EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
FACULTY
NANCY COOK
Associate Professor of Education
Special Education
Director of Student TeachingEmail: ncook@hope.edu
B.A., Michigan State University, 1973
M.A., Michigan State University, 1978
Additional graduate studies at Michigan State University, University of Michigan, and Western Michigan UniversityTEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
Educ. 253 – Introduction to Learning Disabilities
Educ. 254 - Introduction to Learning Disabilities Field Experience
Educ. 352- Assessment, Prescription & Remediation in Special Education
Educ. 357/358 – Field Experience-L.D./E.I.
Educ. 359 – Instructional Design in Special Education-L.D./E.I.
Educ. 454 – Current Issues and Trends in Special Education
Educ. 460/465/470/480/485-Student Teaching (L.D./E.I./Elementary/Secondary/K-12)
Educ. 455 - Student Teaching SeminarPUBLICATIONS
Cook, N. L. (2004). The Evolution of Assessment: (Chapter Three) in Mezeske, R.J. & B.A. Mezeske, (eds.). Finding our way: Teacher education reform in the liberal arts setting. New York: Peter Lang.
PRESENTATIONS
“Establishing Learning Centers in the Early Childhood Classroom,” presented in Bodrum, Turkey at the Early Childhood Educators Seminar, July, 2007
“The 100th Day of School,” presented in Bodrum, Turkey at the Early Childhood Educators Seminar, July, 2007“Young Children with Disabilities,” presented in Antalya, Turkey at the Early Childhood Educators Seminar, January, 2007
“ Using the Room to Teach,” presented in Antalya, Turkey at the Early Childhood Educators Seminar, January, 2007
“ Special Education Across the Lifespan,” organized and presented a week-long seminar series for Turkish educators visiting in western Michigan, May 2006
“Autism and Spectrum Disorders,” presented in Antalya, Turkey at the Dr. Gunseli & Bulent Akinsal School, November 2005
“ Special Education in the U.S.,” presented in Antalya, Turkey at the Dr. Gunseli & Bulent Akinsal School, November 2005
“ A.D.H.D-What It Is & What To Do,” presented at the FIRE-UP Conference for Student Teachers, Grand Valley State University, March, 2004
“A.D.H.D-What It Is & What To Do,” presented at the Inter-Institutional Teacher Education Council’s Cooperating Teachers’ Conference, March, 2004
“ Special People,” presented to Hamilton Community Schools, February, 2003
“ Differentiated Instruction,” presented to West Ottawa Public Schools, February, 2003
“ Help! I’m Not Prepared for That!” presented in the Grand Valley State University Graduate School of Education, March, 2003
AWARDS
Favorite Professor Award, Hope College, Holland, Michigan, October 2000GRANTS
“ The Education Department’s Assessment Plan: Reflection & Revision,” with Susan Cherup (2005)DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATION
(Michigan) Directors and Representatives of Teacher Education Programs (DARTEP)
Inter-Institutional Teacher Education Council of West Michigan (IITEC-WM)
Ottawa Area Intermediate School District’s Early Intervention Advisory CommitteeRESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Special Education-Learning Disabilities and Emotional Impairments
Student teaching
International educational relationshipsPROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (ChADD)
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Learning Disabilities Association (LDA)
Michigan Association for Learning Disabilities Educators (MALDE)
Phi Delta Kappa (PDK)PERSONAL
In addition to loving Hope College, I also enjoy reading, working crossword puzzles, walking, cross- country skiing, gardening (including building ponds), and playing with our English Springer Spaniel. I have two married daughters, one of them a Hope ’02 grad, and two grandchildren. My husband, Brian, is a builder.