VITA

ELAINE S. FOSTER

PERSONAL

Address: Post Office Box 7412 Monroe, 71211-7412 (318) 343-3872 (H) (318) 274-7715 (W)

EARNED DEGREE: Ph. D. Special Education/Learning Disabilities, 2004 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi

M. Ed. Special Education, 1983 Learning Disabilities Northeast Louisiana University Monroe, Louisiana

B. S. Elementary Education, 1976 Grambling State University Grambling, Louisiana

AREAS OF CERTIFICATION: Learning Disabilities Elementary Education (Grades 1-8)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education and Special Education (1995 – Present) Grambling State University Grambling, Louisiana Taught undergraduate/graduate courses: ED 162: Introduction to Teaching ED 200: Human Growth and Development ED 208: Professional Accountability I (Praxis Reading and Writing) ED 304: Children’s Literature ED 330: Practicum: Mental Tests and Measurements SPED 331: Methods of Designing and Assessing Materials ED 332: Behavioral Approaches for the Atypical Child ED 333: Humanistic Approaches to managing Behavior ED442: Methods and Materials for the Learning Disabled ED 452: Advanced Teaching Methods ED 470: Career and Transition Strategies EDPT 327: A Comparative Study of the Education of Persons with Mild Moderate Disabilities EDPT 412: Designing and Assessing Materials for Students with Mild Moderate Disabilities EDPT 414: Vocational Strategies and Procedures for Exceptional Children SPED 543: Humanistic Approaches to Managing the Behavior of Children with Mild Moderate Disabilities ED556: Curriculum and Methods for Secondary Schools and Junior Colleges

LA GEAR UP Summer Learning Camp, Tutoring Coordinator (Summer 2005 - present)

Interim PK-16 Coordinator (2001 – 2002) Grambling State University Grambling, Louisiana

Graduate Assistant, Department of Special Education (1998 – 1999) University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi Taught undergraduate Special Education course and supervised practicum students SPE 430-Introduction to Learning Disabilities

Adjunct Professor, Department of Special Education (Summer 1999) University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi Taught undergraduate Special Education course SPE 430-Introduction to Learning Disabilities

Elementary Teacher (4th Grade) (1978 – 1995) Ouachita Parish School System Monroe, Louisiana

Title 1 Reading Teacher (1977 – 1978) Caddo Parish School System Shreveport, Louisiana

Math Resource Teacher (1976 – 1977) Morehouse Parish School System Bastrop, Louisiana

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: National Middle School Association Council of Exceptional Children Louisiana Association of Educators Kappa Delta Pi Sorority, Incorporated (Golden Life Member) Association of University Women American Association of University Professors National Education Association Monroe – Grambling Chapter of Links Incorporated North Louisiana Reading Council International Reading Association

AWARDS AND HONORS: 2006-2007 College of Education, Professor of the Year Kara Vaughn Jackson Endowed Professor Tenured and Promoted to Associate Professor Full Graduate Faculty Status Delta Sigma Theta, Soror of the Year Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers Kappa Delta Pi National Education Association Louisiana Association of Educators

PUBLICATIONS: Foster, E. S. (1998). A common sense approach to classroom discipline: A practical guide for first year teachers. Current Trends in Education. Edmond Mellon Press Foster, E. S. (2001) School public relations and business partnerships. Key components in the literacy program. Developing Literacy Skills Across the Curriculum. Edmond Mellon Press. Foster, E. S. (2003). Praxis Reading. National Education Association McJamerson, N., Newman, K., Jaggers, L. W., Foster, E. (2007). Files of promise for conquering test anxiety: An interactive guide to accompany the achieve model (in progress) McJamerson, N. (2009). Reconstructing lives: Taking the mystery out of success. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press. (I co-authored the chapter entitled, “Conquering Test Stress Through Reconstruction of Role Models.”)

GRANTSMANSHIP: (funded grants) K-3 Reading Initiative; Grambling State University and Louisiana Tech University, Teacher Education Departments School to Work; Grambling State University, Teacher Education Department ULS Serves Service Learning Grant: Tutoring Middle Grades Katrina Evacuees in Reading and Writing (Co-Principal Investigator)

CONSULTATIONS: National Education Association Praxis Project Reading/Writing Consultant Baton Rouge, Louisiana

National Education Association Praxis Project Reading/Writing Consultant Hot Springs, Arkansas

National Education Association Praxis Project Columbia, South Carolina

Grambling State University Teacher Education Department Entergy-PRAXIS Assistant Program Grambling, Louisiana

Grambling State University Project Rescue/Student Support Services “Test – Taking Tips” Grambling, Louisiana

National Education Association Praxis Project Jackson, Mississippi

National Education Association Praxis Project Lake Ozark, Missouri

National Education Association Praxis Project Denver, Colorado

National Education Association Praxis Project Washington, D.C.

Louisiana Association of Educators/Saturday Academy St. Landry Parish School District

Praxis Workshop West Carroll Parish School District

Praxis Workshop Monroe City/Ouachita Parish School Districts

Praxis Workshop Bossier Parish School District Red River Parish School District

Praxis Workshop Orleans Parish School District

Grambling State University Teacher Education Department “What Beginning Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do” Grambling, Louisiana

Grambling State University Teacher Education Department “Classroom Discipline” Grambling, Louisiana

Grambling State University Teacher Education Department Student Teachers Seminar “Ten Ways to Defuse Disruptive Classroom Behaviors” Grambling, Louisiana

Grambling State University Teacher Education Department “The A, B, C’s of Classroom Management” Grambling, Louisiana

Monroe City School System Paraprofessionals Facilitator, National Teachers’ Exam Preparation “Communication Skills”

Ouachita Parish School System A.C.T. Preparation Workshop Facilitator, “Test-Taking Strategies and Skills” Monroe, Louisiana

Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church After School Program Coordinator, A.C.T. Preparation Workshops “Math, Reading, and Science Review” West Monroe, Louisiana

PRESENTATIONS: Council of Exceptional Children’s Convention Vancouver, Canada

National Education Association Convention Joint Conference on Concerns of Minorities and Women

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education AACTE 54th Annual Meeting

Pineview High School Professional Development Workshop Cooperative Learning Lisbon, Louisiana

Kentucky Association of Educators Praxis Workshop Louisville, Kentucky

St. Landry Parish School District Praxis Workshop Opelousas, Louisiana

Southern University Teacher Education Conference, Presenter Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Student Support Services Seminar Grambling State University

College Survival Instructions Study Skills and Test-Taking Strategies Grambling State University

St. Landry Parish School District Praxis Workshop Opelousas, Louisiana

Student Support Services Seminar Grambling State University Study Skills and Test-taking Strategies

Student Support Services Seminar Grambling State University Study Skills and Test-taking Strategies

Service Learning Conference Baton, Rouge, Louisiana

College of Education Inaugural Research Symposium Grambling State University

College of Education Research Symposium Grambling State University

ABC’s of Excellence Conference: Culturally Appropriate Character Development, Discipline, and Instruction Jackson, Mississippi

Spirit of Safety Conference: Violence Prevention in Schools Jackson, Mississippi

Louisiana Historical Association Using Poetry to Teach History and Language Arts Monroe, Louisiana

McNeese State University Burton College of Education Teaching and Learning Conference

Gibsland-Coleman High School Professional Development Seminar Gibsland, Louisiana

Grambling State University Student Support Services Seminar Study Skills/Test-taking Strategies Presentation Grambling, Louisiana

International Reading Association 24th Southeast Regional Conference New Orleans, Louisiana

Association of Teacher Education 90th Annual Conference Chicago, Illinois (Presentation proposal accepted for February, 2010)

DEPARTMENT SERVICE: Grambling State University Department of Curriculum and Instruction Portal II (Admission to the Department of Teacher Education) Chairperson Kappa Delta Pi – Co-Sponsor Louisiana Association of Educators /Student Program - Co-Sponsor Assistant Director, America Reads Program Middle Grades Program, Chairperson NCATE Standard One Committee, Co-Chair Textbook Adoption Committee Advisory Board Member, Service Learning Professional Education Council PK-16 Council Literacy Across the Curriculum Committee LA GEAR UP Tutoring Coordinator

UNIVERSITY SERVICE: Tenure and Promotion Committee Library and Learning Resources Committee

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES: Plain Talk About Kids: A Summit on Teaching and Learning New Orleans, Louisiana

Continuing Accreditation and Beyond: NCATE Washington, DC

Accountability in Teacher Education: Expanding the Concept (AACTE) New York City, New York

Redesign for Educational Excellence Institutes Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Responding to the Call for a System of Performance Assessment through PASS- PORT Dr. Loren Blanchard Grambling State University

ULS Vision for Teacher Education Dr. Salley Clausen Louisiana Tech University

Praxis/Title II Accountability Mrs. Phyllis Miller Grambling State University

It Takes a Whole University to Prepare a Teacher Dr. Boyce Williams Grambling State University

Pathwise Framework: Technology Training Dr. Deloris Rhodes Grambling State University

Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching Dr. Adrian Dorrington Grambling State University

Electronic Portfolios Dr. Helen Barrette Grambling State University

NCATE Accreditation Dr. Loren Blanchard Grambling State University

Monarch Center Special Education Grant Writing Workshop Ciicago, Illinois

Preparing for Teaching Middle Grades Dr. Ken McKewin Southeastern Louisiana University

Get Students to Focus on Learning Instead of Grades: Metacognition is the Key Dr. Saundra McGuire Grambling State University

Monarch Center Program Development Fostering Cultural Competence Chicago, Illinois

Preparation for NCATE Jackson State University Dr. Margie Crutchfield Jackson, Mississippi

National Middle School Association’s 33rd Annual Conference & Exhibit Nashville, Tennessee

LA GEAR UP Explores Club Annual State Conference and Leadership Summit Louisiana Tech University Ruston, Louisiana

Special Education Institute Port Allen, Louisiana

Plain Talk About Reading Summit New Orleans, Louisiana

Task Stream Technology Training Grambling State University

Supplemental Instruction Workshop Kansas City, Missouri

National Association for the Education of Young Children 2008 Annual Conference Dallas, Texas

International Reading Association 53rd Annual Convention 2008 Atlanta, Georgia

AACTE/NCATE Accreditation and Accountability Quality Conference Spring 2009 Washington, DC

COMMUNITY SERVICES: Reading Festival Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Monroe, Louisiana

School America Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Monroe, Louisiana

America Reads Grambling State University Grambling, Louisiana

Math Tutor West Monroe Community Center West Monroe, Louisiana

Walk-a-Thon Monroe-Grambling Chapter Links Incorporated

International Extravaganza Monroe-Grambling Chapter of Links Incorporated

St. Rest Baptist Church Instructional Strategies, Presenter Clay, Louisiana

Southside Alternative School Career Day Program Monroe, Louisiana

Arts Festival Monroe-Grambling Chapter Links Incorporated

Grambling State University Kappa Delta Pi Make a Difference Day

Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church Vacation Bible School Teacher West Monroe, Louisiana