Ph.D., Mathematics Education from Illinois State University
M.S., Educational Administration and Foundations from Illinois State University
B.A., Mathematics from Millikin University
TEACHING
Courses Taught (on order of most recent semester)
- ETE 107: Conceptualizing Math for Teachers 1
- ETE 108: Conceptualizing Math for Teachers 2
- ETE 116: Field Experience – Schools and Schooling in American Society
- ETE 339: Methods of Teaching Mathematics K-8
SCHOLARSHIP
Nugent, P., Antola Crowe, H., Wolffe, R., Strategies to Support Professional Development of Early Childhood Mathematics Instructors. On-Going.
Nugent, P., Antola Crowe, H., Wolffe, R., Providing Best Practice Mathematical Instructional Strategies to Early Childhood Pre-service Teachers. On-Going.
Nugent, P., Antola Crowe, H., Wolffe, R., Successful Strategies In An Early Childhood Mathematics Classroom. On-Going.
Nugent, P., Antola Crowe, H., Wolffe, R., Best Practices for Professional Development of Early Childhood Mathematics Instructors. On-Going.
Nugent, P., Antola Crowe, H., Wolffe, R., Data Findings from Professional Development provided for Early Childhood Pre-Service Mathematics Teachers. On-Going.
Nugent, P., Antola Crowe, H., Wolffe, R., Data Findings from Student Scores in an Early Childhood Mathematics Setting. On-Going.
Nugent, P., Antola Crowe, H., Hinnen, N., Guinee, T., Leonard, J., & Wolffe R. Peoria Counts Pre-K-3 Mathematics Instruction. On-Going.
Nugent, P. Correlation of candidate conceptual understanding and their struggles with mathematics. On-Going.
Nugent, P., Antola Crowe, H. & Wolffe, R. Using a variety of data sources, assessing both the process and the impacts of the on-going development of faculty as a community of learners interested in STEM education. On-Going.
SERVICE
- Clinical Experience - Novice Teaching Review Committee (August 2007 – Present)
- Graduate Studies – EHS College, Bradley University (Fall 2007 – Spring 2009)
- BU STEM Center Advisory Board, Peoria, Illinois, Member 2010 - Present
- EHS College NCATE/CAEP, Peoria, Illinois, Co-Coordinator June 2014 – Present
- EHS College Strategic Planning Committee, Peoria, Illinois, Committee Member August 2013 – Present
- Elementary Education Curriculum Committee, Peoria, Illinois, Committee Member August 2005 - Present
- Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Credentials Committee 2012 – 2018
- Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Conference Reviewer 2014– Present
- Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Commission on Effects of Language on Children’s Conceptual Understanding of Mathematics 2015 - Present
- Illinois Association of Teacher Educators (IATE), Illinois
- Treasurer – Elected July 2015 – Present
- Immediate Past President - Elected July 2015 – June 2016
- President – Elected July 2014 – June 2015
- Nomination Chair – Elected August 2015 – 2016
- College/University Representative – Elected August 2011 – 2014
- United Way – Heart of Illinois Success by 6 Math Marketing Committee, Peoria, Illinois Fall 2013 - Present
- PNC Bank, Reviewer for PNC First Grant proposal Peoria, Illinois Fall 2013 – Present
- PNC Bank, Advisory Board PNC First Grant proposals Peoria, Illinois Fall 2013 - Present