This collection features graduate projects produced by graduate students at Central Washington University.
Graduate Projects from 2006
Short term math program for grades 8-10., Gabrielle Rebecca Veit
Project Grow: A Plan to Grow an Edible Garden in a Poverty-affected School to Improve Parent Involvement and Increase Student Knowledge of Nutrition, Wendy Michelle Wickersham
Graduate Projects from 2005
Create a Successful Homework Partnership Program: A Professional Development Workshop for Teachers to Maximize Benefits of Homework Assignments, Terri M. Anderson
The Relationship between Teen Mothers and Academic Achievement, Nichole M. Archer
Animals and Biographies: Integrated Units for Third/Fourth Looped Classes, Kimberly Lynn Bonsen
Curriculum Design to Teach High School Students: How to Pull Evidence from Text, Karen Marie Hughes Bray
A Technology Integrated Curriculum for an 8th Grade History/Civics Class, Kathy Colleen Chavez
Gender Differences in Student Learning: A Review of the Literature from the Neuroscience and Psychology Perspectives, Noreen Ann Clark
Development of an Implementation Guide for Literature Circles from Teacher Led to Student Led in an Upper Elementary Classroom, Brandon C. DeBritz
Development of an implentation guide for literature circles from teacher led to student led in an upper elementary classroom., Brandon C. DeBritz
Balanced Literacy through the Use of a Progressive Daily Message in a Kindergarten Classroom, N. Elizabeth DeBritz
Direction of the Play: 1984, Jacob Dreiling
Meaningful, Motivating Library Lessons that Matter to Students in Grade Four, Karen Louise-Bjorling Felch
Using Music as a Classroom Tool, Gail Foreman
ESOL/ESL adult learners: a curriculum guide for teachers., Julia L. Galbreath
Dual Language: It's Effectiveness and How it Impacts Learning With Regards to Science Taught Thematicly in Elementary, Elsa J. Gonzalez
Imbedding New Technologies into Current Practice: A Guide for Administrators of Physical Education, Thomas J. Haeck
Hands-On Activities to be Implemented Within a Title I/LAP Math Program, Margaret Rae Hancock
A Model Service-Learning Curriculum for Rainier Beach High School, Seattle, Washington, M. Karen Harrington
"Beating the Odds": How Bi-Lingual Hispanic Students Work Through Adversity to Become High Achieving Students, Mark Hassinger
Serving Students with Asperger Syndrome in the General Education Classroom, Jennifer Dawn Hendricks
Effective Reading Strategies that Enhance Reading Comprehension for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities, Angela Erin Hinkle
Compacting intermediate elementary math for high-readiness students, Vanessa Michelle Karlsson
A Motivational Strategy That Accommodates Middle School Special Education Students: Achieving Academic Success, Susan J. Koempel
Integrating Award Winning Literature into a Constructivist Based Middle School Mathematics Curriculum, Michael Douglas Martone
The Benefits of Bibliotherapy: Textsets and Accompanying Guides for Students and Teachers, Angela Lee Maurina
A Manual for Transitioning Students with Disabilities into Post High School, John McDonald
Factors of a Low-SES Household: What Aids Academic Achievement, Allison Ann Milne
Teaching Reading Effectively to Low Level Readers, Shawna Antonia Moore
Second language acquisition through reading, comprehensible input, limited grammar and cultural study: a handbook for the secondary language teacher., Judith A. Willis Nicolai
Direction of the Play: Rumors, Taunya Lyn Page
Behavior Management Manual for Asa Mercer Middle School, John L. Paloy
Elementary Spanish Language Instruction, Norma Leticia Peralez
Toolkit for Assistance with the Emergent Reader, Theresa Joanne Phelps
Building Family Partnerships: A Series of Workshops Focusing on Russian Family Involvement, Mark Christopher Pittrof
Preventing Plagiarism in the High School, Robin Brooke Rushing
Direction of the Play: The Imaginary Invalid, Dawn Gordon Schoepflin
A Manual for the Small Schol Conversion of Evergreen High School, Michael T. Sita III
Manual for the small school conversion of Evergreen High School., Michael T. Sita
Service Learning Manual for Coupeville High School, Kenneth J. Stange
Service learning manual for Coupeville High School., Kenneth J. Stange
Creating a Small Learning Academy at My. Rainier High School, Gerald A. Turner
Educating and Transitioning Students with Emotional Behavioral Disorders: A Working Manual for Teachers, Counselors and Administrators, Alessandra Whitehall
Second Language Acquisition through Reading, Comprehensible Input, Limited Grammar, and Cultural Study: A Handbook for the Secondary Language Teacher, Judith A. Willis-Nicolai
Graduate Projects from 2004
The Periodic Table of the Elements, Michael A. Bailey
A Model Faculty Handbook to Promote a Shared Vision and a Collaborative School Culture, Nadine D. Betts
Aiding Non-Reading Spanish Speaking Adults with Worksource Orientation and Usage Through Low-level Spanish Reading Workshops, Amy Claussen
Physical Fitness and Student Academic Performance: A Handbook of Fitness Activities for Elementary Teachers, Meghann Dunn-Gomez
A Web Design Curriculum for At-Risk Students, Aurelio Garcia Jr.
[A Library Policy Manual for Selah School District libraries, Selah, Washington], Roberta Jean Gustafson
A Model General Science Developmental Writing Skills Curriculum in Alignment with Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements, Troy L. Halfaday
Direction of the Play: Catacombs, Aimee Hostetler
Resources to Support and Expand Native American Kindergarteners Shared Reading Experiences Integrated with Open Court Unit 6, Stephanie Lynn Hull
School Safety Manual for Bennett Elementary, Milena G. Huntington
Approaching Equity: Strategies for Working with Hispanic Students in the Middle School Health Science Classroom, Heather L. Jones
An Interconnected Foundational Art Curriculum, Jessica Ann Knapp
Direction of the Play: And Then They Came For Me, Rachel Harry Krummel
Effective Reading Comprehension Strategies for Native American Adolescents with Reading Difficulties, Mary C. La Velle
A Model Integrational Program for Improving the Quality of Life for Aging Chinese, Ying Lin
Handbook Containing Basic Requirements of the Implementation and Management of Parent Partnered Programs, Gregory Wayne Lovercamp
Music and Test Taking Learning Strategies, Theresa Lynn Ogan
Flexible Reading Groups for Literacy in a First Grade Classroom, Sharon Ann Parker
Direction of the Play: What I Did Last Summer, Robert Arthur Ramseur
Academic Remediation of Non-Disability, Middle School Students, Merilee Ann Redberg
Water Quality Assessment: A Hands-on Approach to Environmental Education, Tracy Lynn Royse
Integration of Keyboarding with Fourth Grade Writing, Kevin Russell
Behavior Management Guide for Auburn Riverside High School, Will H. Sarett
Beginning a Book Swap Room: A Quantitative and Qualitative Study, Mari Lynn Stangland
Addressing the Washington State Health and Fitness Essential Academic Learning Requirements by Incorperating Yoga into the Physical Education Curriculum, Nicola Joanne Stewart
Direction of the Play: Maricela De La Luz Lights The World, Susan Bethany Stratton
Behavior Intervention Guide for Elementary School, Antoinette M. Talbert
Proposal for an Elemenatry Science Curriculum Outline to Help K-4 Teachers Prepare Students to Take the 5th Grade Science WASL, Cindy D. Williams
"Through the Looking Glass:" Teaching Literary Theory in the High School English Classroom, Alethea Young
Graduate Projects from 2003
Problem-Based Learning in a Fourth Grade Gifted and Honors Mathematics Class, Barbara J. Barr
A Clinical Instructor Online Training Course for Radiologic Technologists, Christine Marie Beaudry
Emergent Writing Practices for a Kindergarten Classroom: A Handbook for Kidergarten Teachers, Tori Lyn Bennan
An Interdisciplinary, Teaming Approach to History and English Instruction at the Secondary Level, Miles J. Caples
A Practical Guide Using a Variety of Instructional Methods for Teaching Reading to Gifted Students, Melissa Caveness
A Schoolwide Discipline Plan for Gildo Rey Elementary School, Adam William Couch
A Model Crisis Response Plan for Ephrata High School, Wes Crago
Direction of the Play: Into the Woods, Pamela Kay Cressey
Teaching Children to be Storytellers: A Handbook for Educators, April Nicole Cross
A Model Integrated Science Guide for Junior High General Education Classroom Teachers in the Tahoma School District, Angela M. Delgado
A Resource Guide to Support Minority Students at the Elementary Grade in the Kent School District with Learning Difficulties in the Area of Reading, Patricia L. Drobny
Direction of the Play: Macbeth, Hendrea Ferguson
Parent and Community Involvement: A Plan for Monthly Family Reading Nights, Lee Ann Fletcher
William Blake: An Integrated Teaching Approach, Shawn C. Gaspaire
Advancement in Teacher Evaluation: An Evaluation System Based on the Frameworks for Teaching, Rossi Marie Giard
Using Literature Circles to Teach Comprehension Strategies to Low-Achieving Middle School Readers, Rachel Grace Gossett
Project-Based High School Science Activities, Raymond Lynn Harris
Direction of the Play: Harvey, Don Hendrixson
A Guide to Motion and Newton's Laws for General Science, Roger F. Hume
A Model Marketing Education/Store Management Program for Klahowya Secondary School, Karin K. Johannessen
Reading With Your Preadolescent Children at Home: A Workshop for Parents, Elizabeth Jane Keefe
Supporting Reading Instruction of High School Students with Learning Disabilities by Using Wynn Software, Linda Kilgore
Incorporating Literature Circles into a Fifth Grade Classroom, Kenneth Michael Kron
First Grade Classroom Web Site Featuring Components of a Balanced Literacy Program, Jennifer Renee Kummer
Integrating Curriculum Using a Thematic Unit on Gardening, Mandi Marie Laurent