Dr. Michael Nelson
Associate Professor of Teacher Education
michael.nelson@kwc.edu
(270) 852-3228
Faculty Office Building #18
Education
- Ed.D. Educational Leadership, University of the Cumberlands
- M.Ed. Educational Administration, Grand Canyon University
- M.Ed. Elementary Education, Arizona State University
- B.S. Business Administration, Drury University
Endorsements
- Early Childhood Education (PreK-3)
- Reading Specialist
- Structured English Immersion (SEI)
Professional Activities
- External Review Team Member – AdvancED Accreditation
- Faculty Scholarship Committee
- Faculty Search Committees
- Teacher Education Committee
Professional Memberships
- Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE)
- International Literacy Association (ILA)
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Nelson, M. (2017). A Causal Comparative Analysis of Principals’ Leadership Styles and Student Achievement in Native American Schools. Paper presented at the American Indian/Indigenous Teacher Education Conference. Northern Arizona University – Flagstaff, Arizona.
- Nelson, M. (2019). Helping Teachers to Explore Multi-Modal Texts for Implementation in Today’s Classrooms (K-6). Indiana Literacy Association Fall Conference. Indianapolis, Indiana.