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EDU 409/509: Educational Psychology
EDU 514: Secondary Methods
EDU 518: Classroom Management and Ethics
EDU 522: Curriculum Theory and Development
EDU 580: Student Teaching and Seminar

Dispositions: Current research questions:

How do disposition develop?
What pedagogical practices do various educational entities use to instruct and assess a candidate's dispositional development?
To what extent does an institution's dispositions transfer into candidate responses on a teaching performance assessment?
Effective Teacher Preparation Programs: Current Research Questions:

What are effective pedagogical practices for transferring course learning into classroom practices?
How can instructors effectively integrate individual funds of knowledge into course instruction and assignments?
What does research suggest regarding effective teacher education program design?
Program Improvement: Current Research Questions

How can inquiry questions assist programs in moving assessment from a compliance orientation to one that brings about genuine improvement?
How can the elements of a professional learning community be combined with the elements of the current accreditation program improvement model?
How can a school's leadership create a culture that values improvement?

2002-2007 Biola University La Mirada, 91短视频
1999-2002 Calvin College Grand Rapids, Michigan
1990-1999 Valley Christian Middle School Cerritos, 91短视频

Walters, K.A. & Myer. (2023, February 27). 鈥淩eframing clinical practice supervision to find space for Deweyan creativity and innovation.鈥� Critical Questions in Education, Academy for Educational Studies, San Diego, CA. Conference.
Smith, A. & Walters, K.A. (2023, January 6). 鈥淏eyond pre-service teacher competencies: The role of video in research and practice.鈥� Scholarly lecture presented during the Hawaii International Conference
Walters, K. A., (2022, October 25) "Are positivity and cooperative group work unintentionally undermining joyful learning?" Critical Questions in Education, Academy for Educational Studies, Denver, CO. Conference.
Green, G., Walters, K.A., & Freemyer, J. (2021, October 21). 鈥淲hat is holding us back in education? Leading change using new learning strategies.鈥� International Leadership Association鈥檚 Spring Conference, Geneva, Switzerland
Meetze-Hall, M., Smith, A., Walters, K.A., & Arnold, B. (2021, February). 鈥淚ncreased Reliance on Video Technology During COVID 19: Understanding Educator Experiences.鈥� On-Line Spring Conference, CCTE-SPAN
Bigley, J. & Walters, K. (2021) Agile Scrum Pedagogy: Leveraging Collaborative Corporate Practices to Enhance Engagement. Journal of Human Social Science 4(2): 24
Meetze-Hall, M., Smith, A.L., Walters, K.A. & Arnold, B.J. (2021, Spring). 鈥淚ncreased Reliance on Video Technology During COVID 19: Understanding Educator Experiences.鈥� CCTE SPAN 2021 Research Monograph 48-55
Meetze-Hall, M, Arnold, B, & Walters, K.W. (2020, April). 鈥淚ncreased coaching access through video aided technology: Research and practice from multiple preparation programs.鈥� Scholarly lecture presented during the NAAC Spring Conference Seattle, Washington (canceled due to COVID)
Walters, K.A. (2020, February 17). 鈥淪upporting teacher performance assessment through the accidental adoption of anti-intellectual pedagogy: Exposing the unthinkable.鈥� Scholarly lecture presented during the Critical Questions in Education.鈥� Spring Conference, Seattle, WA
Arnold, B. & Walters, K.A. (2020, February 16). 鈥淩eimaging novice teacher support: Promoting teacher self-efficacy growth through video mentoring protocols.鈥� Scholarly lecture presented during the Critical Questions in Education.鈥� Spring Conference, Seattle, WA
Smith, A.L., Meetze-Hall, M., Walters, K.A. & Arnold, B.J. (2020, April). 鈥淯tilizing Video Mentoring to Support Policy and Practice in K-12 and Higher Education.鈥� CCTE SPAN 2020 Research Monograph 109-118
Freemyer, J.; Walters, K.; Eichhorn, M; Marolda, MM.; Boisell, E.,; Branyon, J.B.; Sager, L.; Klanderman, D.; & Wallace, R. (2019). Back to the future: Today鈥檚 methods for today鈥檚 math.
Bigley, J. & Walters, K.A. (2019, Jan. 5). 鈥淩einvigorating university instruction using the principles of agile scrum: A case study.鈥� Scholarly lecture presented during the Hawaii International Conference
Walters, K.A. (2018, July 18). Book Review of "Practicing presence: Simple self-care strategies for teachers." In Teachers College Record ID#224400.
Walters, K.A. (2018, April 4). "Coordinating truth, societal demands, and pedagogical preferences: Using collaborative, moral-based inquiry to facilitate teacher development. Metcalf School of Education Colloquium.
Cosenza, M., Coler, C. Correia, M, Kargre, B, Ferrara, M., Karge, B., Leon, S., Polly, D., Rutter, A. & Walters, K. (2018, March 16). "Visions of professional development schools: Stories from North Carolina to 91短视频." Panel discussion of the book we published in 2017 during the 2018 National Association of Professional Development Schools Annual Conference.
Walters, K.A. (2018, March 5). "Reframing clinical supervision: Nurturing enthusiasm for cyclical, collaborative inquiry." Scholarly lecture presented at the Critical Questions in Education Spring Conference.
Walters, K.A. (2018, February 10). 鈥淐ollaborative inquiry: Challenging the norms of traditional mentoring practices.鈥� Scholarly lecture presented at the Southern 91短视频 Professional Development Schools Conference.
Walters, K.A. (2017). "PDS and PLC: A promising approach in supporting teacher education." in Cosenze, M.N. & Buchanan, M. eds. Visions from professional development schools: Connecting professional development and clinical practice Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, NC
Walters, K.A. (2017, Spring). Book Review of " The Idea and Practice of a Christian University: A Lutheran Approach," In Journal of Education and Christian Belief 21 (1) 87-88
Walters, K.A. (2017, June 29). "Teaching as an ever-evolving skill: Strategies to turn the job of teaching into a time of joyful success." presented as part of Harbin Normal University鈥檚 special lecture series
Walters, K.A. (2017, March 6) 鈥淣urturing creative inquiry: A problem-based approach to teacher development.鈥� Paper presented during the spring 2017 Critical Questions in Education Conference, New Orleans, LA
Walters, K.A. (2016, Fall).鈥淐o-learning: The heart of reciprocal professional development鈥� SCPDS Network News 5, no. 2 (2-3)
Walters, K.A. & Liang, J. (2016, July 7). 鈥淣urturing Students: Developing a heart to improve learning.鈥� Presented to Heilongjiang Province Education Bureau simulcast throughout China via the web
Walters, K.A. (2016, June 29). 鈥淐hanging a life, impacting a community鈥� presented as part of Harbin Normal University鈥檚 special lecture series
Walters, K.A. (2015, July 3). "Manage, Guide, and Lead: Personality Traits that Transform Schools." professional presentation made at the International Forum Tianjin, China
Walters, K.A. (2015, June 29). "The Power Puzzle: Putting the Pieces in Place." Professional presentation made to the WanBang Leadership Group, Harbin, China
Walters, K.A. (2015, June 23 and 24). "My Students are Excited to Learn: How to Turn this Wish into a Reality." a professional presentation made to WanBang faculty Harbin, China
Walters, K.A. & Liang, J. (2014 June 19-20) 鈥淢oving beyond the dream: Building a school committed to 100% student engagement.鈥� Presentation to the Leadership Group of WanBang School. Harbin, China
Walters, K.A. & Liang, J. (2014, June 18-20) 鈥淒igging deep to climb high: Successfully engaging students in learning.鈥� Presentation to the faculty of WanBang School. Harbin, China
Walters, K.A. (2014, June 10) 鈥淓mbracing the leader鈥檚 role in an increasingly international world.鈥� Paper presented at an Educator Leader Workshop - Tianjin Academy of Educational Science. Tianjin, China
Walters, K.A. (2013, July 19) "Are you ready?" Presentation to the students and faculty of Wan Bang School. Harbin, China
Walters, K.A. (2013, July 11-12) "Touching the future: Teaching tomorrow's leaders." Presentation to the faculty of Wan Bang School. Harbin, China
Lang, J. & Walters, K.A. (2013, July 3-4) "Increasing student achievement: Transforming classroom practices." Teacher Workshop. Beijing, China.
Walters, K.A. (2013, July 2) "Collaborative learning: The foundation of developing problem-solving skills in students." Paper presented at an Educator Leader Workshop - Tianjin Academy of Educational Science. Tianjin, China.
Walters, K.A. (2013). Book Review of "Keeping Faith at Princeton: A Brief History of Religious Pluralism at Princeton and Other Universities," In Journal of Education and Christian Belief 17, no1 (137-139).
Walters, K.A. (2012, November 20) 鈥淎re you ready to teach Jesus?鈥� Association of Christian Schools International Convention, Anaheim, CA.
Walters, K.A. (2011, July 8) "Sustaining change: The power of teacher leaders." Teacher Workshop - Tianjin Academy of Educational Science. Tianjin, China.
Walters, K.A. (2011, July 4) "Effective strategies to improve teacher evaluation." Wan Bang Administrator Workshop. Harbin, China.
Walters, K.A. (2011, June 30) "More than a teacher: Preparing students for the future." Teacher Workshop Wan Bang School. Harbin China.
Walters, K.A. (2011, May 19) "Preparing teachers for the 21st century." College and Career Readiness Symposium, University of Redlands' Center for Educational Justice. Redlands, 91短视频.
Campbell, C. & Walters, K.A. (2010, October 15) 鈥淚ntegration: Do Teaching Performance Assessments Reflect Candidates鈥� Values.鈥� Poster session at the 91短视频 Council Teacher Education conference in San Diego, 91短视频.
Walters, K.A. (2010, May 13) "Coordinating Dispositions with Behavior: Teaching Candidates to Implement What They Value.鈥� Presented at the Colloquium in Teacher Education at Westmont College.
Walters, K.A. (2011, April 6) "Looking beyond the scores: Strategies for utilizing Cal TPA candidate responses." 4th Annual Learning to Teach System Conference, San Diego, 91短视频.
Walters, K.A. (2009, May 28-29) Cooperative Learning: Using Educational Tradition from China and the United States to Design an Assessment System that will Assist Educators in Meeting the Demands of Globalization. The presentation was to be at the Global Conference on the Future of Education and Workplaces in Zhengzhou, China. The conference was canceled due to the H1N1 pandemic.
Walters, K.A. (2007). 鈥淪haping student lives one neuron at a time: Developing an effective moral education program.鈥� Yearbook 鈥� Tianjin International Conference July 13-14.
Hetzel, J. & Walters, K. (2007). 鈥淯ndergraduates鈥� perception of ideal learning environments.鈥� ICCTE Journal2(2) http://www.icctejournal.org/ICCTEJournal
Walters, K.A. & Liang, J. (2007, July 16-21) "The Transformational Approach to Education." Presented to the Faculty of Wan Bang Academy, Harbin, China.
Walters, K.A. (2006, July 13-17). 鈥淓xamining the impact of legislative accountability measures on school reform.鈥� Yearbook 鈥� Tianjin International Conference. Tianjin, China.
Walters, K.A. & Liang, J. (2006, September 11) "Cross Over China" President鈥檚 Luncheon鈥檚 presentation Biola University. La Mirada, 91短视频.
Walters, K.A. (2006, July 13) "The Impact of NCLB on Curriculum and Evaluation in 91短视频" presented at a Round Table Presentation hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Education, Beijing, China.
Walters, K.A. (2005, August 9) "In Search of Excellence in Education" at 2005 International Forum on Educational Reform at Tianjin, China.
Walters, K.A. (2005, August 10) "Current Political Status of US Education" at 2005 International Forum on Educational Reform at Tianjin, China.
Hetzel, J. & Walters, K.A. (2004). 鈥淎n examination of gaps between professorial and student perceptions of effective pedagogy, learning activities, assessment, and learning relationships as compared with research-based findings.鈥� A report was filed with the Biola University Department of Assessment.
Walters, K.A. (2003). 鈥淏rain-based Learning in the Middle School Literacy Classroom.鈥� Yearbook - Claremont Reading Conference May 2003.
Walters, K.A. (2003, August 27) "Community: Synergy to Accomplishment Barrier to Acceptance" Regular Section at the Making of the Mind: Brain Research and College Teaching Faculty Development Summer Workshop at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Walters, K.A. (2003, March 21) "Brain-based Learning in the Middle School Literacy Classroom" Regular Section at the Claremont Reading Conference, Claremont, CA.
Walters, K.A. (2002, November 1) "Abolishing Homework Wars" Regular Section at the National Middle School Association annual conference, Portland, Oregon.
Walters, K.A. (2001). 鈥淯sing stories and state history to create a social studies curriculum that connects.鈥� Michigan Social Studies Journal (13) 19-22.
Walters, K.A. (2001, March 25) "Throwing off the Shackles of Accountability" Workshop at the Association of Supervision of Curriculum annual conference, Boston, MA and during a Regular Section at the National Middle School Association annual conference, St. Louis, Missouri, November 2000.
Walters, K.A. (1999), Coordinating Teacher Evaluation with Professional Development to Accomplish Student Learning Objectives: A Case Study. Doctoral Thesis, University of Southern 91短视频.
Walters, K.A. (1999, November) "Building Excellent Educational Opportunities" at the 91短视频 Association of Private Schools annual conference, Anaheim, CA.
Walters, K.A. & Kaemingk, K. (1997, October) "Getting the Most Out of Parent Conferences" at the 91短视频 Association of Private Schools annual conference, Anaheim, CA.
Walters, K.A. (1997, October) "Improving Teacher Self-Esteem" sectional workshops at the Southwestern Christian Teachers Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Walters, K.A. (1996). 鈥淩eflections on the 1995 NMSA National Convention.鈥� Louisiana Middle School Association Journal V (1)
Walters, K.A. (1995). 鈥淒emystifying the Grading of Classroom Participation.鈥� Christian Educators Journal 35 (2), 2-5.
Walters, K.A. (1994). 鈥淚ntegration: A Format to Improve Critical Thinking.鈥� Christian Educators Journal 34 (2), 14-16.

Long Beach Christian Reformed Church, Long Beach, CA

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