Nancy Powell, a teacher with over 20 years of classroom experience, is a nationally recognized speaker having conducted numerous workshops and seminars throughout the United States. Nancy is currently a classroom teacher and Lead Teacher of Mathematics. She has several years of experience working in the University of Illinois' Mathematics Department with pre-service teachers. She believes that Do-It-Math is the best motivator for student learning.

Nancy received the 1992 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching at the national level and was given a Pioneering Partner Award for a cross-curriculum, multi-age, math-based project. She has been a finalist for the Illinois Teacher of the Year, Technology & Learning magazine's Regional Teacher of the Year, and has been named a Tandy Technology Scholar. She has presented at many National Council of Teachers of Mathematics regional and national conferences, as well as many state mathematics and technology conferences. She has been an Internet Web Mentor for teachers and students on several educational websites since 1992.

Nancy co-authored The Teachers Guide to Cyberspace and the award-winning article Reflections on Miniature Golf (Mathematics Teacher - October, 1994). Her newest venture is a CD of Geometry Projects that gets students actively involved in geometry. She has won awards and written numerous articles and grants for integrating mathematics with technology, science, and other subjects. Her Do-It math projects with real-life applications and her ability to communicate how-to strategies are products of her personal classroom experience.

Nancy's enthusiasm and practical advice for implementing new strategies will motivate and entertain you as she delivers practical ideas, techniques, and strategies that you can immediately implement in your classroom. She is truly a teacher's teacher who will help make your classroom one in which students are empowered and motivated to become excellent learners.