Name:     Nancy Tanner Edwards, Ph.D.
Title:  Professor of Education [emphasis--Mathematics Education]
Institution:  Missouri Western State College
Address:  JGM 111 F, 4525 Downs Drive, St. Joseph, MO 64507-2294
 
History with present institution:
            1972 to present – Teaching for both Mathematics and Education Departments
            1989-1993 – Education Department Chair
            1997 to present – NCATE Coordinator
            2000 to present – Assessment Coordinator
 
Earned degrees:
            Ph.D. - Elementary Curriculum and Instruction – Mathematics
                             University of Missouri - Kansas City, 1979
                                    Major Advisor:  Dr. Shirley A. Hill, Mathematics
                                     Cognitive Psychology (second field)
            M.Ed. - Elementary Administration and Supervision
                              University of Missouri - Columbia, 1971
            B. A. - Elementary Education, Graceland University-- Lamoni, Iowa, 1965
 
Previous employment highlights:
            Elementary Classroom Teacher (K-6) – Iowa, Michigan, Missouri – 1965 – 1972
            Laboratory School Instructor—University of Missouri—Columbia  1969-1970
            Guest Professor—University of Missouri—Kansas City
                                            Webster University—St. Louis, MO
                                            Northwest Missouri State University—Maryville, MO
 
Notable national responsibilities:
            National Council of Teachers of Mathematics [NCTM] Representative to NCATE
            ETS, Advisory Committee for the Praxis II -- Elementary Section
            ACEI, Rubric Writing Team for Pre-service Elementary Teacher Standards
 
            With the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education [NCATE]
                        NCTM [Mathematics] Representative to NCATE – 1998—2003
                        Chair of Specialty Areas Studies Board—2002-2003
                        Specialty Areas Studies Board [SASB]—appointment 1998-2003
                        Chair, Process & Evaluation Committee of SASB—2000—2002
                        NCATE Elementary Standards Writing Team—1995-1999

                        NCATE Three-Year Review Team—1994-1997

 
Areas of expertise, research, publication, recognition:
       • Co-Author, Mathematics Methods for Elementary & Middle School, Wiley & Sons,
                     1988—present (four editions) – Presently writing the 5th Edition.

      • Author of Various Articles—Mathematics Journals, NCTM

      • Missouri Governor’s Award for Outstanding College Teaching in Missouri

      • Joslyn Award for Outstanding Graduate Research—
            Logical Reasoning Ability in Mathematics for Elementary-Age Children in Nine
            Countries on Four Continents

      • Jesse Lee Myers Award for Outstanding College Teaching at Missouri Western

      • Board of Trustees, Graceland University [World Conference Election, 1996-2008]