Eileen taught graduate courses at Hunter College and Brooklyn College from 1988-1994. She takes classes on field trips, making the institutions more accessible to students and teachers. Professor Fuys is an expert in alternative assessment, educational technology and elementary school mathematics curriculum. Prof. Fuys also took part in a CUNY Faculty Development Initiative on using multimedia authoring software to enhance instruction. Workshops and demonstration lessons focus on students as makers of mathematics.
Workshops deal with research-based approaches to help students write and solve math word problems.
Fuys uses the writing process approach to build creativity and critical thinking skills. Children who create their own mathematical problems actually have a deeper understanding of the mathematical process. In demonstration lessons Fuys introduces students to math word problems via students' literature. His method is to have students solve word problems created by other students. Students tell their own story problems, write their own, and even publish their own, often sharing them across classes.