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Susan Foster, Academic Staff

 
Susan Foster

Educ. Specialist in Ed. Administration
University of Mo-Columbia/1980

Telephone: (920) 424-0393
Office: Nursing Education 005
E-Mail: foster@uwosh.edu

Areas of Expertise:

  • Elem. Sci.
  • Elem. Educ.
  • Reading: Master's Degree
Brief Bio:

 

In the K-12 setting I have taught the following grades:

  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 6th
  • Elem. Remedial Reading
  • Middle School Remedial Reading
  • Middle School Language Arts
  • Reading to Adult Non-readers in an Adult Basic Education Program Under the state initiative (Wisconsin Academy Staff Development Initiative) that was federally funded by NSF

I was Director of Southwest Academy. My responsibility was to be current on the best techniques in science and math instruction and see that approximately 200 teachers a year receive appropriate training.

My passions are science methods, being current on brain research and helping beginning teachers use brain compatible instruction and multiple intelligence in the classroom.

Date of First Employment at UW Oshkosh: 1999
Years of P-12 Experience: 12 Years

 

Classes Typically Taught:
  • Elem. Science Methods
  • Individual, School and Society
  • Middle School Education