Curriculum Vitae for Nancy Rowles

President/Owner Overachievers Tutoring Services: Vienna, Virginia      

Direct all company operations, conduct evaluations on strengths and weaknesses, provide academic assistance to students in K-9 grade in reading, mathematics, writing, study skills, and test preparation.  1999-present.

Gifted and Talented Enrichment Teacher:  Fairfax County Public Schools

Coordinated the Gifted Resource Program in elementary schools, train staff on gifted and talented characteristics and teaching practices, design curriculum for gifted and talented students, evaluate delivery of services for students, assist with county wide testing initiatives. 1999-2003

Curriculum Specialist, Cobb County Public Schools, Marietta, Georgia. 

Developed and implemented training techniques to improve teaching skills, coordinated reading program, directed child study team, served as a course instructor for gifted education certification/endorsements. 1996-1999.

Enrichment Specialist, Fairfax County Gifted Program, Fairfax, Virginia.

Coordinated gifted programs in three elementary schools, participation in gifted pilot program, acted as a peer coach, brain research training, evaluated software, textbooks and assessment to assist with program improvements. 1992-1996

Elementary Educator, FCPS, Fairfax, Virginia. 

Taught Standards of Learning in all subject areas, sponsored student council initiatives, served as mathematics lead teacher, 1988-1992

Education 

Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia.   Specialist Degree in Leadership and Supervision/Elementary Curriculum.  Outstanding Project Award.  March 1998.

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.  Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology with a Specialty in Gifted Education.  August, 1994.

George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.  Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education.  December 1987.  Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society Member.