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“Life is our resume. It is our story to tell, and the choices we make write the chapters."
~ Matthew McConaughey
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nancy.nelson@edmonds.edu
nancy.nelson@doc1.wa.gov
360.794.2650
360.961.8580
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Canvas Learning Management Suite
Microsoft Office Suite
CE Prison: Department of Corrections inmate email system
OMNI: Department of Corrections database
GED Academy Banner
Nolijweb BI Query
WWU Woodring Information System: college-wide database
REFERENCES
Kristen Morgan, Associate Dean
Corrections Education, Edmonds College
Melissa McKay, Full-time Faculty
Business Management, Corrections Education
Edmonds College, melissa.mckay@edcc.edu
Carly Davis, Associate Faculty Basic Skills, Corrections Education, Edmonds College
Jan Richards, Faculty English,
Bellingham Technical College
Dr. Lauren McClanahan, Faculty Secondary Education, Western Washington University
“In teaching others, we teach ourselves.”
~Proverb
NANCY NELSON
Faculty
RESEARCH & TEACHING INTERESTS
Corrections Education: Empowering and inspiring incarcerated individuals; critical thinking; interpersonal communication as it relates to school, work, and life; hands-on, student-led, collaborative learning; social justice education with equal access for all
EDUCATION
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Master of Arts, English-Creative Writing 2010
Bachelor of Arts, English-Creative Writing 1993
PRESENTATIONS
Edmonds College
Teaching & Learning Day – Corrections Education October 2021
Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 2001-2018
WWU Majors Fair Summer Start New Student Orientations
Red Square Fair Information Fair Internship Orientations
Discovery Days Transitions Back to Bellingham
Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, WA 2005-2018
Information Fair Teachers of Tomorrow Club
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Edmonds College 2019-Present
Full-time Faculty – Corrections Education
Courses Taught: Basic Skills (GED & High School+) and Pre-college English
Bellingham Technical College 2013-2019
Adjunct Faculty – Humanities
Courses Taught: Communications, English, Reading, Technical Writing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 1997-2018
Program Manager, Woodring College of Education 2001-2018
COLLEGE SERVICE
Edmonds College
Faculty Senate Council
2019-Present
Search Committee for Corrections Education Full-time Faculty 2020
High School+ Curriculum Committee 2020
Correctional Worker Core Training (six-week training) 2019
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Woodring College of Education-WWU
Staff Advisory Council 2016-2018
Sustainability Fellow 2013-2015
Western Reads Selection Committee 2016
Bellingham Review Fiction Editor 2009-2010
Jeopardy Magazine Co-Editor 1994
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Whatcom Literacy Council Board Member 2018-2019
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Edmonds College
eCASAS Certified Proctor 2019-Present
Faculty Senate Anti-Racism Training 2021
CliftonStrengths Strengths Finder 2020
Best Practices for Teaching Online 2020
Western Washington University 2012-2018
Courageous Conversations, Diversity Initiative, Strengths-Based Management Training
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