This collection features graduate projects from students in the Department of Education Graduate Program at Central Washington University.
Graduate Projects from 2015
The Opinions of Education Professionals on the Common Core State Standards, Katina Henderson
The Dyslexic Issue: Resources for Parents, Teachers, and Related Professionals, Shawn D. Murphy
Graduate Projects from 2014
Implementing Technological Change: Effects on Student Learning Through Implementation of a Learning Management System for Enhanced Two-Way Communication between School, Students and Parents, Courtney Lynn Curtis
Connecting with Families of Poverty Handbook, Rebecca Christine Oren
Graduate Projects from 2013
A Handbook of Learner-Centered Projects to Suppliment Fifth Grade, Social Studies Curriculum, CharRe Margaretha Burnum
Strengthening Student Achievement Through Family Learning Events, Jacquelin Ann Charlton
A Hub Website of Online German Learning and Teaching: Resources for the Development of 21st Century Skills, Carrie Christensen
Creative Multi-Disciplinary Learning Incorporating Da Vinci-Style Thinking for Gifted Students, Amelia Melissa Ferrell
A Playground Plan for South Shore Prek-8 School, Barbara J. Mann
Effectively Teaching Students with Autism in Inclusive Elementary Classrooms, Christine Angelica McDowell
Engaging Literacy Activities A Case Study, Tiffanie Dawn Meridth
Graduate Projects from 2012
A Toolkit for Including Students with Autism into the General Education Classroom, Annika Winter Bibby
Response to Intervention, Michelle Lynn Huguenin
A Substitute Teacher’s Guide: Helpful Resources and Information to Use in the Classroom, Kara Joanne Knutson
Student Behavior With and Without Principal’s Presence in the Cafeteria Setting, Derek Raymond O'Konek
Graduate Projects from 2011
Using Technology to Increase Interest in the Learning of Mathematics, Teresa May Anderson
Rubrics in Use as an Assessment Tool for Elementary Physical Education, Megan Marie Brown
Boys and Writing: Strategies to Support Struggling Boy Writers, Dionne Corinne Ellingsen
Bringing Physical Education Home: A Handbook of Fitness Activities for Use Outside of School, Nicholas Joseph Lombardo
Effective Professional Development Practices for Adult Educators, Jessica Lureen McGee
Preparing Algebra Students for Washington State’s End of Course Exam, Mallory Jane Neher
Does a Two-Week Pre-K Camp Have an Effect on the Outcomes of Kindergartners Over the First Two Grading Periods?, Jessica Virden
K-5 Library Media Curriculum Map and Standards Crosswalk, Tessa Kateri Watters
Graduate Projects from 2010
Looping: Building Strong Relationships Between Teachers, Students, Families, Gary Aguilar
Differentiated Reading in Primary Grades, Cara Cathleen Axe
Technology in the Classroom an Educator’s Guide to Technology & Learning, Joseph Lawrence Bishop
Teaching Strategies for Increasing Computational Fluency in Middle School Students, Alejandra Rios Blakeslee
Improving Delivery of Instruction Through Peer Coaching, James John Buckwalter
Cultures In Our Community A Social Studies Unit, Anna Louise Buglino
Nonfiction Text Usage in the Primary Grades, Shanna Marie Carlson
Third Grade Hands On Science Curriculum, Douglas Ray Cornwell
A Washington State Elementary Teachers’ Guide to Bilingual Education, Maria G. Garcia-Bautista
Chemistry Spanish Supplemental Resources for English Language Learners in a 9th Grade Bilingual Physical Science Class, Rebecca Minerva Guerrero
“Read Well-Jell Well” Project: Intervention Tool for Teaching The “Read Well” Curriculum, Lisa VaLaire Hart
Impact of Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol on Students Spanish Vocabulary Development, Janelle J. Hoff
A Curriculum Guide for the Inclusion of Ecopsychology in an Alternative Education Setting, Sara LeRoux
Creating a Schedule That Increases Instructional Time, Heather Macey
Preparing a Student With a Disability and Their Family for Transition Into Adulthood, Katherine Matwiczak-Weber
A Teacher’s Guide for Increased Parent Involvement in Low Socioeconomic and Highly Diverse Areas., Alyssa Katheryn Newby
A Reading Comprehension Guide Book for Upper Elementary School Students, Kaley Repp
The Importance of High School Nutrition Education, Rebecca Toisie Swanson
A Differentiated Unit of Instruction for a Secondary Social Studies Classroom, David Christopher Tempel
Instructional Coaching: Improving Student Achievement and Building Teacher Efficacy, Rebecca J. Tonseth
Spanish Science Resources for a Kindergarten Dual Language Classroom, Carmen Lorena Yanez
Using Homework to Support Standards, Socorro Yanez-Garcia
Graduate Projects from 2009
Improving Second Graders’ Understanding and Use of Genre Through the Classroom Library, Melissa Kristene Arquette
Kindergarten Connection: An Early Literacy Intervention Through Home/School/Community Connections, Laurie Card-Roley
Increasing the Number of Checkouts by Classroom Teachers through Implementing a Levelized Class Set Library System, Beau Richard Hedrick
Sitka School District Kindergarten Literacy Curriculum Handbook, Jacqueline Elizabeth Hedrick
Microsoft Word 2007 and Powerpoint 2007 Units for ELL Students in Introduction to Information Technology, Janel Jo LeMieux
A Guidebook, Based on One School’s Journey in Implementing Response to Intervention, Pearl McKenzie
Importance of School Readiness and Early Childhood Education, Amanda L. Moore
Creating a Math Wall in an Elementary School, Lindsey Moorhouse
Response to Intervention: Reading Project for Intermediate Level Educators, Kevin Wayne Newell
A Manual for Improving the Working Relationship of Teachers through the Implementation of a Peer Coaching Model, Mitchell Bennett Richards
Comprehensive Survival Guide for Substitute Teachers, Angela Jeanne Satterfield
Quick Listening Activities to Improve Phonological Awareness in the Kindergarten Classroom, Jill Florence Stephens
The Culture of Poverty: How it Affects Middle School Students, Kaycie Anne Tuttle
Second Language Teaching Strategies for Teaching the Human Body to Fourth Graders, Maria L. Vela
A Guide to Teaching Writing in Kindergarten, Pamela Lynn Wangsness
Graduate Projects from 1985
A Handbook for an Advisory Program in the Middle School, Deborah E. Brewer
Graduate Projects from 1983
A Model Unit for Teaching Career Awareness to Fifth and Sixth Grade Special Education Students, Nancy H. Byers
Curriculum Outline – Health Education Handicapped, Grades 7-12 Woodside School, Elaine A. Elliott
The Development and Implementation of a Program of In-School-Suspension, Loren Grunenfelder
Teaching Health to the Learning Disabled, Sharon Marie Harter
Remediating Spelling with Calligraphic Skills, Evelyn A. Heflen
A Teacher’s Guide to Develop Strategies to Teach Vocabulary Meaning in Social Studies, Jennifer Helen Kyllo
Concept and Scope of Aerospace Education, Merridee L. Matson
A Syllabus for First Grade Teachers: Introducing Reading as a Functional Skill Through Food-Related Activities and Food Preparation, Tonia Carlene McKenzie
A Mobile Summer Camp for the Mildly/Moderately Mentally Retarded, Jerrianne C. Sorensen
Graduate Projects from 1982
A Family Budget Simulation for Use in Secondary Level Consumer Economics Class, Robert James Barrett
Strategies in Reading Comprehension to Enhance the Reading of a Ninth Grade Standard First Aid and Personal Safety Text, James L. Bogert
Developing a Leadership Program for the Secondary School, Gary W. Carlton
Informational Teacher’s Manual for the Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute, Linda Rawlings Crawford
Home Language Acquisition Skills Notebook, Rosanna May Detering
Development of K-12 Science Handbook for the Thorp School District, Sim Egbert
An In-Service Model for the Training of Secondary Special Education Instructional Aides, Jane H. Evans
A Handbook for Parents of Children with Specific Learning Disabilities in the Moses Lake Schools, Merla Mae Ferguson
Native American Handbook for Gifted Education, Karlene Rae George
A Handbook Developed to Create a Better Understanding of the Gifted, Nan M. Hake
An Item Analysis of Selected Subtests on the Project Palatisha Development Checklist, Kitty A. Hollow
Reading Workshops for Parents of Elementary School Children: Reading Aloud to Your Child, Carol Robin Logan
An In-Service Program for Secondary Teachers to Increase Understanding of the Learning Disabled Student’s Response to Learning Styles, Marsha Nystrom
Language Experience and Learning Center Ideas and Activities a Supplement to the Basal Reader, Marcia Marie Rhone
A Program for Parents in Children’s Literature and Prereading Activities, James Patrick Rogers
A Skill Based Approach to Organizing and Cataloguing Supplemental Reading Materials at the Elementary Level, Patricia E. Selby
A Syllabus of Enrichment Activities to Enhance Content Area Reading in Science, Lynn Carol Swanson
Administrative Internship Program & Intern Handbook for the Kennewick School District, Charles Douglas Watson
Rationale and Model for Advisories in the Middle School, Charles L. Woodard, Jr.
Use of Supplemental Audiovisual Materials with Remedial Science Students, Marjorie Ruth Yergen
Graduate Projects from 1981
Effectiveness of In-School Suspension as Used in Selected Washington State Public Schools, Lois J. Bernath
A Process for Selecting Multi-Cultural Instructional Material, Edward E. Brown
A Teacher’s Guide to Improve Vocabulary Development Through Strategies Using Pictures and Specific Written Practice Lessons, Diane Marie Danklefsen
Systematic Practice in Following Directions, Linda Jensine Falk
An Analysis of Secondary School Alternative Programs in Relationship to the Needs of Tumwater High School, Kathy Fryar-Odegaard
Encouraging Academic Interests Outside School, Randall David Hauff
A Service Delivery Model for a Handicapped Preschool in a Rural Area, Karen Louise Holenbeck
Orientation Handbooks for Incoming Junior High Students and Their Parents for Winlock School District Number 232, Patricia J. Imler