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PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Philadelphia Education Fund: Monthly Workshop Series 2023. Surveys 101.
STEM Learning Ecosystems: Annual Conference 2022: EcoSpheres
Philadelphia Education Fund: Monthly Workshop Series 2021. Program Evaluation.
STEM Learning Ecosystems: Annual Conference 2019: PD for All: Providing STEM Professional Development to Blended Audiences
Archdiocese of Philadelphia: Annual Elementary Education Conference 2019: Simply STEM
ResearchED: Annual Conference 2018: Promising Practices in Professional Development
School District of Philadelphia: Resource Forum 2017: Simply STEM
Out-of-School Time Resource Center: OST Academy 2014: Surveys: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Southeastern Pennsylvania Summit: Annual Conference 2013: Sports-Based Youth Development
The Afterschool-Institute: Eastern Regional on Afterschool 2011: OST Staff Competencies
National Afterschool Association: Annual Conference 2010: Evaluating Professional Development
Bridging the Gaps at University of Pennsylvania: Summer Training 2006 and 2007: Curriculum Development
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania: Annual Conference: 2004: Evaluating Professional Development
Pennsylvania Parks and Recreation Society: Annual Conference 2001: Urban Environmental Education
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PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
National STEM Learning Ecosystems: Advisory Committee Member, 2019 - 2021
The Bridge Way Recovery School: Board Member, 2015 - 2022; Board Chair, 2018 - 2022
National Research Council Committee on Successful OST STEM Learning: Member, 2014-2015
Pennsylvania Project Accelerate (STEM): Workgroup Chair, 2012 - 2015
Afterschool Matters Review Board: Reviewer, 2011 - 2014
National OST and Higher Education Committee: Member, 2008 – 2009
National Afterschool Technical Assistance Collaborative: Member, 2009 – 2010
The After-School Institute: Advisory Board Member, 2009 – 2015
Philadelphia OST Advisory Committee: Member, 2008 – 2009
Philadelphia Core Standards Committee: Chair, 2001 - 2003
Philadelphia Informal Science Education Project (PISEC): Advisory Board Member, 1998 - 2015
Association of Science-Technology Centers: YouthALIVE! Steering Committee Chair, 1995 – 1997
Pennsylvania Alliance for Environmental Education: Regional Director, 1991 – 1993; President, 1994
George Washington Carver Science Fair: Committee Member, 1985 – 2021
CrossCities Network: Philadelphia Representative, 2001
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PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
Distinguished Youth Service Award: SquashSmarts, 2014
Pennsylvania Afterschool Champion: Afterschool Alliance, 2014
Best New Project Award: Beyond Sport International, 2013
2013 Afterschool Champion: Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network, 2013
Local Heroes Award: Bank of America, 2006
Outstanding Service Award: George Washington Carver Science Fair, 2002
Outstanding Leadership Award: Association of Science/Technology Centers/YouthALIVE!, 1996
Outstanding Service Award: Pennsylvania Alliance for Environmental Education, 1995
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
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Sterin K., Mathew, K., Manongsong, A.M., Allen-Handy, A., Genovesi, J., Godfrey, K., Thomas, D., Keita, J., Marcus, I., Peter, N., Blecker, H. and Walker, S. (2023). Stepping out and stepping up: Narratives of women of color in an urban STEM OST program. Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, & Research. 17(special), 58-87.
Peter, N. Lin, J., and Sannecy, A. (2022). What types of professional development contribute to the critical skill sets of education professionals? Scholarly Commons, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA.
Peter, N. “Creating and Supporting Pathways to Sustained Careers in Youth Work.” The Heartbeat of the Youth Development Field: Professional Journeys of Growth, Connection, and Transformation, Co-Edited by Hall, G., Gallagher, J. and Starr, E., Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2023, pp. 17-33.
Peter, N. and Ibarrola Recalde, G. (2020). Philly Scientists: Blending professional development for in- school and out-of-school educators. Scholarly Commons, University of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, PA.
Committee on Successful Out-of-School STEM Learning. (2015). Identifying and supporting productive STEM programs in out-of-school settings. National Academies Press. Washington, DC.
Peter, Nancy. (2014). A Network wide approach to professional development: Professional development in out-of-school time. Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal. (19). Retrieved from http://www.philasocialinnovations.org/site
Peter, Nancy. (2010) Confessions of a baseball mom: The impact of youth sports on parents’ feelings and behaviors. New Directions for Youth Development. Special Issue from the National Afterschool Association. 123-171.
Peter, N. (2009). Defining our terms: Professional development in out-of-school time. Afterschool Matters. 8(2), 34-41.
Buher-Kane, J. and Peter, N. (2009). A new system of classifying out-of-school time job responsibilities. Journal of Youth Development. 1(3), 3-13.
Buher-Kane, J. Peter, N., and Kinnevy, S. (2009). Building an evaluation tool kit for professional development. Harvard Family Research Project: The Evaluation Exchange. 11(4), 21.
Buher-Kane, J. Peter, N., and Gabel, S. (2008). Development of the OSTRC conference evaluation toolkit. Journal of Youth Development. 2(3), 1-16.
Peter, N. (2007). Promising practices in out-of-school time professional development. Scholarly Commons, University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, PA.
Buher-Kane, J. Peter, N., Olitsky, S. & Kinnevy, S. (2006). Findings from five out-of-school time focus groups: Professional development preferences, experiences, and recommendations for future planning. Journal of Youth Development. 1(2), 95-100.
Peter, N. (2002). Outcomes and research in out-of-school time program design. Best Practices Institute. Philadelphia, PA.