Category: Thesis Final Defense

Apr 1st @ 1:30 LSC 710 The Disappearing Hmong Language: The Effects of English on Hmong Children’s Heritage Language and Their Relationship with Their Parents The purpose of this study is to gain insights into the experiences of Hmong parents and their children regarding the American educational system. It seeks to make heard the voices…

Implementation of Literacy Programming in Two Small Rural Elementary Schools Apr 12 @ 8:45 LSC 700 In a small rural Colorado school district, two elementary schools implement different literacy programs and are given the autonomy to continue their literacy programming. This study will use the Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM) to help school leaders in…

Mathematics Teachers’ Awareness and Practices Privileging Identity and Power Apr 11 @ 1 pm LSC 1148 This multiple case study used a critical lens of equity that privileges identity and power to examine three secondary mathematics teachers’ awareness and practices as they participated in a job-embedded community of practice. Participation in the community of practice…

The Eight Dimensions of Educator Wellness: A Study on the Whole Educator Mar 14th  from 4:00 – 6:00 pm LSC 710 Educator Wellnesss is a topic that has not been examined in depth among teachers in the K-12 setting. This dissertation is concerned with gaining insights into the wellness supports that are necessary for educators.…

STEM in Early Childhood: Influence of a Professional Learning Community Apr 15 @ 10 am LSC 700 This study examines the influences of teachers’ self-selected participation in a STEM professional learning community designed to promote early childhood personalized and collaborative learning on their understandings of STEM, both as a paradigm for teaching/learning and their implementation…

Campus Climate Environments for LGBTQ Undergraduate Students Attending a Jesuit College March 19 @ 10 AM LSC 700 Acceptance on university campuses of students who identify as LGBTQ has progressed over the past several years. However, students who do identify as LGBTQ often still report feeling that campus environments are negative, hostile, and discriminatory toward…

Perspectives from Parents of the Routines-Based Interview and Early Intervention Services Apr 16 @ 12 pm LSC 710 The current study examined the perspectives of families with a child with a developmental delay on the Routines-Based Interview (RBI). The RBI is a widely used tool for eliciting the priorities and concerns of families engaged in…

Culturally Affirming and Sustaining Early Childhood Classrooms: Informing Constructs for the Adaptation of a Current Tool for Early Childhood Settings Apr 16 @ 10 AM LSC 700 This study examines local early childhood leaders’ perspectives of definitions and components of culturally responsive, affirming, and sustaining practice within a variety of ECE settings. Findings from this…

Mapping Educators’ Social Learning Ecologies to Deprivatize Practice Apr 12 @ 12 pm LSC 600   For years, the professional lives of many K-12 classroom educators have been stretched across a variety of contexts, leading to a combination of both privatized and deprivatized teaching practices. Despite varied and ongoing school reform efforts in the United…

Sociopolitical Development for Site-based Teams in Aurora Public Schools Apr 10 @ 12pm LSC 700   Through a case study, the author co-designed and analyzed a professional learning course of study that was geared toward the sociopolitical development of in-service public school teachers.