Frederick Peinado Nelson 

Liberal Studies
Kremen School of Education and Human Development
Multiple Subject
fnelson@csufresno.edu

Academic Degrees: (Include teaching credentials, if any)

Professional Experience:

Faculty and Administrative Load: (Should total 12 units each semester)

Community Service

University/School Service

Professional Association Memberships

Publications (Selected)

Miller, L., Nelson, F. P., Yun, C., Bennett, L., & Phillips, E. L. (2019). “Am I doing what I think I’m doing?”: The importance of a theoretical frame when integrating tablets in teacher education. Educational Renaissance 8, 20-28.
Nelson, F. L., Valadez, J. D., Brady, M., Pennycook, J., & Lopez, A. (2018). Science framework for California public schools: Kindergarten through grade twelve, 2016, Grades 6-8. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education.
Nelson, F. L, Miller, L., & Yun, C. (2016). “It’s OK to feel totally confused”: Reflection without practice by preservice teachers in an introductory education course. Reflective Practice: International and Multidisciplinary Perspectives 17 (5), 648-661.
Sherchan, S., Pasha, F., Weinman, B., Nelson, F. L., Sharma, F. C., Therkelsen, J., & Drexler, D. (2016). Seven faculties in search of a mission: A proposed interdisciplinary course on water literacy. Applied Environmental Education and Communication 15 (2), 171-183.
Nelson, F. L. (2015). What we see when we look in the mirror: Conceptions of and intentions for reflection by science teacher educators. Cogent Education 2 (1), 1-17.
Wandeler, C. & Nelson, F. (2015). [A map of reflective practice for mentors and mentees.] Eine Landkarte zur reflexiven Praxis für Mentoren und Mentees. Zwischen Theorie und Praxis: Ansprüche und Möglichkeiten in der Lehrer (innen) bildung. Festschrift zum 65. Geburtstag von Alois Niggli, 131-146.
Tehrani, F., Papavasiliou, N., Nelson, F., Bohlin, C., & Brady, M. (2014, April). Engineering literacy: Educating prospective elementary teachers to lay the foundation for a more knowledgeable/well—prepared generation of engineering students. Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference, 399-412. Abstract retrieved from http://tinyurl.com/ASEE2014-

Papers and Presentations (Selected)

Perry, J., & Nelson, F. P. (October 2019). CSU/CCC transfer model curriculum review: Elementary teacher education associate degree for transfer (ADT). Presentation at the Annual Convening of the Association of California Community College Teacher Education Programs, Los Angeles, CA.
Donnelly, D., Click, J., Nelson, F. P., Andrews, D. (August 2019). Enhancing pre-service elementary teachers’ physical science conceptual knowledge and ownership. Presentation at the 13th Conference of the European Science Education Research Association, Bologna, Italy.
Sangha, A., Key, R., Donnelly, D., Nelson, F., & Andrews, D. (July 2019). Guided inquiry physical science for pre-service teachers and explanations of physical phenomenon, Poster presented at the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Conference, Provo, UT.
Nelson, F. P., Merlino, F. J., & Harootunian, G. (October 2018). STESSA: STEM teacher education and school strengthening activity: A U.S.-Egyptian cooperative initiative, Presentation at the California STEAM Symposium, Long Beach, CA.
Valadez, J. D. & Nelson, F. P. (October 2018). Science teaching, learning, and identity through community science workshops and makerspaces. Workshop presented at the National Science Teachers Association Area Conference on Science Education, Reno, NV.

Miller, L. R., Nelson, F. P., & Van Horn, S. (April 2018). A social justice orientation to reflective practice in teacher education: Asking a different set of questions. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
Shin, M., & Nelson, F. P. (April 2018). Enacting culturally sustaining pedagogy in a STEM capstone course for preservice elementary teachers. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Miller, L. R., Nelson, F. P., & Van Horn, S. (October 2017). Promoting equity and social justice through reflective practice with preservice teachers. Paper presented at the California Council of Teacher Educators, San Diego, CA.
Nelson, F. P., Brady, M., Drexler, D., Mandaville, A., & Weinman, B. (2017, April). An uncommon read: Inviting faculty participation through relevant content and context. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
Thomas, M. K., Nelson, F. P., Peterson, B. R., Liu, K., Lilly, T. K., & Miller, R. C. (2017, April). ePortfolios in teacher education: Challenges in preparing reflective practitioners. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Education al Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
Yun, C., Bennett, L. H., Miller, L., Nelson, F. P., & Wahleithner, J. M. (2017, April). Toward focus group as self-study method. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Education al Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
Miller, L., Nelson, F. P., & Phillips, E. L. (2017, April). Exploring reflective thinking among preservice teachers in a virtual learning community. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Education al Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
Wandeler, C., Tracz, S. M., Yun, C., Hart, S., Nelson, F. P., & Bennett, L. H. (2017, April). University faculty meets K-12 reality: What do future teachers need to learn? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Education al Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

Tracz, S. M., Wandeler, C., Bennett, L. H., Yun, C., Nelson, F. P., & Hart, S. (2017, April). Future teachers’ concerns in undergraduate studies: “What if I can’t teach it?” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Education al Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
Miller, L. R., Nelson, F. P., & Van Horn, S. (2017, March). Reflective practice for social justice. Presentation at the 29th Annual Conference on Character and Civic Education, Fresno, CA.
Nelson, F. P. (2017, February). Finding the low-hanging fruit in NGSS classroom implementation. Presentation at the Western Regional Noyce Conference, Fresno, CA.
Valadez, J., Nelson, F. L., & Walter, E. (2016, November). Designing elementary teacher preparation courses with a focus on stem-rich making practices. Presentation at the National Science Teachers Association Area Conference, Portland, OR.
Miller, L. R., Nelson, F. L., & Phillips, E. L. (2016, October). Searching for reflective dialogue in an online community with preservice teachers. Paper presented at the 17th Annual Curriculum and Pedagogy Conference, Cleveland, OH.
Miller, L. R., Nelson, F. L., Bennett, L., & Yun, C. (2016, April). “I’m not the expert anymore”: Reconsidering educator roles in a tablet course for preservice teachers. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.
Nelson, F. L., Brady, M, Mandaville, A., & Weinman, B. (2016, February). Developing a place-based, contextually relevant common read experience across campus. Poster presented at the Association of American Colleges & Universities Conference on General Education and Assessment, New Orleans, LA.
Nelson, F. L. (2015, October). Building a risk-free environment: School leaders doing NGSS-oriented science. Poster presented at the National Science Teachers Association Area Conference, Reno, NV.
Horvath, L., Keller, J., Nelson, F. L., Digrius, D., & Coble, C. (2015, June). Recruiting and preparing STEM teachers through partnerships and engagement in mathematical, scientific, and engineering practices. Paper presented at the National Conference of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities Science and Mathematics Teacher Imperative. New Orleans, LA.
Nelson, F. L., Miller, L., & Keeler, A. (2015, April). Low risk of failure: Reflection without practice by preservice teachers in an introductory education course. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
Nelson, F., Brady, M. (2015, April). Connecting science learning for future teachers: Applying and assessing the three dimensions of the Next Generation Science Standards in teacher preparation courses. Poster presented at the CSU STEM Summit. Pomona, CA.
Fry Bohlin, C., Nelson, F., Williams, D., Brady, M., Tehrani, F., Papavasiliou, N., Runde, K., Crask, L. (2015, April). Integrating STEM into K-8 teacher preparation: Fresno State’s liberal studies STEM concentration. Poster presented at the CSU STEM Summit. Pomona, CA.
Nelson, F. L. (2015, February). Using ranking tasks to examine student learning of crosscutting concepts. In Bissell, J. (Chair), The keys to success in K-6 NGSS implementation: Webinar II, cross–cutting concepts and CCSS alignment in NGSS. Invited Panel in the webinar hosted by WestEd, San Francisco, CA. Available online at http://www.wested.org/resources/next-generation-science-standards-
Nelson, F. L., Brady, M., Bohlin, C. F., & Tehrani, F. (2015, January). Coherent science learning for future elementary teachers: Cross-disciplinary collaboration in STEM education. Paper presented at the International Conference of the Association for Science Teacher Education, Portland, OR.
Brady, M., & Nelson, F. L. (2014, December). Teaching rocks and minerals in context of dynamic Earth systems and interactions. Poster presented at the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.

Grants and Research

Collaborative Works/Projects (with public schools, community agencies, etc.)

South Valley Make A Difference--TEACH Conference for High School Students Interested in Teaching--in collaboration with area teacher academy pathways. May 2019
Make A Difference--TEACH Conference for High School Students Interested in Teaching--in collaboration with area teacher academy pathways. September 2018
Make A Difference--TEACH Conference for High School Students Interested in Teaching--in collaboration with area teacher academy pathways. February 2017

Collegial Works/Projects (i.e., grants, articles, conference presentations, etc.)

Reading About Water--an interdisciplinary Common Read on the topic of water 2014-2018

Professional Development

California Council for Teacher Education State Conference, October 2018
Search Committee Chair Training, September 2018
High Impact Practices in the States Webinar, August 2018
From Pinholes to the Hubble Space Telescope: How Telescopes Work, Astronomy Society of the Pacific, SAM Academy, April 2018
Department Chairs Work-Life Balance Webinar, California State University, February 2018
New Department Chairs Workshop, California State University, October 2017
Teaching about the Great North American Eclipse Workshop, April 2016
National Science Foundation IUSE Program and Pre-Service STEM Teacher Education Webinar, September 2016
Introduction to GradesFirst, September 2016
Division of Research & Graduate Studies How to Develop Budgets Workshop, September 2016
Next Generation Physical Science and Everyday Thinking Workshop, September 2016
Universal Design for Learning Workshop, September 2016
Graduate Online Pedagogy and Mentorship Workshop, August 2016
Applying the Quality Matters Rubric, August 2016
Reviewing Courses Using the QOLT Instrument, July 2016
CSU New Generation of Educators Initiative Convening, March 2016
Introduction to Teaching Online Using QOLT, November 2015
California Latino Leadership Education Summit, October 2015
NGSS State Rollout Symposium, October 2015
Coleman Foundation Faculty Entrepreneurship Fellows Summit, August 2015
CSU New Generation of Educators Initiative Convening, April 2015
Project Learning Tree Facilitator Training, October 2014
NGSS State Rollout Symposium, October 2014
CSTA-CASCD Introduction to the NGSS: A Paradigm Shift in Teaching and Learning Workshop, October 2014

Honors (Optional)

Dandoy Research Award, KSOEHD, Summer 2016
Coleman Foundation Faculty Entrepreneurship Fellow, California State University, Fresno, 2015
Provost’s Award for Promising New Faculty, California State University, Fresno, 2015
Dandoy Research Award, KSOEHD, Spring 2015
Dandoy Research Award, KSOEHD, Fall 2014
Nominee, Provost’s Award for Promising New Faculty, California State University, Fresno, 2014
Dandoy Research Award, KSOEHD, Spring 2014

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