Amber Wagner, Ph.D., wants her students to apply their learning in the real world, plain and simple. Given this priority, she teaches a senior capstone course in the University of Alabama at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Advanced Placement Capstone diploma program, which will enter its second year of operation in the fall, is a recent addition ...

This quarter, I’m taking my capstone seminar – what I’ve always thought of as the big, grand culmination of my four-year baccalaureate degree. But when I tell my friends I’m in this class, I’m mostly ...

A cross-curricular, inquiry based research project at Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School is challenging students to tackle issues like poverty, homelessness and fair trade. Now in its second year ...

As I plan my courses for my last semester at Boston College, I have been considering whether or not to elect for a Capstone course. They cannot be taken pass/fail, and only one can be taken before ...

Donna A. Gessell is a professor of English. She has long taught the capstone course for students earning the BA in English with Teacher Certification. Editor's note: This is the third in a series of ...