Kremen School of Education and Human Development

Nichole R. Walsh

Assistant Professor

Educational Leadership | 559.285.8258 | Office: ED 467

nwalsh@mail.fresnostate.edu

Education

Fresno State - EdD Educational Leadership, 2015
Dissertation: “Developing High-Quality Teachers Through Professional Pre-service Teaching Opportunities”

Fresno County Office of Education - Professional Clear Administrative Services Credential, 2013

Fresno State - MA Education, opt. Admin. & Supervision, 2010
Project: “Keeping Pre-Teens Engaged in School: To What Extent Do Middle School Teachers Use Motivation Research”

University of San Diego - Prof. CLEAR Teaching Credential, 2004

Fresno State - Mult. Subjects CLAD Teaching Credential, 2001
Supplemental Authorizations: English Language Arts; Vocal Music

Fresno State - BA Liberal Arts, Music Education Emphasis, 1999
Minor: Music

Courses Taught

Fresno State Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership

Conflict Resolution and Negotiation in Organizations (580T)
Contemporary Issues in p-12 Education (580T)

Masters in Educational Leadership and Administration with Preliminary Administrative Services Credential p12 Program

Introduction to Educational Leadership (EAD 261)
Instructional Supervision (EAD 263)
Instructional Systems & Leadership for Equity (EAD 274)
Research Methods in Education (ERE 220)

Single Subject Credential Program

Social Contexts for Teaching and Learning (CI 151)
Secondary Student Teaching Seminar (CI 154)
Student Teacher Supervisor (EHD 155A)
Secondary Teaching Methods (CI 180T)

Dr. Walsh is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership within the Kremen School of Education & Human Development at Fresno State. In this capacity, Dr. Walsh served as the regional director and Co-PI to the California Reading and Literature Project and continues to be an active member of the CRLP advisory council and the local sister organization, Madera-Fresno Area Reading Council. Dr. Walsh has also maintained active service in various capacities at the university, school, department, and programs levels, including her current role as the Kremen representative to the University Academic Policy and Planning (AP&P) standing committee, chair of the Kremen Basic Credential Committee, core faculty member for the Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership, and a contributing member to the following department faculty governance structures: Committee on the Protection of Human Subjects, p12 Masters in Educational Leadership and Administration Graduate Group and admissions subcommittee, Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program and redesign subcommittee, and the elections subcommittee. In 2021, Dr. Walsh also served as the co-chair of the Educational Leadership Research Symposium: Research to Ignite Change.

Prior to Fresno State, Dr. Walsh’s professional experience included teaching, instructional coaching, activities director responsibilities, and other administrative roles in both Elementary and Secondary contexts across disciplines. She also served as a contributing committee member for curriculum, assessment, behavioral support, English language development, and technology initiatives at the district office level. Additionally, Dr. Walsh mentored new teachers within the district induction program and later served as a formal mentor for new administrators working to clear their credentials through the county office of education.

To continue her professional growth, Dr. Walsh has participated in DISCOVERe (integrating mobile technology in the higher education classroom), Online & Blended Teaching and Learning, Universal Design for Learning, and High Impact Practices of Project-Based and Service Learning certifications for enhancing student engagement and success. With over a decade of experience using Google Apps for education across p12 and higher-education contexts related to teaching and learning, organizing staff development, and supporting virtual collaboration, Dr. Walsh has also facilitated and supported faculty professional learning through CFE as a faculty facilitator for two Virtual Summer Institute cohorts and presenting at the Provost’s Forum for online teaching and learning.

Dr. Walsh maintains active involvement in the development and continuous improvement of the California Administrator Performance Assessment (CalAPA) in conjunction with the California Commission of Teacher Credentialing. Along with attendance at faculty workshops and implementation conferences since the pilot, Dr. Walsh has become a statewide scorer for CalAPA Cycle 3, Supporting Teacher Growth, and was an invited panelist for the CalAPA STandard Setting for 2019 and 2020. Dr. Walsh is also a member of the Board of Institutional Reviews with consistent annual service in program standards and precondition review.

Research research interests and frameworks include:

- teacher and administrator preparation
- teacher and leader efficacy
- coaching and mentoring
- mindfulness practices in school contexts
- literacy and language instruction and development
- continuous improvement for equity and access
- culturally sustaining approaches in schools
- middle school contexts

Methodology:
- Mixed-methods
- Case Study

Dr. Nichole Walsh's

Selected Journal Publications:
Lee, Mai S., & Walsh, N. (2020). Academically achieving Hmong American students in higher education. Global Research in Higher Education, 3(4), pp. 58-78. https://doi.org/10.22158/grhe.v3n4p58

Akhavan, N., Walsh, N., & Goree, J. (2020). Cultivating problem-solving scholar-practitioners: Impact of one Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate Program on leader self-efficacy. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 19(4), pp. 58-78. https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.19.11.1

Walsh, N., Ginger, K. & Akhavan, A., (2020).Impact of instructional coaching on teacher efficacy with preK-6 teachers. Issues in Educational Research, 30(3), pp. 1143-1161. http://www.iier.org.au/iier30/walsh.pdf

Harrington, L. & Walsh, N. (2020). District support of alternative permit teachers for Increasing efficacy and retention. Management in Education, July 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/0892020620942508

Akhavan, N. and Walsh, N. (2020). Cognitive Apprenticeship Learning Approach in K-8 writing instruction: A case study. Journal of Education and Learning, 9(3), pp. 123-142.
https://doi.org/10.5539/jel.v9n3p123

Walsh, N. & Akhavan, N., (2018). Developing high-quality teachers through professional pre-service teaching opportunities. Contemporary Issues in Education Research,11(4), pp. 153-164. https://doi.org/10.19030/cier.v11i4.10210

Selected Professional Publications:
Harrington, L. & Walsh, N. (Late Oct. 2020). Context, clarity, and cultivation: How school leaders can support and retain alternatively permitted teachers. BELMAS Blog, Invited contribution for the Critical Educational Policy and Leadership Studies RIG. Available late October at http://www.belmas.org.uk/BELMAS-Blog

Walsh, N. & Harrington, L. (2018). Non-credentialed teachers? No problem! Establish a partnership for success. SCPDS Network News. Retrieved from http://www.scpds.org/bi-annual-magazine.html

Harrington, L. & Walsh, N. (2018). READY, SET, GO...Classroom success for day one! Teachers Connecting to Advance Retention and Empowerment (T-CARE) Newsletter: CSUN Center for Teaching & Learning. Retrieved from https://www.csun.edu/center-teaching-learning/publications