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SERVICE
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Extramural
Leadership
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Dates |
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1.
International Organizations |
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a.
World Council on the Gifted and
Talented (WCGT)
Planning
Committee for Portuguese Conference
Curriculum
Committee
Research
Committee
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1986-Present
1986
1987-1991
1987-1991,
1995-Present
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b.
The Leonardo Trust (London, England)
Advisory
Board
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1981-1985 |
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c.
MENSA Programs for Youth
Advisory
Board
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1983-1986 |
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d.
Parent Support Group for Gifted
Education in Hong Kong
Honorary
mentor and Consultant
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1994-1999 |
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e.
Steering Commitee for China-U.S.
Conference on Education
Co-sponsored
by Global Interactions, Inc. and China
International
Conference Center for Science and Technology
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1996-1997
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f.
American Logos Foundation
Board
of Directors
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1997-2000 |
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c.
Niños Brilliantes School
Advisory
Board
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1998- Present
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2.
National
Organizations |
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a.
National Association for Gifted
Children (NAGC)
Board
of Directors (elected) (resigned in 1989)
Secretary
Organizational
Liaison Committee
Chairperson,
Master's Committee, of the
Professional
Training Committee
Curriculum
Committee
Committee
on Diverse Populations
Professional
Training Committee
Legislative
Liaison Committee
Awards
and Scholarships
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1972-1989
1979-1983
1979-1985
1980-1983
1981-1990
1983-1984
1983-1985
1987-1987
1987-1989 |
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b.
The Association for the Gifted
(TAG), a division of
the
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Nomination
Committee
Gifted
Handicapped Committee
Chairperson,
Culturally Different Committee
Program
Advisory Committee for CEC/TAG
Topical
Conference
Secretary
Diversity
Project Writer
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1975-1976
1976-1979
1977-1981
1980-1981
1981-1983
1998-Present |
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c.
National Center for the Gifted
(NCG)
Advisory
Board
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1980-1982 |
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d.
Association for Children with Learning
Disabilities (ACLD)
Program
Committee
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1983-1984 |
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3.
State Organizations and Agencies
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a.
Arizona Association for the Gifted
and Talented (AAGT)
Board
of Directors (elected)
Corresponding
Secretary
Chairperson,
Teacher Certification Committee
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1981-1987
1981-1982
1983-1986 |
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b.
Task Force for Gifted Concerns
(Appointed
by Arizona State Board of Education, made
a
standing
committee and renamed Advisory Committee
on
Gifted
Concerns)
Teacher
Endorsement Committee
Chair,
Special Populations Study Team
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1985-1989
1985-1986
1986-1987
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c.
Arizona Department of Education
Editor,
Gifted Program Guidelines and Handbook
Member,
Gifted Program Advisory Committee
Member,
Task Force to Revise Gifted Program
Guidelines
and Handbook
Advisor
to State Consultant for Gifted Programs
on
implementation
of regulations for identification of
gifted
students, development of scope and sequence
documents,
and teacher endorsement standards
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1981-1982
1981-1983
1985-1986
1985-1989
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d.
New Mexico Department of Education
Member,
Task Force to Develop Rules and
Regulations
for Programs for Gifted Students
Member,
Task Force to Revise Rules and
Regulations
for Programs for Gifted Students
Ad
Hoc Member, Task Force on Identification
of
Gifted
Minorities
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1978-1979
1980
1998-2000 |
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4.
Community Agencies and Organizations
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a.
Tucson Unified School District
(TUSD)
Advisor,
Curriculum Development project for Gifted
and
Talented Education (GATE) Program
High
School Task Force (Commissioned by the
Governing Board)
High
School Task Force Re-Review
GATE
Review Committee (appointed by the Superintendent)
Advisory
Review Committee for Civil Rights Compliance
of
University
High School (UHS), a school for gifted
students
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1982-1991
1983-1984
1984-1985
1986-1987
1987-1989 |
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b.
Satori:
A Pre-School for Gifted Students
Advisory
Board
Seminars
for parents
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1986-1999
1986 |
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c.
Self-Directions School
Advisor
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1986-1987 |
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d.
Arts Genesis, Inc.
Board
of Directors
Secretary
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1994-1997
1995-1997 |
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e.
Cholla High School Magnet
Advisory
Board
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1997-Present
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Extramural
Service and Consultation
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Dates |
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1.
International Agencies |
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a.
Department of Defense Dependents
Schools, Pacific Region
Assisted
in development of a handbook for teachers
of
gifted students, held in the Philippine
Islands
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1985 |
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b.
Opportunity Speaks (Toronto, Canada)
Presented
seminars for teachers of gifted students
in Ontario
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1984-1986 |
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c.
Chace Community School (London,
England)
Provided
one week of training for psychologists
and
teachers
implementing the DISCOVER assessment
with
children ages 2 through 14.
Continuing consultation
on
development and evaluation of Multiple
Intelligences Theory
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1995 |
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d.
Instituto de Investigacion y Educacion
del Talento
(Mexico
City, Mexico)
Conducted
workshops on use of DISCOVER assessment
for
psychologists
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1996 |
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e.
China Institute of Promoting Eminent
Teachers Experience, Beijing, China
Conducted
workshops on Problem Solving and the DISCOVER
model,
created a cooperative research/demonstration
project
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2000
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2.
National
Organizations and Agencies |
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a.
Leadership Training Institute
(LTI) on the Gifted and Talented,
Los
Angeles, California
Conducted
workshops contracted through the LTI with
local
school districts on various topics related
to
education
of gifted students
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1975-1977 |
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b.
The Council for Exceptional Children
Reviewed
training materials, developed concept
papers
related
to identification of gifted minority students,
reviewed
fact sheets on topics related to education
of
the
gifted, assisted in designing legislation
for
programs
for the gifted
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1976-1980 |
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c.
Office of Gifted and Talented,
USOE, DHEW
Completed
various tasks, including writing requests
for
proposals,
conducting on-site visitations, and reviewing
proposals
for possible funding
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1976-1981 |
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d.
American Association for the Advancement
of Science (AAAS)
Presented
seminars for and participated in various
activities
for the Project on the Handicapped in
Science
(e.g.,
Role Model Project, Barriers Conference,
Science
Teachers
Conference)
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1978-1979 |
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e.
The Foundation for Exceptional
Children
Developed
concept papers for proposals related to
education
of gifted minority students
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1981 |
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f.
National Catholic Education Association
(NCEA)
Assisted
in development of a monograph on education
of
the
gifted, advised executive director for
special education,
presented
seminars at two national conventions on
various
aspects of education for the gifted
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1984-1986
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g.
National Association of Secondary
School Principals (NASSP)
Presented
seminar on curriculum development for
programs
for
the gifted
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1985 |
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h.
The Council for Exceptional
Children — Division for Early
Childhood
and The Association for the Gifted.
Co-Directed
a series of activities designed to identify
and
communicate
to educators what are developmentally
appropriate
practices for nurturing giftedness in
young
children.
Activities have included attending
a symposium with
award-wining
teachers and administrators,
planning and presenting
at
institutes on the east and west coasts,
and co-authoring
(with
Margaret King) a monograph, and assisting
in the production
of
a videotape, and writing fact sheets and
other products
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1995-2000 |
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i.
U. S. Department of Education
Office
for Civil Rights
Conducted
workshop/symposium on access to special
programs
for gifted students for language minority
students
Continuing
consultations with regional OCR offices
in
Chicago,
Seattle, and Denver.
Conducting cooperative
projects
with Denver office.
Conducted seminar for
Washington,
DC office
Javits
Gifted and Talented Education Program
and Office
of
Bilingual Education and Minority Affairs
Attended
meeting for leaders from bilingual education
and
education
of the gifted.
Continuing in advisory role for
cooperative
projects
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1996-Present
1997-2000
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3.
Colleges and Universities
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a.
University of Kentucky
Assisted
in development of videotapes and training
materials
for satellite programs related to education
of
gifted
students
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1979 |
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b.
University of New Mexico
Assisted
in completion of research/evaluation project
to
determine
predictors of successful teachers of gifted
students
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1981-1982 |
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c.
University of South Florida
Developed
items for master teachers of the gifted
competency
exams administered by the State of Florida
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1985-1986
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d.
Lamar University
Assisted
in preparation of continuing federal research
and
development
project (STEP-UP).
Consultant to Project
Director,
Dr. Dorothy Sisk, and Contact Person or
Arizona sites
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1990-1993 |
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e.
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Consulted
with Krongold Center for Exceptional Students
in
development
and implementation of research projects
and
coursework
in education of the gifted.
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1994-Present |
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f.
Arabian Gulf University, Manama,
Bahrain
Assisted
with implementation of cooperative research
projects
on
problem solving abilities.
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1994-Present
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g.
Curtin University of Technology,
Perth, Western Australia
Provided
training and on-going assistance in cross-cultural
research
on problem solving and creativity.
Served on a
dissertation
review committee
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1994-2000
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h.
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok,
Thailand
Hosted
faculty and doctoral students for two
visits, including
assistance
with a doctoral dissertation related to
my writing
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1996
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i.
University of Colorado at Denver
Presented
a two-day seminar on the DISCOVER preschool
assessment
and curriculum for parents, teachers,
and preservice
educators
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1995 |
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j.
Ohio University
Provided
workshops on assessing strengths of young
children,
recognizing
giftedness in young children, and developing
multiple
intelligences
for the Early Childhood Network.
Assisted in
developing
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