Mrs. Nanci Bush

Education

M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Specialist
Kent State University, August 1997

 

B.S. in English Education and B.A. in English, cum laude
The Ohio State University, June 1991

Awards

US Presidential Scholar Program Teacher Recognition Award 2003 

Solon's "Top Fifteen" Inspirational Teacher Award 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

 

OCTELA's Outstanding High School Language Arts Educator, 2000

 

Outstanding Teacher Award from the Mayfield Career Symposium, 1999

 

Martha Holden Jennings Scholar 1996-1997

 

Who's Who Among American Teachers Award, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005.

Publications

Bush, Nanci.  "Multigenre Family Histories."  (chapter) Standards-Based Education.  Jackie Glasgow, ed.    Eye on Education, 2002.

 

Bush, Nanci.  "Life's Lessons."  (poem)  Ohio Teachers Write.  1998. 

 

Bush, Nanci.  Qualities Northeast Ohio Teachers Value in Writing Assignments.  Masters Thesis.  Kent State University.  1997. 

Presentations

AP Summer Institute at Ball State University (Indiana).  Presented a week-long course on teaching AP English Language and
    Compostition.  June 2006 - June 2009. 

"Engaging Students in Multigenre Projects."  Kent State University, November 2008, 2009. 

Literary Connections to The Great Gatsby.  Thornbury Book Club, October 2005.

"Multigenre Projects."  SIRI (State Institute on Reading Instruction) Workshops in Stark and Wooster, Ohio June 23 & 24, 2002.

 

"How to teach AP English Language and Composition."   College Board:

University of Kansas, November 2009.  University of Cincinnati (Ohio), November 2008
University of Wisconsin, November 2007

    Butler University (Indianapolis, Indiana), November 2006

    Triton College (Chicago, Illinois), March 2006

    Eastern Michigan University, November 2004

    St. Louis University High School, October 2003

    Otterbein College (Columbus, Ohio), November 2002

    Kansas State University, March 2002

    Purdue University--Calumet, October 2001

"Tips for the Verbal Section of the PSAT" October 2001-2008.

 

Professional Development

Scored AP English Language and Composition Exams, 2001 - 2009.
    *Became Table Leader in 2006. 

 

Attended AP English Language and Composition Workshop with
Dr. David Jolliffe and Bernie Phelan, Summer 2002.

 

Attended "The Media and American Democracy" at Harvard University, Summer 2001. 

Developed teaching philosophy through National Writing Project experiences:

National Writing Project at Kent State University, 1997

Advanced Ohio Writing Project at Miami University, 1993

Ohio Writing Project at Miami University, 1992

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