Kristen R. Stephens

Journal article Psychology in the Schools · October 1, 2020 Education laws and policies serve to guide the way programs and services are implemented in schools. The transition from law or policy to implementation can be fraught with complications that impact the education system across many levels. According to Vie ... Full text Cite

Teacher Dispositions and Their Impact on Implementation Practices for the Gifted

Journal article Gifted Child Today · October 1, 2019 Teacher dispositions have become an important consideration in the preparation and evaluation of teachers. Often considered in combination with demonstrated knowledge and skills, educator preparation programs across the country have been tasked by accredit ... Full text Cite

Federal and State Response to the Gifted and Talented

Journal article Journal of Applied School Psychology · October 1, 2011 Federal and state response to the educational needs of gifted students has been intermittent and permissive. The lack of cohesive and comprehensive policies pertaining to identification and programming for these students has created a disparity in services ... Full text Cite

Next generation education: Narratives for the 21st century

Journal article Journal of Education, Informatics, and Cybernetics · 2010 Students in today’s classrooms have grown up using an array of technology tools and applications. For educators in the information age, technological literacy is critical. The potential of digital storytelling as an instructional tool for teachers and stud ... Cite

Incorporating Service Learning Into Leadership Education: Duke TIP's Leadership Institute.

Journal article Gifted Child Today · 2004 Deals with the Duke University Talent Identification Program's Leadership Institute, an intensive exploration of the integration of service learning into gifted leadership education. Benefits of service learning; Framework of leadership theory; Impact of t ... Full text Link to item Cite

Gender Differences in Creativity among American Indian Third and Fourth Grade Students.

Journal article Journal of American Indian Education · 2001 A study investigated gender differences in five areas of creativity among 165 third- and fourth-grade American Indian students attending Choctaw reservation schools. Girls obtained higher scores than boys across all subtests, with significant differences i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Certification and Specialized Competencies for Teachers in Gifted Education Programs.

Journal article Roeper Review · 2000 Focuses on the certification and specialized competencies for teachers in gifted education programs in the United States. Inclusion of fine and performing arts to the focus of certification programs; General areas of knowledge covered by gifted education p ... Link to item Cite

Classroom to Community: Student Products as the Link.

Journal article Gifted Child Today · 2000 This article discusses using student products to facilitate a strong link between gifted education and the community to secure support and increase understanding for the necessity of stimulating and enriching our nation's exceptional children. Guidelines f ... Full text Link to item Cite

Gifted Education and the Law.

Journal article Gifted Child Today · 2000 This article reviews federal and state initiatives regarding gifted education. It summarizes state court decisions pertaining to gifted education and cases involving federal constitutional rights and statues. State constitutional rights and statutes are di ... Link to item Cite

A principal's guide to fundraising

Journal article Principal (Reston, Va.) · 2000 Part of a special section on school fund-raising. School principals who are seeking supplemental funding should consider an approach known as fund development. Although long practiced by universities and colleges, fund development is seldom undertaken by e ... Link to item Cite

State Definitions for the Gifted and Talented Revisited.

Journal article Exceptional Children · 2000 This article presents a brief history of the transition of the federal definition for students who are gifted and talented, as well as a description of other definitions that have affected state definitions. A review of state definitions in 1990 and 1998 i ... Link to item Cite

Use of nonverbal measures of intelligence in identification of culturally diverse gifted students...

Journal article Perceptual & Motor Skills · June 1, 1999 Presents a study which identified culturally diverse, potentially gifted students in rural areas. Administration of the Culture-Fair Intelligence Test, Raven Standard Progressive Matrices and the Naglieri Nonverbal Abilities Test to students in Grades 3 th ... Cite

Fund Development: An Untapped Resource for Gifted Education.

Journal article Gifted Child Today Magazine · 1999 Offers strategies for teachers of the gifted to increase their budgets through fund development, including annual giving, capital campaigns, endowments, and planned giving, such as irrevocable and revocable charitable gifts. Teachers are urged to do resear ... Full text Link to item Cite

Lead the Way to Leadership Education.

Journal article Education Digest · 1999 Discusses the leadership training of children in schools. Importance of leadership development; How leadership concepts can be infused into the existing curriculum. ... Link to item Cite

Creative Ways To Raise Money for Your Gifted Program.

Journal article Gifted Child Today Magazine · 1999 Discusses strategies for fundraising for gifted-education programs. Advocates are urged to get necessary permission and legal advice, select a creative idea for fundraising, set a goal, focus on an appropriate timeline for planning and implementing, drafti ... Full text Link to item Cite

Parents of the Gifted and Talented: The Forgotten Partner.

Journal article Gifted Child Today Magazine · 1999 Discusses how educators can provide parents of gifted students with the skills, knowledge, and assistance necessary to nurture their children's social, emotional, and intellectual development. Strategies include developing parent workshops, encouraging par ... Full text Link to item Cite

Parents and Teachers Working Together for Advocacy through Public Relations.

Journal article Gifted Child Today Magazine · 1999 Offers guidance for parents, teachers, and other advocates for gifted education on the use of public relations to increase local, state, and national support. Topics covered include the importance of using the media, state-level strategies, targeting the a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Planning for the Future: Leadership Education in the Schools.

Journal article Educational Horizons · 1999 A model for developing leadership in elementary-secondary education includes infusion of leadership skills and concepts into curricula, training of teachers in the leadership development of youth, and providing mentoring experiences with community leaders. ... Link to item Cite

Residential Math and Science High Schools: A Closer Look

Journal article Journal of Secondary Gifted Education · 1999 Provides an informative profile of the students, faculty, and curricula of each of the 11 state-supported, residential math and science high schools in the United States. The variety of programming models and extracurricular opportunities offered among the ... Full text Link to item Cite

Product Development for Gifted Students: Formulation to Reflection.

Journal article Gifted Child Today Magazine · 1996 This article offers suggestions to help gifted students develop quality products that demonstrate their research and learning experiences. It stresses the importance of a timeline, selection of media, demonstration of higher level thinking skills, communic ... Full text Link to item Cite

Teaching technology: Multimedia presentations in the...

Journal article Gifted Child Today Looks at the benefits of using multimedia presentations with gifted students. Classes offered by the University of Southern Mississippi; How the classes were conducted; Benefits to students; Improved student interaction. ... Full text Link to item Cite