Mary Meiser

Mary Jordan Meiser,  Professor Emerita   Retired 2003

Email: marymeiser@centurytel.net

I came to UWEC as a specialist in composition for the newly- formed Educational Opportunity Program;  co-coordinator of the Academic Skills Center; taught developmental composition courses in the English Department.

Following a Masters and Doctorate from Harvard University (Applied Linguistics/Education), I joined the English Department faculty as Director of Composition.

• Specialist in the theory and practice of writing, first and second language development, teacher preparation, English Language Arts grades 6-12 and teaching writing in grades 1-6.
• Co-author (with former dept. member Professor Rhoda Maxwell) of five college textbooks for teaching English Language Arts grades 6-12: Teaching English in Middle and Secondary Schools (5 editions); Author of two college textbooks for developmental composition: Good Writing! (2 editions)  Author: Teaching Writing:  A Guide for Teachers of Hmong and other ESL Students
• Member of the WI Department of Public Instruction Task Forces in English Language Arts K-12;  consultant/writer for the Task Force on Standards/Assessment K-12;  co-author: Guide to Curriculum Planning in English Language Arts (Composition, English as a Second Language, American Dialects)
• Past president of the Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English
• Consultant/In-service State of Wisconsin School Districts K-12