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Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection

This collection contains both open access and campus access graduate capstones, made possible through ScholarWorks at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The full content of open access capstones is available to all, although some files may have embargoes placed on them and will be made available as soon as possible. The full content of campus access capstones is only available to those either on the UMass Boston campus or with a UMass Boston campus username and password. Click on the "Off-Campus UMass Boston Users" link on the record page to download Campus Access publications.

Submissions from 2009 2009

Children's Story: Per-Se-Vere, Virginia de la Garza

Social Action Teaching: Engaging Middle School Students in Knowing and Doing in the Social Studies Classroom, Alyssa Hinkell

Promoting Rapid, Sustainable Operational Change in Business Organizations, Michael Lihon

Mentoring towards Resilient Thought, Jeneen M. Mucci

Incorporating Service-Learning into the ESL Curriculum: What Aspiring Practitioners Need to Know, Andres R. Reyes

Exploring the Teaching Mind: Extending Participation in Lifelong Learning through Engagement with a Supportive Community, Jeremy Szteiter

Constructivist Learning Verses Explicit Teaching: A Personal Discovery of Balance, Tara N. Tetzlaff

Developing Healthy and Balanced Minds: How Creative, Critical and Moral Thinking Promote Good Cognition, Matthew Tower

Submissions from 2008 2008

The Globally Responsible Leader, Bertha-Lucia Fries

Original Curriculum for Encouraging Meaningful Community Service in High School Students, Elizabeth H. Naylor

Meaning through Metaphor: Visual Dialogue and the Picturing of Abstraction, John Quirk

Submissions from 2007 2007

My Search for a Meaningful Information Literacy Course: A Drama in Three Acts, Jan Coe

Fighting Traffic Congestion in Metropolitan Phoenix by Making Public Transportation a Success, David Frias

Recovery and Discovery to Become a Balanced Thinker - and Beyond, Maho Hatano

Individual Transitions between Organizational Cultures, Gretchen Heath

Fiction Writing and the Unconscious: A Memoir, Kathleen Irwin

Illness Stories: From Recognizing the Significance in Care to Planning My Own Storied Practice, Jane LaChance

Identifying Methods Nurse Managers Can Implement to Foster a Supportive Environment for Staff Where Disruptive Behavior Exists, Kathleen Leavitt

Rationale and Provisional Lesson Plans for Learning High School Science through Discovering Dialectically and Creatively, Jean Rene

From Humor in the Workplace to Humor as a Means of Healing from Loss, Sheryl Savage

Destination? A Play about Workplace Ethics, Zhenxing Wang

Submissions from 2006 2006

Traditional and Non-Traditional Graduate Academics: Two Models for Consideration, Frank Carvino

Staircase to Slope: A Mathematics Learning Expedition, Karen Crounse

Refining Operating Room Communication: Creating a Culture of Improved Teamwork for the Future of Perioperative Nursing, Barbara DiTullio

Training Teaching Assistants in Theory and Methods: The Next Professors of Biology, Michelle Hardy

Web-Based Transitioning for Students with Disabilities: Learning from Existing Limitations to Design a Process that Leaves No Child Behind, Kevin Johnson

Leadership of a New Generation to Forge Peace, Progress and Prosperity for All, Beck H. Lee

A Journey to Make Documentaries that Entertain as well as Enlighten, Luz Valdez

Submissions from 2005 2005

Collaborative Insight: Fostering Communication between Designers and Their Clients, Andrea Brenner

Have Your π and Eat it Too! Using a Course Website to Facilitate Student-Centered Learning and Improve the Effectiveness of the High School Mathematics Experience, Jeffrey Bretsch

Capturing the Dance: Producing the Live Dance Performance of '128' For Video, James E. Clements

From Teaching to Writing: The Creation of a Reader Intended to Support a Focus on Communication and the Cognitive Needs of the Learner in Spanish Classrooms, Nicholas Conlin

How Would Artists Design CBIR? Facilitating Collaboration to Develop Content-Based Image Retrieval on an Art-School Campus, Paul Dobbs

…And There Was Light. On Becoming a Writer: A Reflective Journey, Senait Fesseha

Developing Intrapersonal Synergy though Dialogue and Expressive Writing: Implications for Education and Living, ElizaBeth Garcia

Dynamic Systems Theory and Human Development: A Cognitive Journey through Intellectual State Space, Matthew Jans

Hands-on: Lessons for ESL adults, Linda Jeffrey

Bureaucracy: An Original Creative Project, Robert Lingley

Critical and Creative Thinking Reflections of an Adventure in Career Changing, Meghann McNiff

42 Minutes(X) = 2.5 Hours: The Creation of an Algebra 1 Thinking Classroom, Tonya L. Milbourn

Personal Evolution: Reflections on a Journey to Self-Understanding, Michelle K. Morgan

Whatever Happened to Lisa Simpson? An Exploration of Female Adolescent Development through Problem Based Learning, Amy Perrault

Next Steps in the Journey toward Self-Fulfillment through Critical and Creative Thinking, Charles Rauscher

My Favorite Pastime becomes a Career Possibility: Making a Contribution to Children Learning to Read, Maryann Scheufele

"Got Rocks?" An Inquiry-Based Geology Program for 3rd to 5th Grades in Conjunction with the Museum of Science, Jennifer D. Todd

Submissions from 2004 2004

Cognitive Science Models and Analogies to Support Music Education that Incorporates Multiple Tonal Systems, Pin-Yu Chen

The View Finder: Discovering My Artist Path through Photography, Ivy Frances

My CCT Guidebook: Keeping the Critical and Creative Thinking Momentum Alive, Mary Frangie

At the Heart of It All: A Self-Esteem Curriculum for Students with Learning Disabilities, Abigail Greenwood

Creating a Life of Art: A Personal Journey towards Creative Freedom, Kristen Hanks

The Use of Dialogue in Education: Research, Implementation and Personal/Professional Evaluation, Jane Kenefick

In Medias Res: Creative Problem Solving for Writers, Crystal King

Learning, Teaching and Brain Research: Insights from Current Research that May Affirm Teaching and Learning Strategies, John Lewis

Doodles to Drawings: The Creative Process of Drawing & Thinking for Cartooning, Kyle Lindholm

Developing My Knowledge and Experiential Understanding towards a Creative Contribution to Work & Family / Life Balance, Melissa Moynihan

Discovering and Adapting Creative Style with Cognitive Methods, Robert Norris

Personal Experience and Professional Development through Critical and Creative Thinking, Benjamin A. Okafor

POMP in Circumstance: Paradox, Oppositions, Metaphors and Philosophy in the Context of Adult Basic Education, Matt Puma

How a Business Plan Turned into a Life Plan through the Application of Critical and Creative Thinking Skills, Heidi Straghan

Teaching Critical Thinking as a Late-Life Career Change, Willard Davis Sweet

Embracing Systems Thinking and the Dialogue Process within My Classroom, Kathleen Wooten

Creating Inner and Outer Sacred Space: An Adult Learner Program’s Wholistic Approach to Supporting Low-Income Women Who Have Been Impacted by Violence, Roanna Yangco

Submissions from 2003 2003

tales of gen x nothing: A synthesis of theory and practice, Joelle Barton Nims

Evaluating Different Forms of E-Learning, Shelly Billingsley

Using Students’ Own Ideas to Change How They Understand Energy: A Teacher’s Evolution towards Conceptual Change Teaching, Robert Blacker

Three Workshops for Teachers of Math in the Intermediate Grades: Communication, Content, and Kinetic Activities, Michael Cartledge

Helping Middle School-Age Girls Understand the Value of Participating in Physical Education Programs through Critical and Creative Thinking, Nancy Curran

Finding Meaning through Writing: A Personal Journey into Writing Development through Writing Workshops, Personal Experimentation, and Finding the Balance to Create Ideal Writing Environments and Communities with Elementary School Students, Dory Fish

Why are Fractions So Hard? Conquering Students Lack of Comprehension of Fractions, Jennifer Forgues

Facilitating a Learning Work Environment through Teamwork Strategies: One Nurse Manager’s Journey, Jeanne Hammond

Musical Composition: A Personal Journey of Discovery through Critical and Creative Thinking, Joe Herosy

Creating a Culture of Empowerment in the Nursing Community through a New Perspective for Leadership, Gloria Hicks

The Process of Creating an Information Public Presentation: A Speech on Comprehensive Sexuality Education, Barbara A. Huscher Cohen

Tools For The Architect of Whole School Change: A Handbook of Information and Strategies, Mary Moniz

A Plan for a Community Education Center in Japan, Tamami Nakashima

A Commitment for Change, Laura Rancatore

The Impact of Advertizing on the Development of Women’s Self-Image and the Importance of Media Literacy Training Among Consumers, April Rucker

Narrative Inquiry: Conversations that Reinforce My Commitment to Inquiry Based Learning, Kristen Rushworth

Acknowledging Alternate Realities by Being Responsible for Our Own, Brooke Wentzel

Basic Training: Inspiring Institutional Change in Higher Education in the Fine and Professional Arts through Wholistic Practice and Sustainability Education, Luanne E. Witkowski

From "Listening Together" to "Thinking Together": The Use of Thai Radio to Promote Creative Thinking, Srijula Yongstar

Submissions from 2002 2002

Teaching Economics in United States History: One Teacher Shares Some Lessons, Kathleen S. Bullock

A Teller’s Tale: Joining The Circle -- A Discussion of Process in The Writing of a Novel for Young Adults, Susan A. Butler

One Nurse's Journey to Understanding Burnout, Sheryl A. Cifrino

Building and Sustaining Connectedness to One’s Musical Creativity and Spirit, Suzanne M. Clark

Reorienting College Student Affairs Activities to Emphasize Student Learning through Experiential Approaches, John Duff

Team Leadership Approaches for Corporate Project Managers, Christopher Gralton

New representations of Afro-Americans in Films: An Analysis of 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Eve's Bayou' Following the Framework of Stuart Hall, Michael Ruf

A Case for Implementing an Electronic Document Managament System (EDMS), Scott D. Seiler

The Colorsong Prophecy: Using Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences to Develop Hero Archetypes for a Young Adult Fictional Fantasy Series Aimed at Promoting a Mythology of Nonviolence, Danielle Selyse Shylit

Train the Trainer Workshops: Enhancing Listening and Social Skills to Improve Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities, Sharon Sloman

Helping American Businesses Deliver Exemplary Customer Service & Recovering the Costs Associated with Consumer Silence, Celeste Warner

Finding Voice: Turning Fragments into Stories -- Teaching Memoir to Enhance the Journey of the Non-Confident Student, Barbara Wickwire

Submissions from 2001 2001

A Children's Realm: An Experiment Using Life-Sized Manipulatives to Expand Exploring and Learning Opportunities for Children, Robert E. Drake III

Geometry in Action: A Curriculum Unit Utilizing Dynamic Geometry Software to Enhance Students’ Comprehension, Cynthia A. Mignini

A Social Constructivist Approach to Teaching High School Philosophy, Ryan Mott

Structured Preoperative Education for Cataract Surgery Patients: A Creative Teaching Model, Angi Walsh

Submissions from 2000 2000

Education and the Cognitive Development of Creativity, Alfred Alschuler

A Social Constructivist Approach to Content-Based Foreign Language Instruction, Timothy Eagan

Submissions from 1999 1999

Reducing Communication Apprehension to Improve Self-Concept: An Adaptable Public Speaking Curriculum for Secondary School, Elisa Beildeck

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