Nancy Veverka

Nancy Veverka serves as Visiting Instructor in Education and Director of Field Experiences and Licensure at St. Olaf College, where she teaches the Urban Education Practicum and Seminar while guiding pre-service teachers through licensure programs from initial enrollment to final student teaching placements.

Her academic credentials include:

• B.A. in French Literature from the University of Minnesota
• M.Ed. in Second Languages and Cultures Education from the University of Minnesota

Dr. Veverka specializes in preparing educators for urban settings through immersive field experiences, with research interests spanning teacher development in linguistically diverse classrooms, cross-cultural pedagogy, and K-12 administrative leadership. Her work integrates second language acquisition theory with practical classroom application across elementary, middle, and high school contexts.

With three decades of direct K-12 experience including teaching and administration in Saint Paul Public Schools, Northfield Public Schools, and international English instruction in Mexico, she brings extensive real-world expertise to teacher preparation. Her professional profile is further defined by teaching licenses for French, Spanish, and ESL alongside a K-12 principal certification.