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Personal Information

	Tom J. Price  My wife,  Nancy, and I have been married   since 1984.

Professional Experiences

    Graduated:  Norfolk Catholic High School, Norfolk, NE  1977
        (valedictorian)
    Bachelors Degree  -  Doane College  1981  Mathematics (magna cum laude)
    Masters Degree - University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1986
                                           Mathematics Education
    Nebraska Math Scholars Program  1987-89
    Teacher workshop held at Norris    1990
    Original consultant on the NSF "MathVantage" Series  1992-1996
    Organized a workshop "Cooperative Learning",   Doane College   1993
    Member NCTM, NATM.
    Regular speaker at local, regional, and national conferences
    1998 Toyota T.I.M.E. national grant of $10,000 for "Lego Logo Logic"
    Steering committee for the F.A.T.S. conference, July 1998 ,  UNL East
                 Campus
      (Food Applications in the Teaching of Science)
    On the program committee for the 2000 N.C.T.M. Regional Conference
             (Omaha)
    "Educator of the Year" Award  from Doane College, 2000
    Elected president of the Nebraska Association of Teachers of Math (2000),
            with 2001 as 2nd vice-president, 2002 as 1st vice-president, and 2003
            will be actual presidency.
    Teacher of "Lego Logo Robotics" class, Bright Lights Program, Lincoln, NE
            2001-2007 including a special class for Japanese students
     2004 Toyota T.I.M.E. national grant of $10,000 for "Seniors & Savings:
              A Technological Look Backwards"
    Member of the NCTM Program Committee for the Annual Convention
        in Atlanta, GA in March, 2007
    Member of the Question Writing Committee for the national MathCounts competition
    Spoke at the NCTM National meeting in Salt Lake City, April 10, 2008.
            The presentation was entitled, "The World is Metric and US Students
                    are Losing Out".

Teaching Experience

    Filley Public Schools, Filley, NE    1981-1984
            8th grade math, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, PreCalculus,
                BASIC programming on an Apple II-e
    Norris Public Schools, Firth, NE    1984 until present
            7th grade math, Algebra II, Consumer Math, Computer LOGO

Hobbies and Interests

    4 kids, cats, a turtle, and 5 acres
    Dabbling in such sports as golfing, swimming, tennis
    Gardening (especially tomatoes!)
     People, family, friends, fellow believers in Jesus Christ

Personal Beliefs

   I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior in March of 1984.   I believe that He was the Son of God and came to save sinners, including me.  The only way to a right relationship to God the Father is through His Son (John 14:6) 

  We attend Indian Hills Community Church in Lincoln.  IHCC

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