<!wide>Nancy Halferty

ACADEMIC DEGREES

• 2004 Doctorate, Nova Southeastern
• 1999 Education Specialist, Drake University
• 1987 Masters of Education, Truman University
• 1971 B.A. in Education, University of Missouri

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 1997 - Present Graceland University
  • Associate Dean Undergraduate Programs
  • Assistant professor of Education
• 1989 - 1997 Wayne Community Schools
  • Elementary Principal
• 1987 - 1989 Grundy R-V
  • Elementary Teacher
• 1981 - 1987 Newtown - Harris R-III
  • Schoo Board Member
• 1974 - 1977 Milan C-2
  • Elementary Teacher
• 1971 - 1973 Park Hill Schools
  • Elementary Teacher

FACULTY LOAD

• Term 1, 2000
  • EDUC3580 Psychology of Exceptional Children and Adults
  • EDUC4200 Elementary Classroom Management (NCMC and IHCC)
• Term 2, 2000
  • EDUC3300 Foundations of Reading Instruction
  • EDUC3480 Language Arts, Reading, and Social Studies Methods
• Winter Term
  • EDUC3330 Reading Practicums
• Term 3, 2001
  • EDUC3590 Educational Psychology and Measurement
• Spring, 2001
  • EDUC3470 Collaborative Consultation Student Teacher Supervision (9 Students)
• Term 4, 2001
  • EDUC3390 Remediation and Correction of Reading Disabilities
• Term 1, 2001
  • EDUC3580 Psychology of Exceptional Children And Adults (NCMC and IHCC)
• Term 2, 2001
  • EDUC3300 Foundations of Reading Instruction Director of Field Experiences
• Term 3, 2002
  • Winter Term Practicums
  • EDUC3590 Education Psychology and Measurement (Web-based NCMC and IHCC)
• Spring Semester
  • Student Teacher Supervision
  • EDUC3620 Administration of Early Childhood Programs
  • EDUC3630Formal Assessment Strategies
• Term 5
  • Methods of Teaching Elementary Math
• Term 1, 2002
  • EDUC3580 Psychology of Exceptional Learners (NCMC and IHCC)
  • Director of Field Experiences
• Fall Semester
  • EDUC3580 Psychology of Exceptional Learners
• Winter Term
  • WTRM0102 Early Childhood Experience
  • EDUC3330 Reading Practicums
• Term 3, 2003
  • EDUC3590 Educational Psychology (NCMC and IHCC)
• Spring Semester
  • EDUC3580 Psychology of Exceptional Learners
  • EDUC4100 Legal, Ethical, and Pedagogical Responsibilities in Education
• Term 1, 2003
  • EDUC3580 Psychology of Exceptional Learners (NCMC and IHCC)
  • Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs
• Winter Term
  • WTRM0102 Early Childhood Experience
  • EDUC3330 Reading Practicums
• Spring Semester
  • EDUC4700 Senior Seminar in Education
• Term 3, 2004
  • EDUC3590 Educational Psychology (NCMC and IHCC)
• Spring Semester
  • EDUC3580 Psychology of Exceptional Learners
• Term 1, 2004
  • EDUC3580 Psychology of Exceptional Learners (NCMC and IHCC
• Student Teacher Supervision (Every Semester)

COLLEGIATE ASSIGNMENTS

• School of Education
  • Dean's Council
  • Leadership Term
  • Teacher Education Committee
  • Advisor to Campus and Partnership Students
  • Alternative Assessment Involvement/C-BASE
  • Independent Study Courses for Students
  • Committee for Student Welfare (Alternate)
  • Assessment Committee
  • Foundations Benchmark
  • Accreditation Committee
  • Secondary Education Committee
  • Undergraduate Forum Co-Chair
• University Wide
  • Committe for Student Welfare (Alternate)
  • General Education Goal 6

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

• Graceland University Representative - State Fair Booth
• Student Move-In Day
• Homecoming Registration
• Busy Bees
• Homecoming Food Booth
• Coordinator of Foster parent Training Workshops
• Grant Writing
• Graceland For A Day

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• American Association of College Teacher Educators
• Iowa Colleges Association of Teacher Educators
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Iowa Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• International Reading Association
• Iowa Reading Association
• Phi Delta Kappa
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• Association for Childhood Education International
• National Association of Elementary and Secondary Principals
• School Administrators of Iowa
• Iowa Woman in Educational Leadership
• National Council of Teachers of English

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Cainsville, Spickard, and Newtown K-12 Partnerships
• Nova Southeastern Advisory
• Administrator Search Team—Lamoni Schools
• Safe Schools Coalition
• Climbs Grant Board
• Second-Chance Reading Coordinator—AEA 14
• AEA 14 Staff Development Certification
• Lamoni Community Preschool Board Member (Funshine)
• Homebound Schooling Advisor
• Cambria Community Development Trustee
• Wayne County Early Childhood Advisory Board
• South Central Iowa Community Family Interaction Board
• Family Nights at Lamoni Community Schools
• Lamoni Band Boosters
• Lamoni Athletic Boosters
• Served on Lamoni Schools CSIP Advisory Board
• Steering Board – Literacy League of Iowa
• Higher Ed Liason – Every Child Reads
• Principals Mentoring Cohort – Drake University
• State of Iowa Mentorship Program—South Central Region
• Principal’s Advisory Council—Drake University—1997-1998
• State Accreditation Review Team 1998-2004
• Lamoni Schools / Graceland University Partnership
• Special Olympics—1997-2001

PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

National
• Climbs Board Grand Reconciliation Report—Washington, DC April, 2004
• American College Association for Teacher Education, National Meeting—2004, 2002, 2001, 1999
• Summer Institute—Nova Southeastern University—North Miami, FL— July, 2003 and July, 2002
• Professional Development Schools National Conference- Orlando, FL March, 2002
• Whole Language Umbrella—Chicago, IL—July, 2001
• Phi Delta Kappa Regional Meeting—Kansas City, MO—November, 2000
• National Technology Students Association Conference—Atlanta, GA July, 2000
• International Reading Association National Conference—Indianapolis, IN April, 2000
• 4-Block Reading—National Conference—Phoenix, AZ June, 1999
• Parents as Teachers International Meeting—St. Louis, MO March, 1999
• Decade of the Brain—University of Iowa—June, 1998
• Marie Carbo Reading Styles—Minneapolis, MN—April, 1998
• Discrete Math Leadership Conference—Rutgers University-- Brunswick, New Jersey—July, 1996 and 1997

State
• Iowa College Association for Teacher Education—Pella, IA Fall and Spring, 1997-2004
• Nova Southeastern Summer Conference—St. Louis, MO June, 2004
• Phi Delta Kappa, Regional Meeting - November, 2000
• Changing Iowa’s Classrooms – October / November 2000
• Early Literacy Initiative, University of Northern Iowa - November, 2000
• Dr. Becky Bailey – Brain Basics Workshop – October, 2000
• Literacy Symposium, CIERA Des Moines, Iowa – July and August, 2000
• Unified Early Childhood Committee – July, 2000
• Early Literacy Conference—UNI—April, 2000
• Author’s Conference—Kansas City, MO—March, 2000
• 4-Block Reading—National Conference—Phoenix, AZ June, 1999
• Evaluator Recertification—Iowa State Department—Des Moines, IA June, 1999
• Future of Early Childhood Education—David Elkind—Des Moines, IA November, 1998
• FINE Awards—Des Moines, IA—November, 1998
• IACEI Annual Meeting—Des Moines, IA—October, 1998
• Iowa Educational Technology Conference—Des Moines, IA September, 1998
• Publisher’s Potpourri—AEA 14—Creston, IA—April, 1998
• International Reading Association—Des Moines, IA—April, 1998-2002
• Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children—Des Moines, IA October, 1997-2000
• Iowa Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development—Ames, IA October, 1997--2001
• Constructivist Education—University of Northern Iowa—July, 1997
• Unified Early Childhood Conference—University of Iowa—July, 1997

Local
• Capturing Children’s Hearts Training—AEA 15—October, 2003
• Working on the Web (Internet Applications)—AEA 14—Creston, IA May, 1999
• Publisher’s Potpourri—AEA 14—Creston, IA—April, 1998
• Early Childhood Conference—SWICC—Creston, IA—February, 1998
• Rathbun Reading Association—Chariton, IA—January, 1998
• Capturing Children’s Hearts Training—AEA 15—October, 2003

PRESENTATIONS

• School Culture—Nova Southeastern University—Kansas City, MO June, 2004
• Nova Southeastern Doctoral Program—May, 2004 St. Louis, MO
• Preview Nights for Undergraduate Programs—April, 2000-2004 NCMC and IHCC yearly / Cedar Rapids and Independence 2004
• Young Writer’s Conference—Graceland—1997-2004
• Writer’s in the Middle Conference—Graceland—1998-2004
• Early Childhood Development—South Central Iowa Headstart— November, 2003
• “Leaving Some Behind”—Phi Delta Gamma—November, 2003
• “Too Many Left Behind”—Beta Sigma Phi—October, 2003 Team Building—Full Faculty with Dennis McElroy and Michele Dickey Kotz Fall Faculty Conference—August, 2003
• Generational Impacts—Breakout Session—Fall Faculty Conference, August, 2003
• Teacher Preparation and Recruitment—Nova Summer Institute— Miami, FL—July, 2003
• College Exploration Reachout—Chester Arthur Alternative School Kansas City, MO—February, 2003
• “Leave Us All Behind”—Phi Delta Gamma—November, 2002
• No Child Left Behind—Beta Sigma Phi—October, 2002
• Outdoor Day—Lamoni Middle School—1998-2003
• Literacy Night—Lamoni Elementary—February, 2002
• “In Rural Schools…”—Phi Delta Gamma—November, 2001
• “Closing the Gap”—Beta Sigma Phi—October, 2001
• Supervision of Student Teachers—Fall and Spring, 2001-2003
• Literacy Night—Lamoni Schools—February, 2001
• “Technology and Early Literacy”—Rathbun Reading Association, 2001
• “Violence in Rural Schools”—Phi Delta Gamma—November, 2000
• Beta Sigma Phi Sorority - Educational Change –November, 2000 Sewal, Iowa
• 4 Block Reading Model – August, 2000 / November, 2001—Seymour, IA
• Reading Workshop—Seymour Community Schools—May / June, 2000
• Guided Reading—Trenton R-9 staff—August, 1999
• School Board Collaboration—NHHS School District—October, 1998
• Early Literacy—Rathbun Reading Association—March, 1998
• Quality Schools—AEA 15—June, 1997

GRANT WRITING

• Assisted in many grant efforts for Lamoni Community Daycare
• Collaborated with many organization for community betterment grants
• Served in an advisory capacity for a small public school in Missouri as they searched for technology assistance
• Teamed with Jeanie McKinney and two others from the education department to provide a Master's in Special Education.

PUBLIC EDUCATION TEAMING

• Middle School Science Day - Lamoni Community Schools
• Writer's in the Middle - AEA 14
• Literacy Unit - Technolog and Early Childhood Unit Wayne Community Schools
• Tutoring - Lamoni Community Schools
• Homebound School Advising - Lamoni
• Santa's Workshop
• National School Safety Day
• Reading Assessments - 3rd Grade Lamoni
• Young Writer's Conference - AEA 14
• Technology Student's Association - Central Decatur Schools