VITA ELAINE S. FOSTER PERSONAL Address
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VITA ELAINE S. FOSTER PERSONAL Address: Post Office Box 7412 Monroe, Louisiana 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 Delta Sigma Theta 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