2024 Capstone Presentations
July 01
Charles Pavlisich: The Matrix That Lead Teachers Work Within to Execute Overnight Field Trips at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
Jennifer DuBois: The Impact of the 5E Instructional Method in High School Biology Students' Abilities to Make Real-World Connections
Jenna Windjue: Using STEAM to Make Models for Anatomy and Physiology Classrooms
Erica Bertrand: Traditional versus Performance Based Assessments in a Student-Centered High School Chemistry Classroom
Caroline Bottega: Authentic Data in High School Marine Science: Impacts on Data Literacy and Real-World Connections
Stephanie Heinrich: The Impact of Outdoor Experiential Education on Fifth-Grade Students
Tim Lies: The Effect of Next Generation Science Standards Practices on Students
July 02
Michael Barbaccia: Exploring the Connection Between Seating Layouts and Active Learning Behaviors in Middle School Science Classes
Sarah Huggins: Literacy Instruction in a Middle School Science Classroom
Izzy Schneyer: The Impact of Collaboration & Feedback on Science Lab Assessments in a Mastery Grading Classroom
Krista Cunningham: The Efficacy of a High School Biology Storyline Curriculum
Megan Cleary: Teacher-Assigned Lab Groups in AP Chemistry
Jennifer Vandenberg: Podcasts and Non-Science Students’ Curiosity in Science
Audrey Immonen: Students’ Conceptions and Attitudes about Climate Change
Chandler Bowen: Increasing Accessibility to the Benefits of Nordic Skiing and Outdoor Science Education
July 03
Patrice Rex: Student Generated Scientific Drawings as a Sensemaking Tool
Orianna Sherer: The Effects of CASEL Based Mini SEL Lessons on a Middle School Science Classroom
Aislee Olmstead: Improving Student Literacy through Science Teaching Techniques: Through Analyzing Real-World Informational Text
Maeve Hughes: Creating a Science Classroom that Focuses on Scientific Literacy
Melissa Lamb: Homework Choice in the High School Science Classroom
Emily Pavlisich: The Impact that Naturalist Practices Can Have on Students