Trudi Nelson
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Trudi Nelson
Assistant Professor
Curriculum and Instruction: Elementary Education, School of Education
UED Delzell Education Center 219G
Phone: 605-677-6307
Email: trudi.nelson@usd.edu
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Bio:
Trudi Nelson, previously a Sioux Falls middle school teacher, earned her Masters in Technology for Education and Training and her Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at USD.
Teaching Interests:
Language Arts Education
Content Area Literacy
Effective Instructional Practice
Integration of Subject Areas
Classroom Management
Research Interests:
Groupwork and Collaboration
Pedagogy
Effective Instruction
Gifted Learners
Project-Based Learning
Technology for Enhanced Learning
Student Engagement
Education:
- EDD, Curriculum & Instruction, The University of South Dakota, 2008
- MS, Technology for Education and Training, The University of South Dakota, 2005
- BA, Elementary Education, Augustana College, 1994
Grants:
- Scholarship for Gifted Campers, USD School of Education, (2011)
- SD Governor's Camp for the Gifted, USD School of Education, (2011)
- Scholarship for Gifted Campers, USD School of Education, (2010 - 2010)
- SD Governor's Camp for the Gifted, USD School of Education, (2010 - 2010)
- Scholarships for Gifted Campers, USD School of Education, (2009 - 2009)
- SD Governor's Camp for the Gifted, USD School of Education, (2009 - 2009)
Publications:
- Nelson, T., (2012), Improving groups using the lens of the overachiever, Voices from the Middle/NCTE, vol. 20, iss. 2, pp. 16-21.
- Nelson, T., (2012), Author Podcast for NCTE website, NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English).
- Nelson, T., (2011), Assessing internal group processes in collaborative assignments, English Journal/NCTE, vol. 100, iss. 6, pp. 41-46.
- Nelson, T., (2009), Mentor Text: Reading that Supports Writing, South Dakota Reading Journal/South Dakota Reading Council, vol. 3, iss. 1, p. 3.
Awards and Honors:
- Nomination: Belbas-Larson Award for Teaching Excellence, 2013
- Nomination- Belbas-Larson Award for Teaching Excellence, 2012