Dr. Sue Gober
Professor of Education
Director of Professional Laboratory Experiences

   Dr. Sue Gober’s college classroom is a lot like the kindergarten classroom where she taught for 16 years. There is constant motion – students move from table to table, working on projects, laughing. When it’s time for “go-around,” Dr. Gober reaches into a jar, pulls out a popsicle stick, and reads the name written in marker.
    “What did you learn today?” she asks.
    For School of Education students, the answer is easy. They are learning first-hand about the lifelong joy of learning – and the joy of teaching. It’s a lesson this Associate Professor of Education believes to be as important in a college classroom as it is in preschool, elementary, middle and high school.
    “There are so many things you can do as a teacher to make learning come alive,” said Dr. Gober. She teaches the next generation of educators to be independent thinkers and problem solvers, to be risk takers and to think outside the box, to create interactive classrooms with a warm environment, and to have a passion and enthusiasm for teaching.    Like her students, Dr. Gober is in constant motion. In the evenings, you’ll find her taking a class – spinning class!