Kelsey Walker is a secondary literacy coach at Goshen County School District in Torrington, Wyoming and was a middle school Language Arts teacher for seven years. She has a Curriculum and Instruction master’s
degree with an emphasis in Secondary English from University of Nebraska at Kearney where she also earned her ESL endorsement. She is currently pursuing an education doctorate degree at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.  Professionally, Kelsey enjoys presenting at regional and national conferences, along with offering professional development courses to teachers within her school district, to help teachers improve their practice, particularly around the areas of SEL, literacy instruction, and secondary reading intervention. She lives in western Nebraska with her husband and two adorable Wire-Haired Pointing Griffon dogs.

Research Interests

Kelsey is interested in secondary literacy strategies, the science of reading, SEL, teacher professional development, teacher retention, and instructional coaching.

Publications & Conference Presentations

Publications: Structured Student Conversations, The Canadian Journal of
Action Research; January 2023

Conference presentations: Embracing Literacy (Virtual) June 2023, Wyoming Department of Education’s Spring Regional Showcase (Virtual) May 2023, Conference of English Leaders (Anaheim, California) Nov. 2022, Wyoming
Innovations in Learning (Virtual) Nov. 2022, CCIRA Literacy Conference (Denver, Colorado) Feb. 2020, Kiwanis District Convention (Cheyenne, Wyoming) Aug. 2019