social Studies And English Language Arts Curriculum For Fifth Grade, Sara Ibis

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Social studies instruction leads to higher civic participation, like voting and volunteerism. Though the research supports high-quality social studies instruction for students of all ages, elementary social studies has taken a significant drop in instructional time over the last 20 years. This capstone uses the research of leading thinkers on social studies instruction, curriculum best practices and culturally relevant teaching to answer the question: How can I develop an integrated social studies and English language arts curriculum for fifth grade? Research shows that curriculum integration can be an effective way to deliver social studies content to elementary students. To encourage …

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Substituting Traditional Homework With Outdoor Experiences, David Czepa Apr 2019

Substituting Traditional Homework With Outdoor Experiences, David Czepa

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Research has expressed that traditional homework has more negative effects associated with it than positive ones. Scholars have also concluded that frequent exposure to the outdoors greatly helps in the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and educational development of students of all ages, especially younger ones. This project takes time to answer the question: How can creating and substituting outdoor experiences for traditional homework increase the time students choose to spend outside when not in school? The curriculum designed for this project focuses on utilizing academic instruction during school hours to expose and educate children on the wonders and sophistication of …

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How To Make A Read-Aloud Engaging To Students In A Multi-Age Setting, Katie Cates Apr 2019

How To Make A Read-Aloud Engaging To Students In A Multi-Age Setting, Katie Cates

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Children’s literature as a read-aloud is a purposeful way for children to engage with books. This capstone explores the question: How can teachers make read-alouds engaging to students in a multi-age setting? While the story is being read, students actively listen and visualize the story by using their imagination. Teachers also ask a wide variety of questions to allow students to share their prior knowledge, ask questions, and support each others’ learning. By listening to and discussing multiple perspectives, students are able to critically think about the text. Engagement in this way can also help students better connect on an …

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Medicare-Centered Curriculum For Limited English Proficient Beneficiaries, Jenny L. Chalupnik Apr 2019

Medicare-Centered Curriculum For Limited English Proficient Beneficiaries, Jenny L. Chalupnik

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Medicare is the primary health insurance for retirees and those with disabilities in U.S. Currently there are tens of millions who access Medicare and its rate is projected to increase in the future. Medicare is composed of different Parts and there are rules for eligibility. Within the respective Parts a retiree needs to choose various options and as an additional layer, those Parts are offered by different insurers. Further, Medicare beneficiaries need to understand how the different Parts of Medicare work together and are financed, and who is responsible for paying for the different components and Parts. Retirees also need …

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Creating Intrinsic Motivation To Read In Middle School Students, Steven Jeffery Schaeppi, Jr. Apr 2019

Creating Intrinsic Motivation To Read In Middle School Students, Steven Jeffery Schaeppi, Jr.

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Research has shown that there is a decline in intrinsic motivation to read as students transition from elementary school to secondary school. As students make this transition their reasons for reading change from enjoyment-based to academic. This leads to the question: What are effective strategies for building middle school students’ intrinsic desire to read? Based on Wiggins and McTighe’s (2011) The Understanding by Design - Module: D, the curriculum designed in this project is focused on returning the reason for reading to enjoyment so middle school students can once again become intrinsically motivated to read, and to also realize the …

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Does Leadership & Academic Coaching Paired With Small Peer Group Interaction Improve Black Male Student Academic Engagement, Self-Efficacy And Self-Esteem?, Kyle Foster Apr 2019

Does Leadership & Academic Coaching Paired With Small Peer Group Interaction Improve Black Male Student Academic Engagement, Self-Efficacy And Self-Esteem?, Kyle Foster

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

This project addressed the research question, does leadership and academic coaching paired with small peer group interaction improve Black male student academic engagement, self-efficacy and self esteem? The research supported the creation of the project which looked at core values and sociopolitical identities in African American teenage males. Along with identifying their identities there was some critical reflection and discussion around those identities. In order to spark those discussions, the project consisted of circle discussions, individual reflection, small group reflection and partner discussions. A student curriculum manual was created to use with the students in group. There is also a …

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How Educators Can Utilize Culturally Responsive Teaching To Enhance Personalized Learning Opportunities In The Secondary Classroom, Christina J. Strey-Wells Apr 2019

How Educators Can Utilize Culturally Responsive Teaching To Enhance Personalized Learning Opportunities In The Secondary Classroom, Christina J. Strey-Wells

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

The research question addressed by this project is: How can educators utilize Culturally Responsive Teaching to enhance personalized learning opportunities in the secondary classroom? Research has shown that culturally and linguistically diverse students suffer from an opportunity and achievement gap in this country that creates school-dependent learners. This research aims to prove that integrating Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) and personalized learning techniques together in the classroom helps to create independent learners. This paper looks most closely at the theoretical work on CRT of Geneva Gay, Zaretta Hammond, and Gloria Ladson-Billings and focuses on the personalized learning tools of offering students …

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Roots And S.T.E.M.: A Greenhouse Science Curriculum, Jaclyne Jandro Apr 2019

Roots And S.T.E.M.: A Greenhouse Science Curriculum, Jaclyne Jandro

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

This project addressed the question, how do I design a winter greenhouse curriculum for our high-school aged after-school internship program at Urban Roots that will be highly engaging, increase scientific understanding, and make our interns better farmers? With an exploration into the state of science education in the U.S., available greenhouse curriculum, the benefits of agricultural education, and greenhouse growing practices, and major influences from Larson, Bellevue, and Coleman, a sixteen week greenhouse and science curriculum for high-school aged youth was created. Each week consists of a three-hour, hands-on, inquiry-based lesson with focus on the scientific method and creating a …

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Inquiry-Based Learning Science Curriculum For Kindergarteners, Meghan Brady Apr 2019

Inquiry-Based Learning Science Curriculum For Kindergarteners, Meghan Brady

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

This project answers the question: How can teachers utilize inquiry-based learning while assessing success in kindergarten science education? The focus of this project was to explore inquiry to aide students in developing a deep understanding of science standards. Many different research studies were reviewed to explore the importance of science education in early elementary school. The research focuses on the areas of Next Generation Science Standards, inquiry-based learnings, and assessments. The project is a two-week unit designed to instruct kindergarten students in the Next Generation Science Standards of weather, engineering, and Earth systems. The major learnings, limitations, and benefits to …

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Creating A Website That Provides Classroom Teachers With Resources And Tools To Develop A Language-Rich Classroom, Elodie Sontgerath Apr 2019

Creating A Website That Provides Classroom Teachers With Resources And Tools To Develop A Language-Rich Classroom, Elodie Sontgerath

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

The guiding question of this project is, How can a professional development resource help classroom teachers create a language-rich environment that can support the development of academic language for all learners? In order to answer this question, I created a website to support language understanding, teaching, and learning in an urban elementary school serving a diverse community of learners. This website is a practical tool for classroom teachers who need to develop a better understanding of what academic language is and acquire strategies to support and develop the language students need to engage effectively in classroom discussions and tasks. Classroom …

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Utilizing Text Sets To Teach Critical Literacy: Bringing Literacy Into The Social Studies Middle School Classroom, Brenna C. Balkus Apr 2019

Utilizing Text Sets To Teach Critical Literacy: Bringing Literacy Into The Social Studies Middle School Classroom, Brenna C. Balkus

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

The research question addressed in this capstone project was: How can text sets be used in a middle school social studies classroom to teach critical literacy? This capstone project is based on the premise that integrating critical literacy strategies through the use of text sets is one way to address the lack of reading strategies being taught in social studies classrooms. The Immigration Text Set designed for this project focused on the Minnesota State Sixth Grade Social Studies Standards while highlighting the critical literacy strategies of problem posing, alternative perspectives, and seeing beyond the bias. This project developed an electronic …

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Learning Science In A Second Language, Alisha Tomsen Apr 2019

Learning Science In A Second Language, Alisha Tomsen

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

This project addresses the question, how to enrich and expand the vocabulary of kindergarteners in a Spanish immersion program through science lessons and science-focused learning objectives. The project was born from the author’s experience as a language-immersion primary teacher and her desire to create a space for more science in the classroom while also facilitating target language growth. Literature concerning second language acquisition, language immersion education, inquiry-based learning, national science standards, and connections between science and literacy were researched and consulted to create this project. A five-part professional development was created, directed towards primary-level immersion educators that focuses on supporting …

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How New Chinese Immersion School Teachers Can Improve Their Teaching Skills And Have A Mindset Of Supporting And Inspiring Students?, Mi Gu Apr 2019

How New Chinese Immersion School Teachers Can Improve Their Teaching Skills And Have A Mindset Of Supporting And Inspiring Students?, Mi Gu

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

The research question in this article is to find out how new Chinese immersion school teachers can improve their teaching skills and have a mindset of supporting and inspiring students. The project consists of a literature review and a website. Based on large amount of literature review and intensive research, conclusion have been drawn to answer the research question, The research conclusions are presented in a well-designed website aiming to help new teachers who are in transition to teach in Chinese immersion school in U.S. The findings are combined into four representative aspects: social ideologies, patterns of teacher-student interaction, classroom …

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Cultural Capital And English Language Learner Educational Outcomes, Maddie Kiley Apr 2019

Cultural Capital And English Language Learner Educational Outcomes, Maddie Kiley

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Through researching cultural capital, I was able to identify how cultural capital is developed and its impact on English Language Learners’ educational success. The underlying guiding question addressed throughout this project was: How can teachers be informed about cultural capital and its impact on students’ educational outcomes? Although there is a vast selection of research in the field, there has been little resource creation and implementation in response to what research would suggest as it relates to a teacher’s role in cultural capital development. To assist teachers in increasing English Language Learners’ capital, an activity resource was developed. The intent …

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Student-Led Book Clubs Support Reading Engagement In Primary Grades, Cassie Torbenson Apr 2019

Student-Led Book Clubs Support Reading Engagement In Primary Grades, Cassie Torbenson

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

Torbenson, C. Student-Led Book Clubs Support Reading Engagement in Primary Grades This Capstone project was created to support primary grade teachers in learning about student-led book clubs as a format of literacy instruction. The author set out to answer the question: how can student-led book clubs support the development of reading engagement in primary grades? As an elementary teacher responsible for creating an engaging classroom, the author feels strongly that when students are able to make meaningful connections from school work to real life, learning is more authentic and therefore supports students in building skills for lifelong learning. One intriguing …

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