Maria C. Foseid is a private consultant working with schools and districts throughout the United States. During more than 30 years in education, she has served as Staff Development Coordinator for Cherry Creek School District in Englewood, Colorado; a trainer for Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning; a middle school staff development specialist; and a classroom teacher. Foseid's work centers on the study of learning with practical application of the theory and practice supporting student achievement in a standards-based system. She was a member of the Dimensions of Learning consortium and has done extensive training in Dimensions with teachers and administrators in grades K–12. Foseid has also consulted educators in application of Classroom Instruction That Works (Marzano, Pickering, & Pollock, 2001) and on the topics of learning supervision, standards-based education, performance assessment, and reading and writing across the curriculum. She received her BA in English Education and MEd in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin. She completed an educational administration program at the University of Colorado and graduated from the 2001 National Staff Development Academy.