Capstone Announcements
Upcoming Defenses at a GlanceVic Anderson Anna-Maria de la Fuente
Leadership for Learning Cohort 3
Anna-Maria de la Fuente
December 14
10:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room M210
“Developing and Retaining Effective Mathematics Teachers in Seattle’s South End High Schools”
Dr. Mark Knight
October 7, 2009
9:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room M210
“The use of student voice to inform communities of practice in the lesson design process: conclusions for system leaders seeking to increase student engagement.”
Dr. Ginger Callison
September 30, 2009
2:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Room 112A
"The Use of a Cognitive Perspective to Inform the Revision of a Professional Growth Teacher Evaluation Policy"
Dr. Craig Church
July 16, 2009
1:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Room 320
"Principal Preparation: Learning to Become an Effective Leader of People through the Lens of Emotional Intelligence"
Dr. Tracy Maury
June 10, 2009
12:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Room 411
"Increasing Bellevue School District Elementary Teachers’ Capacity for Teaching Inquiry-Based Science: Using Contemporary Learning Theory to Inform Professional Development."
Dr. Andrew Cain
June 5, 2009
9:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 411
"Putting the Team in Team Conifer: Creating a School that Works Interdependently"
Dr. Shellwyn Badger
June 3, 2009
10:30 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 212
"Arts Integration as a Tool for Increased Student Learning:
Systemic Change Assisted Through Action Research in Seattle, WA"
Dr. Tim Yeomans
June 1, 2009
3:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Dean's Conference Room (Rm. 222)
"Building the System and Leadership Capacity for Change:
The Experience of a Small School District Superintendent"
Dr. Rob Manahan
June 1, 2009
10:30 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 112
"The Other Side of Leadership: An Examination of Strategies and Protocols for Developing Emotional Intelligence in School Administrators"
Dr. Paul Robb
May 26, 2009
1:00 p.m., 222 Miller Hall, Dean's Conference Room
"Facilitating and Sustaining Adult Learning and Motivation through Website Design: A Cycle of Inquiry for K-12 Educators"
Dr. Victoria Gardner
May 22, 2009
10:00 a.m., Miller Hall Smart Conference Room
"Professional Development in Medical Education:
Using a Motivational Framework to Increase Cultural Competence Skills"
Dr. Jose Rodriguez
May 14, 2009
9:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 411
"Linking Professional Development to Teacher Evaluations:
A Design Tool for Real-Time Systems Level Learning"
Dr. Laurie Morrison
May 13, 2009
8:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Rm. 320
"Motivationally and Culturally Responsive Professional Learning Cycles with Beginning Teachers"
Dr. Traci Pierce
May 12, 2009
12:00 p.m., Miller Hall Smart Conference Room
"Principal Professional Development: How Lake Washington is Learning to Support Principals' Sensemaking"
Leadership for Learning Cohort 2
Vic Anderson
December 3, 2009
9:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Smart Conference Room
"CMP2 Implementation in Seattle: The Experience of Teachers and Principals"
Dr. Steve Gering
November 2, 2009
1:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Smart Conference Room
"The Interactions of Academic Press and Social Support: A Descriptive Review of the Literature and Recommendations for High Schools"
Dr. Randy Stocker
September 30, 2009
11:30 a.m., Miller Hall, M210 (Mezz. Conf. Room)
"Professional Development for the Underserved Educator: Developing the Paraeducator as an Instructional Resource"
Dr. Ben Gauyan
June 8, 2009
10:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 320
"Making Sense of Two Conflicting Literacy Initiatives: A Case Study of Two Principals in One Northwest School District"
Dr. Paula Koehler-Martin
June 8, 2009
8:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 320
"The Use of Reflective Practice in Developing the Administrative Team as a Professional Learning Community"
Dr. Laurie Harvey
May 19, 2009
12:00 p.m., Miller Hall Smart Conference Room
"Ed.D. Portfolios: An innovative way to align curricular, internship and work-site learning that supports the development and promotion of practitioner-leaders."
Dr. Terrance Mims
March 5, 2009
8:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 320
"Collaborative Action Research for Culturally Responsive Teaching: A Case Study of Leadership, Teacher Experiences and Professional Learning"
Dr. Peter Bang-Knudsen
January 29, 2009
11:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 411
"How Can a School District Superintendent Increase Principal Instructional Leadership? A Case Study of a Superintendent’s Efforts to Increase Professional and System Learning through Establishing System-Wide Coherence"
Dr. Richelle Ward
December 10, 2008
2:00 p.m., Miller Hall, M210 Conference Room
"A Local Problem of Practice: How the Bellevue School District Does —and Can— Use Accomplished Teachers to Support Instructional Initiatives"
Dr. Tara Dowd
October 14, 2008
10:00 a.m., Miller Hall, 222 Miller Hall, Dean's Conference Room
"Taking Action Against the Achievement Gap by Making Meaning of Motivation: A Latino Student Club, a Middle School Principal, and an Action Research Project"
Dr. Machelle Beilke
November 25, 2008
10:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 112A
"Building teacher capacity for the Faith Works Community Schools teachers in Lusaka, Zambia through Teacher Group Meetings"
Dr. Betty Cobbs
May 9, 2008
2:00 p.m., 222 Miller Hall, Dean's Conference Room
"Action Inquiry for Home Visits: Learning from Immigrant Families to Strengthen the Motivational Significance of Instructional Practices"
Dr. Richard Lentz
December 2007
2:00 p.m., Miller Hall, 206 Conference Room
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Dr. Mark Wenzel
December 2007
2:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Room 320
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Dr. Patricia Zurybida
May 8, 2007
10:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 320
"Rewards and Fourth Graders' Oral Reading Accuracy and Rate Performance"
Dr. Sue Cohn
May 10, 2007
1:00 p.m., 222 Miller Hall, Dean's Conference Room
"Building Capacity for Sustainability: How do high school staffs develop the skills, knowledge and dispositions to sustain continuous improvement of learning and teaching?"
Dr. Kyle Kinoshita
May 15, 2007
1:00 p.m., Miller Hall, Room 112A
"Critical Inquiry, Instructional Leadership and Closing the Achievement Gap: Principal Learning in a University-School District Professional Development Program"
Dr. Tony Byrd
May 8, 2007
10:00 a.m., Miller Hall, Room 320
"What Principals are Learning about Instructional Leadership and How Districts Can Support that Learning"
Leadership for Learning Cohort 1
Dr. Norma Zavala
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 11:00 a.m.
Mary Gates Hall, Room 224
Latinos and the Construction of Leadership
Dr. Mark Johnson
Tuesday, June 6, 2006 - 8:00 a.m.
Miller Hall, M210
Professional Learning Community Development: One High School's Experience
Dr. Nancy Arnold
Wendesday, May 31, 2006 - 1:00 p.m.
Miller Hall, Room 201The Impact of Implementing the Statewide Alternate Assessment Portfolio on Student Access to the General Curriculum
Dr. Kathy Bartlett
May 25, 2006 - 10:00am-12:00pm
Miller Hall M210
Professional Learning Community within a State Education Organization: An Action Research Study (tentative title)
Dr. Eric Hong
May 24, 2006 - 1:00pm-3:00pm
Miller Hall M210
Students’ Perspectives: Minority students’ perspective of Being a Learner in an Academic Teaming Strategy Called the Pod.
Dr. Eddie Reed
March 22, 2006 - 1:00pm-3:00pm
Miller Hall M210
Adult Communication Practices Experienced by Students in a Reorganized High School
Project Description
Dr. Steve Grubb
March 8, 2006 - 2:00pm-4:00pm
Miller Hall M210
Making Sense of Reform: Understanding How School Administrators Use Instructional Letters to Improve Instruction in a Northwestern District
Dr. Sandy Austin
November 21, 2005 - 10:00am-11:00am
Miller Hall M210
Differentiating Professional Development for Teacher Success: A Study of Effective Teachers
Dr. Carl Bruner
September 21, 2005 - 3:00-4:00pm
Miller Hall 320
The Effects of a Structured School Improvement Process on Development of Schools' Professional Community
Project Description
Dr. Andy Rogers
August 10, 2005 - 1:00-2:00pm
Miller Hall 320
Student Voice: Bridge to Learning
Project Description
Dr. Kathy Budge
June 29, 2005 - 2:00-3:00pm
Miller Hall 222 (Dean’s Conf Rm)
Place as Problem or Possibility: The Influence of Rurality and Sense of Place on Leaders in One Rural School District
Project Description
Dr. Terrie Geaudreau
June 7, 2005 - 10:00-11:00am
Miller Hall 320
A Closer Look at Mathematics Coaching: A Comparative Case Study of Two Elementary Schools
Dr. Sheryl Harmer
June 3, 2005 - 11:00am-12:00pm
Miller Hall 112
Creating a Context for Success: A Journey of Schools Moving from Policy to Action
Project Description
Dr. Deborah Gonzalez
June 1, 2005 - 2:00-3:00pm
Miller Hall 320
Matters of Perception: Understanding and Defining Large District Support for Comprehensive High School Principals
Project Description
Dr. Cathy Fromme
May 31, 2005 - 1:30-2:30pm
Miller Hall Mezzanine 210
An Examination of Various Types of Trust through an interdisciplinary Trust Typology & the Implications of these Trust Types for Educators & School System Leaders
Project Description
Dr. Lorna Spear
May 31, 2005 - 10:00-11:00am
Miller Hall 320
Mentoring the Emotional Dimensions of Leadership: The Perceptions of Interns
Project Description
Dr. Monte Bridges
May 11, 2005 - 4:00-5:00pm
Miller Hall 222
Superintendent Evaluation for Increased Organizational Performance: From Traits to Triangulation
Project Description