Directory Profile

Educational Background

• Ed.D. from Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Responsibilities

• 24 credits per academic year for teaching with service, and research responsibilities

Research Interests

• Teacher Personal Epistemology
• Teacher Guided Inquiry
• Constructivist Principles for Learning

Professional Memberships

• American Education Research Association
• Association of Constructivist Teachers
• NCFDD
• Education Minnesota

University Committee Memberships/Involvement

• Faculty Assembly - Faculty Consultative Committee (FCC)
• Honors Program (chair)
• Faculty Professional Development
• Academic Standards and Policy (chair)
• Teacher Education

Local Community Memberships/Involvement

• Volunteer at Catholic Church

Biography

• James Foss has worked in early childhood and elementary education both nationally and internationally for over 20 years. He loves to teach and a concern for the rights of children is his inspiration for research on teacher personal epistemology, teacher guided inquiry, and constructivist principles for learning. He currently resides in Grand Forks, ND, with his wife and 3 children, who interestingly enough, were all born on different continents. He likes to read and ride his bicycle, but never at the same time.