Director, Office of Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education & Lecturer

Colket Center

Contact Chelsea at cwalter@coloradocollege.edu to schedule an online appointment. Chelsea is offering online support to CLD students and faculty working with CLD students Monday-Friday, 9:00-5:00.

Chelsea Walter is a descriptivist linguist and language educator. She has taught English internationally and domestically to culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students for more than a decade. She also teaches linguistics and language pedagogy to preservice TESOL educators.

Professional Experience

Director, Office of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education, Colket Center for Academic Excellence, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO (June 2022-present)

CLD Education Specialist, Office of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education, Colket Center for Academic Excellence, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO (January 2018-June 2022)

ESL Specialist, Office of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education, Colket Center for Academic Excellence, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO (June 2015-January 2018)

Graduate Assistant, Office of Biomedical Research and Graduate Education, University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (July 2010-June 2015)

Student Admissions Recruitment Specialist (STARS), University at Buffalo, Undergraduate Admissions (Fall 2008-August 2010)

Executive Board Member, Student Admissions Recruitment Specialist (STARS), University at Buffalo, Undergraduate Admissions (Fall 2009-May 2010)

Research Interests

Culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy, TESOL teacher education, and linguistic equity advocacy.

Publications

Walter, C. (2023). Undergraduate practicum design for equity-minded and culturally and linguistically responsive pre-service TESOL teachers. In Pu, C., & Wright, W. E. (Eds). Innovating the TESOL practicum inteacher education: Design, implementation, and pedagogy in an era of change. (158-172). Routledge.

Walter, C. (2014). A Review of Second Language Acquisition Myths: Applying Second Language Research to Classroom Teaching by Steven Brown and Jenifer Larson-Hall. Idiom (NYS TESOL).

Conference Presentations & Workshops

Hope this Finds You Well: Exploring Well-Being and Academic Engagement, Presentation, CoTESOL Fall Convention, Denver, CO (November 2022)

Utilizing Student Choice for a Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Classroom, Workshop, CoTESOL Spring Symposium, CO Dept. of Education Credit-Bearing CLDE Hours, Virtual (April 2021)

Small Moments of Advocacy: Making Theory Practical for Institutional Change, Workshop, TESOL International Convention and English Language Expo, Virtual (March 2021)

Recognizing and Honoring Client Identities: Culturally Responsive Pedagogies in the Writing Center, Workshop, co-presented with Katrina Bell, Ph.D., International Writing Centers Association (IWCA), Atlanta, GA (October 2018)

Leadership

Service to the Profession (selected)

Chair, TESOL Membership Professional Council (2020-Present)

Board Member, CoTESOL (2017-present)

Proposal Reviewer, COTESOL Annual Conferences (August 2018-present)

Workshop Participant, Supporting Student Well-Being and Academic Engagement (June 2022-present)

Professional Affiliations

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) International Association

CoTESOL (Colorado TESOL)

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL)

Regular Classes

June 2015 - Present

GS201 Academic Writing

GS202 Academic Speaking and Listening

GS208 Advanced Language Practice for CLD Learners

GS213 Global Scholars Program - Critical Perspectives of the US Educational System 19th Century-Present

ED200 Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

ED477 Culturally Responsive Teaching and Disciplinary Literacy Methods