Welcome to Mr. Foster's Page. This is the jumping off point for info about Robotics Classes.(Pages are a work in progress)
MY CLASS SCHEDULE IS . . .
1st 8:10 - 9:00 1st Semester Middle School Intro to Robotics/ 2nd Semester Middle School STEM 3D Printing
2nd 9:04 - 9:54 Basic Robotics
3rd 9:59 - 10:53 Advanced Robotics
4th 10:57 - 12:13 Plan
5th 12:17 - 1:07 1st Semester Middle School STEM 3D Printing/ 2nd Semester Middle School Intro to Robotics
6th 1:11 - 2:01 Advanced Robotics
7th 2:05 - 2:56 Basic Robotics
Mr. Foster's Bio
This is my 13th year teaching and my 5th year teaching robotics classes. Before getting my secondary education degree at Park University, I worked at O'Reilly Auto parts for 17 years. After getting my degree in 2012, I was lucky enough to be hired at Lawson High School, the school I graduated from in 1986, to be the Sophomore English teacher. Three years into my teaching career I was asked to coach the High School Robotics. I was immediately drawn in to this program and it has become my passion. This has led to the growth of the program which includes a Middle School Robotics Team and a robotics curriculum that includes middle school and high school classes.
While the robotics program is my professional passion, I do enjoy other activities. I enjoy repurposing items that I find at auctions or garage sales. I love to fish in the summer time with my wife, children, and grandchildren. I will take any opportunity to go to a Royals game and have recently started the tradition of taking my grandson to Chiefs Training Camp in St. Joseph. I also used to sing in a rock band, so when I get a chance to do karaoke, I am all in. As a former English teacher, I do still like to write the occasional poem or story and read a good book when I get the chance.