MLC Graduate Studies Capstone Projects
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Curriculum Development Capstone Projects
- An Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics Curriculum
- College and Career Readiness for Upper Elementary and Middle School Curriculum-Based Rubrics & College Culture
- A Comprehensive Novel-Based Reading Curriculum for Third Grade (E. M. Malme - Aug. 2024)
- Cross-Curricular Technology Integration Curriculum
- Designing and Implementing a Latin Language Curriculum Unit for Middle School Learners
- Enhancing Student Writing Skills and Passion for Writing Using the Writer’s Workshop Approach
- Implementing Guided Reading Into the Balanced Reading Curriculum of a Multi-age Classroom
- Implementing Numbers and Math Curriculum by Learning Without Tears
- Leadership Curriculum Project
- Music: The Link to Literacy
- An Online Algebra 1 Course
- Profits and Gains: How Adding Direct Instruction to The Checkbook Game Effects Students’ Financial Competency and Confidence
- 7/8th Grade Read-Aloud Curriculum/Plan
- Spelling: A Differentiated Curriculum for Students in Fifth Grade
- Student-Centered Online Foreign Language Instruction
- Teaching Chinese with a Top-Down Approach (TDA) Through a Flipped Learning Instruction Model (FLIM)
- Technology Curriculum in Grades 5-8
- Training volunteers for Children’s Ministry – A handbook for leadership development in Chinese Lutheran Church of Honolulu
- The Unchanging Truth for a Changing World A Semester Curriculum for Middle School Grades
- Using a Flipped Classroom for Algebra 1
- Using Technology with the Next Generation Science Standards: A Semester Curriculum for 7th/8th Grade
- WELS SPED Programs A Shift in the System (G. Plitzuweit - Aug. 2024)
Field Project Capstone Projects
- Assessment Tools: Research and Application in an Extended Learning Program
- Backward Design in the Education Training of Parish Pastors
- Basic Nurse Assistant Program Hybridization An Implementation Plan
- Building Teacher-Student Relationships in a Multicultural Middle School Classroom
- Christ-Centered Professional Development Program for Science Instruction
- Collaborative Learning in the Middle School World Language Classroom - A Comparison Between Pairing and Grouping (N. C. Wagner - Mar. 2024)
- Completing the Circle of Gospel Ministry
- Curriculum Study Training of Our Savior Lutheran School Faculty in Peridot, Arizona
- Developing a Peer Tutoring Program for Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School
- Developing Youth Groups for the Twenty-First Century
- The Effect of Using an Authentic Writing Task on Students’ Attitudes toward Writing
- Effective Marketing and Enrollment Practices for Salem Lutheran School
- The Effectiveness of Mentoring for Technology Professional Development in the Lutheran Elementary School (D. J. Waege - Feb. 2024)
- The Effects of Physically Active Lessons on Engagement in a Fifth- and Sixth- Grade Classroom
- Eliminating Argumentative Behavior in a Young Student: A Single Subject Case Study and Intervention Plan
- Emotion Regulation in Urban Poverty: A Guide for Teachers
- Exemplars in Problem-Solving in Physics Instruction
- Exploration of Federal, State, School District, And Divine Savior Academy Special Education Practices, And Informing Parents About Special Education Resources Available Through The Local Education Agency
- Exploring Differentiation for Students with Disabilities
- A Guide to Developing and Maintaining a Thriving Volunteer Community
- The Impact of Witnessing Training on Middle School Students
- Implementing an Organization-Wide Family Bible Study Program
- Implementing Research-based Spelling Instruction
- Implementing Trauma-Informed Practice in Kindergarten
- Improving Student Attitude Toward Science Through Active, Collaborative Learning
- International Student Winter Recruitment Program
- Lutheran Elementary School Revitalization: A Case Study of Sienna Lutheran Academy
- Making Assessment Meaningful in Math Class
- Marketing in WELS Schools: Efforts to Increase Enrollment and Improve Retention
- Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners in a Multigrade Classroom through UDL (B. . Steinfeldt - June 2024)
- Meditation - Investigating the effects of guided, biblical meditation on the Christian’s physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. (J. M. Favorite - June 2024)
- Military Family’s Children with Special Needs: A Dual Challenge
- Nutrition and Nitrogen Cycle Instruction in Timor Using A STEM Approach with Aquaponics
- A Participatory Program Evaluation Conducted at St. John Lutheran School
- Principals in Transition: A Guide for Lutheran Principals
- Standard-Referenced Grading
- Student Enrollment Study in a WELS School
- Teaching Literature Through Discussion
- To Understand and Support a Child with Special Needs
- Understnding Early Reading Intervention: Providing Opportunity for a Struggling Reader and His Teacher
- Using the Danielson Framework for Teaching to Improve Instructional Coaching and Formative Evaluation at St. Paul’s Lutheran School – Muskego, WI
- Using Formative Assessment and Feedback to Build Communication of Understanding in Online Courses
- Using Mindfulness-Based Interventions to Help Students Cope with Stress in School (L. M. Eriksen - Apr. 2024)
- The Value of Proficiency Scales in Standards-Based Grading
Internship Capstone Projects
- Collaboration in Special Education: Working Together to Ensure Success For All Students
- Exploration of Accommodations, Modifications, and Differentiation of Instruction for Students With Special Needs
- Exploration of Evidence-Based Practices to Address the Literacy Needs of Struggling Students in Rural Schools
- Freeman Davis Elementary School Special Education Internship (S. E. Larson - Aug 2023)
- Test Administration, Progress Monitoring, and Record-Keeping
- Understanding Learning Disabilities, Classroom Instruction, and Legal Operations
Literature Review Capstone Projects
This is a Capstone category that is no longer available to students. However, completed projects are listed and available below.
- An Analysis of Research to Determine Developmentally Appropriate Practices for English Language Learners at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Japanese Preschool
- A Definition of Mathematics Problem Solving and Instructional Methodologies That Foster Student Problem-Solving Abilities
- Examples of Effective Formative Assessment
- The Importance of Early Childhood Learning Centers
- The Importance of Professional Learning Communities to Improve Classroom Instruction
Thesis Capstone Projects
- Accommodating Exceptional Students: The State of the WELS
- Administrative Release Time in Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) Schools
- An Analysis of Servant Leadership in the Lutheran Elementary Schools of the Nebraska and Dakota-Montana Districts of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS)
- Analysis of the Perceptions and Outcomes Associated with the WELS School Accreditation (WELSSA) Process
- Best Practices of Teacher Training on Teacher Retention in Early Childhood Education (T. J Beduze - Mar 2024)
- The Changing Demographics of WELS Schools
- Characteristics of Effective WELS Teachers in Urban Schools
- The Correlation Between Certain Variables and the Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior of Teachers Who Have Done Curriculum Mapping
- Descriptive Study of Open, Semi-Open, and Closed Enrollment Policies in WELS Schools
- Do Cyborgs Have Hope-Transhumanism, Technology, and the Incarnation of Christ (B. Steenbock) May 2021
- The Effect of Three Reading Comprehension Strategies on Reading Comprehension when Reading Digital Informational Texts
- Effective Classroom Instructional Practices in a Teaching Abroad Setting - A WELS Teachers Case Study of the Caribbean Mission (T-C Wolf - May 2024)
- Effective Family Ministry
- Effects of Perceived School Climate on Enrollment in WELS Elementary Schools
- Evaluation of the Development and Implementation of School Climate in WELS Schools
- Evaluating the WELS Principal Training Program
- The Impact of School Vouchers on WELS Lutheran Schools
- The Importance of Social and Emotional Learning in WELS ECMs
- An Overall Look at the Health and Wellness of WELS Elementary School Students
- Predicting Success in Physical Science at Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School Using the Terranova Comprehensive Achievement Tests
- Principal Effectiveness
- The Principal-Pastor Relationship (A. J. Bilitz - May 2024)
- Professional Learning Communities in WELS Elementary Schools
- Reading Self-Concept and Academic Reading Ability in Beginning Readers: Do They Match?
- The Relationship between Early Childhood Learning Centers and Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Lutheran Elementary School Enrollment
- The Relationship between Mental Mathematics and Finger Dexterity as Applied in Playing Piano
- The Relationship between Multigrade Classrooms and Reading and Mathematics Achievement in WELS Elementary Schools
- The Relationship Between Tuition and Enrollment in WELS Lutheran Elementary Schools
- The Role of the WELS Early Childhood Ministry Director
- School Accreditation and its Impact on Our WELS Schools
- School Choice and Its Effects on the Spiritual and Academic Growth of Students
- Secondary Education and Out-of-Field Teaching in the WELS (K. G. Fax - May 2024)
- A Study on the Financial Support of our WELS Elementary Schools
- Timeless Yet Timely: An Examination of the Biblical Principle of Headship and Its Applications
- Training Teachers to be Effective Multicultural Educators
- WELS Early Childhood Outreach: An Investigation of Program Strategies