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Tyler, Shameka

Throughout my experience recruiting employees for Environmental Educators positions at my workplace, I have noticed that we struggled recruiting African Americans for this position. It was determined that a shift in recruitment…

Tischer, Melissa

As the world continues to evolve and change so do the needs of the workforce. It wasn’t that long ago that a standard workday looked very similar across most businesses. The workforce being more dual income earning households has…

Thomson, Caroline

The purpose of this literature review is to examine how teachers’ low expectations of at-risk youth affect student academic achievement, specifically focusing on African American students in inner city schools. Whether they are…

Thomas, April Monhollen

Most people think that if you obtain a college degree, a happy career follows. That is not always the case and was certainly not my experience after graduation. As a first generation college student who was not familiar…

Theune-Baillargeon, Jane

This action research project is about nonfiction writing motivation and achievement. The guiding research question is can Growth Mindset influence student motivation and achievement in nonfiction writing. This study was…

Tatum, Jacinta

The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative research was to explore how Montessori instructional practices can be incorporated into a traditional classroom to support special needs students. This study increases the…

Szarzynski, Lori A.

This study explores the effectiveness of the graduation audit process at a small, liberal arts college. Specifically, the goal was to find out if the processes were as effective as they could be from the perspectives of the…

Swanson, Catherine

Low availability of technology makes it difficult to incorporate into classroom activities. Students’ personal electronic devices (PEDs) are one possible solution. Out of fear of misuse, some teachers are wary of allowing them.…

Surges, Rebecca

The following action research report addresses the question: “What impact does the campus tour have on prospective students’ likeliness to enroll at a small, private, liberal arts college?” Literature reviewed discusses recruitment…

Sullivan, Katie

This paper explores how to increase student engagement in an independent online learning program using student data. Students engaged in one on one conferences with the teacher where they analyzed their data and came up with goals.…

Subia, Asalia

This paper focuses on culturally relevant texts being implemented within the curriculum in an alternative academic setting. The main reason for this classroom project is to see if culturally relevant texts increase student engagement…

Stuard, Brianne

In 2017, Teach For America – Milwaukee launched their first Summer Institute for new teachers. This institute followed many of the same programmatic structures of national Teach For America training institutes, but contained three…

Stoltenburg, Abbey

Stein, Michael E.

Spindler, Nancy

In this paper data from a global survey of product engineers at an auto parts manufacturer is used to determine what actions can be taken to improve knowledge transfer among product engineers located on four continents. Technology…

Smith, Victoria L.

The topic of this research study is whether there is a teaching strategy that will effectively increase sight word recognition while concurrently decreasing violent behaviors in students with Autism. Both variables serve as a…

Silver, Jamie

This action research study seeks to determine Fitzgerald High School (pseudonym) English teachers’ attitudes towards substituting canonical texts with texts by marginalized authors. The research aligns with critical theory and is…

Short, Katrina R.

This capstone was conducted at an urban Elementary School in Wisconsin. The question of “How does the working relationship between the general education and special education teachers affect learning in the classroom?” 100% of…

Shaw, Maddie

In my fifth year as a teacher, I continuously noticed that students tend to lack the skills to use primary sources to answer a historical question, and that they struggled at finding a connection with the content. The use of primary…

Seiter, Kati

Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance (CMP) is a method of teaching that engages the students to think beyond the notes on the page, to dive deep into the underlying meaning of the music, and to engage students emotionally.…

Schuler, Matthew

This study researched the effects of graphic organizer usage in a literacy intervention. The research conducted, was in a rural school district in Southeast Wisconsin. The participants were one 7th grade girl and one 8th grade boy…

Schmidt-Reshorst, Theresa A.

More often than ever before, students of all ability levels are learning together in inclusive elementary school settings. Students with impulsive and disruptive behaviors are among those who are learning along side…

Schmidt, Ciera

The purpose of this inquiry is to investigate the impacts that the daily application of community circles could have on a middle school classroom. This research was conducted in a post-pandemic classroom in which the residual…

Savaryn, Lorelei

The action research project was developed based on the needs of a particular 4th grade urban classroom in the mid-west. It addresses the need for vocabulary development in mathematics, and utilizes the strategy of an Interactive…

Salentine, Julie

A high level of bicultural efficacy would help ensure that many of Alverno’s first-generation Black undergraduates from low socioeconomic status (SES) have a positive, healthy experience while enrolled at Alverno College, a…