Voice of Rosie

About Rosie

Rosie Buser is the daughter of Arthur Buser, Sr. and the mother of 3 children. She has taught on 4 continents and in 5 countries. She is an adventurer and traveler, including: visiting the Taj Mahal, enjoying croissants and orange juice in view of the Egyptian Pyramids, walking among grapes in Italian Vineyards, surmounting Machu Picchu in the mist, encountering the giant tortoises of Galapagos Islands, climbing the Mayan Teotihuacan Ruins in Mexico, parasailing off the back of a boat in Australia, & snorkeling on Great Barrier Reef. 

She has spent a lifetime in service to others, consistently going above and beyond as a community advocate for traditionally underrepresented groups. Throughout her career, she has initiated school practices and established over 10,000 community initiatives focused on advocating for cultural diversity while maintaining that all cultural practices must be evaluated through the lens of international human rights standards and community care. 

As a citizen scientist, she supports local wildlife by maintaining birdhouses and butterfly gardens, and growing her own food. Rosie is a dedicated educator who emphasizes rapport and relationship-building. She has taught masterclasses on education methods and pedagogy, presented at international conferences, and is a published author. Her former students warmly call her Hero.

Thesis: Comparative Analysis of the Grammatical Structures of Spanish and English

Licenses: Director of Curriculum, Director of Instruction, ESL Teacher, Spanish Teacher, Early Childhood Instruction, Librarian

Research: 

• Early and ongoing collaborative assistance project that seeks to diminish the number of special education referrals and the amount of bullying

• Action research studying the progress of ESL students initiated at a data retreat in conjunction with Georgetown University, Action research to increase ESL students sense of self-efficacy, Created after school homework club for ESL learners

Select University Courses taught as Professor: 

Guest Lecturer on Methods Courses for Pre-Service Educators on ESL issues ESL & Multicultural Materials, Leadership for Curriculum Development Principles of Bilingual/Bicultural Education Leadership for Staff Development, Methods of teaching ESL

Career Highlights:  

◆ Bilingual teacher at Institute in Spain

◆ Presenter in India on American Education

◆ Relocation Logistics and Household Supplies for Refugee Families

◆ Community Holiday Parades

Partnerships: 

USPS Partnership

University of Wisconsin University Supervisor

Webster Waves 4H Outreach

Diversity Circle Facilitator

Teaching Tolerance Mix

It Up Coordinator

BreakDance Advisor

Laotian Girls Dance Club Leader

K Kids Service Organizer with Kiwanis

Latin Wind in America

Inter-generational Buddy Reading

Rotary Club Program Creation

Author: 

Closing the Gap for Limited English Proficiency Students

Parents as Educators Curriculum

Newcomers Curriculum

Editorial Advisory Board Member of MinneWI TESOL

Pilot Spanish PreK-5 Spanish Language Program

WIDA ACCESS Test Founding Creative Writer

Interviewed in Bhopal for Newspaper,

Parent Education Program Creator (program has since been replicated my many communities)

Select Presentations: ESL & Social Justice at International TESOL Presenter     •     Detecting Hidden Biases using Harvard's Implicit Association Test     •    Closing the Achievement GAP UW Madison     •     District Faculty Development on How to serve ESL Students in Regular Education Classrooms     •     Co-Teaching Service Delivery Models     •     Language Cultural and Education Institute Presenter 3 years     •     Early Childhood Conference presenter on Inclusion of Foreign Language Students     •     Working Successfully with Community Organizations presented for UW Eau Claire     •     Round Table Discussion facilitator     •     Factors Contributing to Racial Identity at Midwestern Educational Research Conference     •     State level Equity and Multicultural Roundtable     •     Spanish Culture Presentation in USA     •     Refugees to AAUW

Leadership Activities:  

• Interfaith Worksop Facilitator

• Vice-President of the Lao-Hmong Association

• Coordinator of the Refugee Family Community Center

• Lecter & Choir Member of Spanish Mass

• Board of Directors of EvenStart Project

• Archdiocese of GreenBay Refugee Resettlement Community Chair

• Teaching Tolerance Supervisor for Souther Poverty Law Center Honoree

• Board of Directors Teachers Against Prejudice

Awards & Honors: 

Lifetime Achievement Award for Teaching

Teaching Tolerance Award for Supporting Diversity

College Access Champion Award

MLK Diversity Award, Hmong Association Leadership Award

UW Oshkosh ADELANTE Award
UW Extension 4H Award

Wall of Tolerance Award

Kiwanis Youth Service Award

Target Teacher of the Year

Member of Delta Phi Honorary Spanish Fraternity

Kiwanis Education Award

A view of Rosie Buser from her daughter, may be read in her dedicated tribute article: Mom.