NANCY PROCTOR
Office Address
Iowa City Community School District
Northwest Junior High School
Coralville, Iowa 52241
( 319) 688-1060
Home Address
2564 Amana Rd
Swisher, Iowa 52338
(319) 857-4719
EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION
The University of Iowa 1990- Educational Administration
Iowa City, Iowa
(ABD March, 1994)
The University of Iowa 1984-87 M.A. Instructional Design
Iowa City, Iowa
Northeast Missouri State University Junior High Math Masters
Kirksville, Missouri 1970-72
The University of Iowa 1966-70 B.A. Elementary Education
Iowa City, Iowa and Psychology
Certificate: State of Iowa, Permanent Certificate (1987), Renewal Evaluator License (2006), Renewed Elementary Principal (2006), Secondary Principal (2006)
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
21st Century Learning Infrastructure Initiative. University of Northern Iowa and Department of Education Grant (2000)
A.R.T. (Aggression Replacement Training) Facilitators Training, Iowa City Schools
Iowa City, Iowa August,1997.
"Scheduling Workshop for Secondary Administrators", Schaumburg, Illinois,
February, 1995.
"At-Risk Conference," Department of Education, Des Moines, Iowa
October 1-2, 1990.
"Middle School Math Institute," University of Northern Iowa, Cedar
Falls, Iowa, July 1988.
"Southeast Iowa Writing Workshop," University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
June, 1978.
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
1992-present Iowa City Community School District, Iowa City,
Iowa. Junior High Math Instructor.
1995-1996 Assistant Principal City High School
2005 -present Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa
Master of Collaborative Teaching instructor
1997-present Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Alternative Assessment for MAT Program
Instructional Strategies for MAT Program
Middle School Math for middle school endorsement
2003-present University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Middle School Math Methods
Nancy Proctor - vita, page 2
1987-1999 Buena Vista University, Ottumwa Campus. Ottumwa, Iowa.
Middle School Curriculum Course for middle
school endorsement and previously taught
Math Methods, Social Studies Methods and Curriculum
1990-1992 Grant Wood Area Education Agency, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Cooperative Learning and Geometry Manipulatives
1990 Marycrest University, Davenport, Iowa.
Adjunct instructor for off-campus masters program.
1989-92 College Community School District, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Administrative director of 3-4 At Risk Grant,
1988-89 Replacement teacher behavioral disorder fourth
and fifth grade classroom.
- 1987-1990 Southern Prairie Area Education Agency, Ottumwa, Iowa
Workshops for math instructors
1970-1989 Wayne Community Schools, Corydon, Iowa.
Fifth-sixth grade classroom teacher.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Mentor for Iowa City Community School District (2001-2005)
Trainer/facilitator for Iowa City Community School's Aggression Replacement
Training curriculum (1997-present)
Committee member. District Special Education Curriculum Review. Iowa
City Schools, Iowa City, Iowa 1997-98.
Committee member. Middle Grades Study. Iowa City Community Schools,
Iowa City, Iowa. 1995-96.
Committee member. College Community Advisory Committee. Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. 1989-1994.
Committee member. Teacher Evaluation Committee. Constructed evaluation instrument for Wayne Community Schools. Corydon, Iowa, 1989.
Committee member. Educational Advisory Committee for Congressman Lightfoot. Fifth District, Iowa. 1988-1989.
Co-chair. Iowa Council Teachers of Mathematics. Designed "Make
and Take Workshop" for state conventions 1987-1989.
Director. Area 15,16 Iowa Council Teachers of Mathematics. 1986-
1989.
Advisory member. Area 15 Staff Development Committee. 1987-1989.
Ottumwa, Iowa.
Department of Education Evaluation Team. Evaluated math elementary
curriculum, Osceola, Iowa. 1975.
WORKSHOPS PRESENTED
Organized numerous workshops. These are some of the highlights.
"Cooperative Learning". In-service presentations to K-12 teachers
Tri-county, Deep River/Millersburg, and English Valley School
Districts. 1993-94.
Nancy Proctor - vita, page 3
Vinton/Shellsburg and Belle Plaine School Districts. 1991.
"Geometry- An Activity Approach". One day workshop Grant Wood
Area Education Agency, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 1991.
"Powers of Ten". A two day workshop for area teachers, Southern
Prairie Area Education Agency, Ottumwa, Iowa. 1987.
"Math Family Night"
Directed, organized, developed and implemented this event.
This involved twenty staff and over 450 participants in ten
different sessions kindergarten through eighth grade.
Wayne Community Schools, Corydon, Iowa. 1989.
PRESENTATIONS
Presented more than 25 presentations. These are some of the "
highlights.
"Dealing with At-Risk Students in a "Regular" Classroom." Presentation
at State Math Conference, Des Moines, Iowa 1993.
"Using Manipulatives in Upper Elementary Classrooms." Speech at
Twenty-fifth Annual Math Conference. Cedar Falls, Iowa. 1987.
"Ideas for Gifted Students in a "Regular" Classroom." Presentation
State Math Conference, Des Moines, Iowa. 1986.
"Wellness-getting involved". Southern Prairie Area Education Agency
Ottumwa, Iowa. 1985.
"Potpourri of Ideas for Math Instruction." Speech at University of Northern Iowa,
Cedar Falls, Iowa. Fall, 1986.
"Problem Solving - A New Look at an Old Problem." Speech at both the
Twentieth Annual Math Conference, Cedar Falls, Iowa and the Iowa
Council Teachers of Mathematics, Des Moines, Iowa 1982.
PUBLICATIONS
Proctor, Nancy. "Using Manipulatives to Find Squares, Primes, Composites, Factors." Colorado Math Journal, 1988 and
reprinted in the Kansas Math Journal and the Iowa Math
Journal.
Proctor, Nancy. "Decorate Your Egg with Math." Instructor,
in publication.
HONORS
Nominated for KCRG-TV "Thanks to Teachers" Excellence in Education. 1998.
Award for Excellence in Elementary Mathematics. 1986.
Nominated for Presidential Award for Excellence. 1985.
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Scholarship.1984.
Nancy Proctor - vita, page 4
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Iowa Council Teachers of Mathematics
Iowa Council Teachers of Mathematics
Parent Student Teacher Organization (currently serving as faculty,representative)
CREDENTIALS
Educational Placement Office
N302 Lindquist Center
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
(319) 335-5353
