Margaret Fisher Ishler

Background

Ishler, Margaret Fisher was born on October 19, 1934 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Fred Raymond Fisher and Margaret (Hoffmeister) Fisher Hess.

Education

Bachelor in English Education, Pennsylvania State University, 1956; Master of Arts in English, Pennsylvania State University, 1960; Doctor of Education, U. Toledo, 1972.

Career

English teacher, Bald Eagle (Pennsylvania) H.S., 1956-1957; English teacher, Marion (New York) Control School, 1957-1959; English teacher, York (Pennsylvania) Suburban H.S., 1959-1960; adjunct instructor English, Pennsylvania State University, York, 1962-1964; instructor, York College, 1964-1965; adjunct institute English, U. Toledo, 1966-1968; graduate assistant, U. Toledo, 1968-1971; from assistant professor to professor, Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, 1972-1990; director field experiences and Studies. compliance, Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, 1985-1990; head department curriculum and instruction, U. Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, 1990-1996; professor curriculum and development, U. Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, since 1997; acting dir, teacher education, U. Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, since 1998. Member National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Board Examiners, since 1998.

Achievements

• Margaret Fisher Ishler has been listed as a noteworthy Education educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Teaching in a Competency-Based Program: A Handbook for Student Teaching

Membership

Board of directors Wittenberg (Ohio) U., 1984-1986, Lutheran Student Chapel, Bowling Green, 1988-1991, Ohio Lutheran Campus Ministry, Columbus, 1986-1987, Christian Cmty. Development Board, Waterloo, Iowa, 1992-1996. Member American Association Colls.

Teachers Education (representative since 1985), Ohio Association Techr. Educators (executive secretary 1980-1987, Distinguished Educator 1982, president 1982), IowaAssn. Teacher Educators (president 1992-1994), Association Teachers Educators (pres.1996-1997), Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Lambda Theta, Phi Gamma Museum.

Interests

• Avocations: travel, golf, poetry.

Connections

Married Richard Eves Ishler, December 27, 1956 (divorced June 1978). Children: Frederick, Theodore.

Father:

Fred Raymond Fisher Hess

Mother:

Margaret (Hoffmeister) Fisher Hess

Spouse:

Richard Eves Ishler

child:

Theodore Ishler

child:

Frederick Ishler