COE Faculty Profile

Margaret Ann Niederberger
Lecturer
Division of Teaching & Learning

Education

Margaret Ann Niederberger earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Education from Lindenwood College in 1968. She earned a Master of Education with an emphasis in curriculum analysis and design from Lindenwood College in 1990. She completed additional course work in education at Truman State University and the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Research and Teaching

As a faculty member in the Division of Teaching and Learning, Margaret Ann brings her thirty years of teaching experience in public schools to her work. While a public school classroom teacher, Margaret Ann was the Chairperson of the Language Arts Department, a mentor teacher for first and second year teachers, and a member of the St. Charles School District's professional development committee. While at the University of Missouri - St. Louis, she has been involved in research concerning both mentors and mentees. Her teaching emphases at the University of Missouri - St. Louis are in Children's Literature and Methods of Teaching Language Arts and Reading. She has served as a supervisor of Student Teachers and is currently a literacy liaison in the Elementary Education Department's Professional Internship program. She is also actively involved with the development of partnerships with schools and UMSL preservice teachers.