Susan Kunze
Susan Marie Kunze is a former second grade teacher in Bishop, California, situated in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. She is an author of educational books and other resources, as well as a recipient of the 2008 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
Education
Kunze graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University in 1975, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Ryan Act Multiple Subject Credential. In 1982, she completed a Master of Education degree in Elementary Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.Career
She began her career in 1977, working as a teacher at Trinity Christian School in Las Vegas, Nevada. She spent much of her teaching career at in Inyo County where she worked as an elementary teacher from 1985 until her retirement in 2016.In 2001, Kunze coauthored the book, "Ten-Minute Activities Grades 1-3" for In 2002 she wrote "Grammar and Punctuation, Grade 2". She has authored, published by Scholastic Corporation in 2018.
Kunze has been active in STEM education projects at the local, state, and federal levels. She has made presentations on elementary mathematics topics at various conferences, including, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and Kunze has been a member of the, the, a, and the State Network of Educators for the . She was a member of the California State Mathematics Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee, which authored the in 2013. She is a member of the for the California Council on Science and Technology.
In 2008, she was awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. She was flown to Washington, DC. and was in attendance for President Barack Obama's "Educate to Innovate" speech in 2010.