February, 2006
PERSONAL
INFORMATION
Joyce VanTassel-Baska
Office
Home
College
of William and Mary
128 Harvest Circle
Center for Gifted
Education
Williamsburg, VA
23185
P.O.
Box 8795
(757) 220-2451
(757) 221-2362
Position:
Jody and Layton Smith Professor in Education, School of Education;
Executive Director, Center for Gifted Education
Ed.D.
University of
Toledo
1981
M.A.
University of
Toledo
1969
M.E.
University of
Toledo
1969
B.E.
University of
Toledo
1966
2002-present
The College of William and Mary; The Jody and Layton Smith Professor of
Education, School of Education; Executive Director, Center for Gifted
Education.
1991-2002
The College of
William and Mary; The Jody and Layton
Smith Professor of Education, School of Education; Director, Center for Gifted
Education.
1987-1991
The College of
William and Mary; The Jody and Layton
Smith Professor of Education, and Associate Professor of Education; Director,
Center for Gifted Education.
Developed a master's program and a doctoral
program emphasis in gifted education within the educational leadership program.
Developed a Center for Gifted Education that engages in research and
development, outreach, and service to precollegiate gifted learners and their
families. The Center annually supports six graduate students and seven FTE
professionals with a budget ranging from $700,000 to $1,000,000 annually since
1989.
1986-1987
Northwestern University, School of Education and Social Policy; Professor
and Associate Dean for Outreach Services; Director, Center for Talent
Development.
1982-1987
Northwestern University,
School of
Education; Faculty and Director,
Center for Talent Development.
Initiated and developed the
Midwest Talent Search, a project serving an 8-state
region with a budget exceeding $500,000 per year. Developed the Center for
Talent Development, whose mission was to offer programs and services to highly
gifted students, their teachers, and families as well as maintain a research
agenda.
National
Institute of Education,
Singapore,
visiting scholar, 2005.
University
of New South Wales,
Sydney,
Australia, visiting
professor, Fall, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005.
University
of Wisconsin, Eau
Claire, visiting professor, Summer
2000.
Simon
Frasier
University,
Vancouver, British
Columbia,
Canada, visiting professor,
Summer, 1994.
Wolfson
College,
Cambridge
University, visiting scholar, Michaelmas Term, 1993.
Southern
Oregon
State
University, visiting professor,
Summer, 1991.
Michigan
State
University, visiting lecturer,
Summer, 1987.
University
of Arkansas, visiting professor,
Summer, 1986-1987.
Earlham
College, visiting professor, Summer,
1986.
University
of Alaska at
Juneau, visiting professor,
1985.
St.
Xavier University,
visiting lecturer, Summer, 1984.
University
of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill, visiting lecturer, 1982.
Purdue
University, visiting lecturer,
Summer, 1980-1982.
University
of Denver, visiting lecturer, Summer,
1980-1982.
National
College of Education, adjunct
professor, 1979-1982.
Sangamon
State
University, adjunct professor,
1977-1978.
University
of Wisconsin,
Oshkosh, visiting lecturer, Summer,
1977.
Bowling
Green University,
Instructor, 1968-1976.
University
of Toledo, supervisor of student
teachers, 1970-1971.
State Department
Experience
Manager, Grants and Contracts Unit,
Department of Specialized Educational Services,
Illinois Office of Education,
1978-1979.
Director,
Illinois Gifted Program,
Department of Specialized Educational Services,
Illinois Office of Education,
1976-1979.
Public School
Experience
Director, Area 1-South Service Center for
Gifted Education, School District #162, Matteson, Illinois,
1979-1982.
Coordinator
of Programs for Gifted and Talented Students, Toledo Public Schools, 1973-
1976.
Toledo
Public Schools Administrative Intern, 1972-1973.
High
school teacher, English and Latin, Toledo Public Schools, 1965-1972.
Coach,
girls' basketball, track, and tennis, Toledo Public Schools, 1969-1971.
Delegation
Leader, People to People Ambassador Program, (led a delegation of 40 educators
to the People's Republic of
China),
2005.
President's
Award for exceptional work and service on the Journal of World Council on Gifted
& Talented Children, 2005.
Curriculum
award for Civil War Unit, National Association for Gifted Children, 2005.
Outstanding Scholar for Content-based Curriculum for High Ability
Learners, Texas Association for the Gifted, 2004.
National
Association for Gifted Children Curriculum Award, 1997-2005.
University
of Toledo Alumna Foundation,
Distinguished Achievement Award, 2003.
Nominated,
Jefferson Award,
College of
William and Mary, 2003.
International
Mensa Research Award, 2001.
South
Carolina Richard Riley Award for contributions to gifted education, 2001.
Fulbright
lecturer award, New
Zealand. (Series of lectures for educators,
parents, and university faculty), 2000.
United
States Department of Education Science Review Panel designation of Promising Science Curriculum (one of
nine recognized nationally), 2000.
Program
award for career conference unique approach to parent education and evaluation.
United States Department of Education and Labor. School to Work Initiative for
Gifted Students, 1998.
William
and Mary Faculty Research Award, 1998
Distinguished
Scholar, National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), 1997.
Gifted
Education Service Award, Virginia
State Advisory Council on Gifted
Education, 1997.
Who's
Who in America,
1996.
Phi
Beta Kappa award, College of
William and Mary, 1995.
Research
paper award, American Mensa Society, 1995.
Certificate
of Merit, International Council for Exceptional Children, The Association for
the Gifted, 1994.
Dictionary
of International Biography (23rd edition), 1994.
Outstanding
Faculty Award, College of
William and Mary, State Council of
Higher Education in Virginia,
1993.
Visiting
Scholar, Wolfson
College,
Cambridge University,
England, Michaelmas Term, 1993.
Honorary
Membership Award, Colorado
Association for the Gifted, 1993.
Recognition
Award, Ohio Association for the
Gifted, 1993.
Woodward
High School Hall of Fame, 1992.
Paper
of the Year Award (runnerup), Gifted
Child Quarterly, 1992.
William
and Mary Faculty Research Award, 1991.
Virginia
Association for the Educators of the Gifted Lifetime Member Achievement Award,
November, 1991.
National
Association for Gifted Children Board of Directors Service Award, 1991.
Who's
Who in American Education, 1991.
Nominated
for Outstanding Faculty Awards Program, State Council of Higher Education for
Virginia, 1990-1992.
Who's
Who in Staff Development Service for Public and Private Schools, 1988-89.
Eminent
Scholar, College of
William and Mary, 1987-present.
Early
Leader Award, National Association of Gifted Children, November, 1986.
Recognition
award for contributions to gifted education, Illinois State Board of Education,
1982.
Past
Presidents' Award, The Association of the Gifted (TAG), 1982.
Selected
as a National Educational Policy Fellow (EPF), United States Office of
Education, 1979-1980 (declined).
Paul
Witty Fellowship in Gifted Education, 1979.
Recognition
award for contributions as a state director in gifted education, the Area
Service Centers for Gifted Education and local program coordinators in
Illinois, 1979.
Outstanding
Young Woman of 1977 finalist.
Certificate of
Recognition, United
States Office of Education, Office of Gifted
and Talented, 1976.
Recognition
plaque, Council on Instruction, Toledo Public Schools, 1972.
Graduated
cum laude from the
University of
Toledo, 1966.
Phi
Kappa Phi honorary, 1965.
Kappa
Delta Pi education honorary, 1965.
Editor,
Gifted and Talented International.
Research journal of The World Council on the Gifted and Talented. 1997 -
2005.
Book
review editor, Gifted Child
Quarterly. 1997 - present.
Contributing
Editor, Roeper Review, 1989-1993;
reappointed for 3 years; 1993 -1997; reappointed 2000-2003; 2002-2005.
National
Advisory Board, Gifted Education Communicator,
California Association for the
Gifted, 2000-2003.
Editorial
Advisory Board, Roeper Review.
1980-1982; 1997-2000.
Co-Editor,
Current Issues in Gifted Education, a
journal publication of the Center for Gifted Education, 2000.
Editorial Advisory Board, Research
Briefs, Journal for Secondary Education
of Gifted and Talented, 1997.
Editorial
Board, Gifted Child Quarterly,
1995-present.
Editorial
Board, Journal of Advanced
Development, 1989-present.
Manuscript
Review Editor, Gifted Child
Quarterly, 1992-present.
Editorial
Board, Gifted Child Quarterly,
1984-1992.
Editorial
Advisory Board, Critical Issues in Gifted
Education series, ProEd Publications.
Manuscript
Review Editor, Journal for the Education
of the Gifted, 1981-present.
Column
Editor, Understanding the Gifted
Newsletter (4 columns per year), 1989-1991.
Co-Editor
(with A.H. Passow), special issue of Gifted Child Quarterly on curriculum
(1986), 30 (4).
Publisher,
Talent Development Quarterly, Center
for Talent Development, Northwestern University, 1983-1987.
Co-editor,
Connections, newsletter of the Center
for Gifted Education, College of
William and Mary, 1990-1992.
Member
of Publications Committee, Council for
Exceptional Children, 1981-1984.
Manuscript
reviewer for texts on gifted education:
Allyn and Bacon, Houghton-Mifflin, Peacock
Publishing Company, 1985 - present.
Offices in Professional
Societies and National/State Board Appointments
President,
National Association for Gifted Children, 2005-2007
President-elect:
National Association for Gifted Children, 2003-2005
National
Advisory Board, Talent Identification Project (TIP),
Duke
University, 2001 - present
Board
of Directors, National Association of Gifted Children, 2000-2003 (elected
term)
NCATE-trained
examiner, 2004
Co-Chair,
NCATE Task Force on Gifted Education Standards, Joint project of CEC and NAGC,
Washington, DC, 2004-2006
Chair,
State Policy Task Force Group, NAGC, 2004-2006
Universal
Consortium on Learning Links,
Vanderbilt
University,
Nashville,
Tennessee, 2001 - present
Review
panel for National Center Research Projects, Office of Education Research and
Improvement, Washington,
D.C., 2000 - present
National
Advisory Task Force, Texas State Product Standards for the Gifted, Texas
Department of Education, Austin,
TX, 2000 - present
National
Advisory Board, University of
North Carolina Javits
Project, Chapel Hill, NC,1999-present
Joint
task force on teaching as a profession (State Department of Education and State
Council of Higher Education in
Virginia),
2000-2001.
Virginia
Advisory Board on the Gifted and Talented, 1988-1996.
University
of North Carolina Advisory Board on
Gifted Education Policy, 1991-1996.
Professional
Development Committee, Council for Exceptional Children, 1990-1993.
National
Association of Gifted Children (NAGC):
Board
of Directors, 1984-1990; 2000-2009
Finance
Secretary, 1987-1989 (3 year term).
Co-Chair,
Curriculum Committee, 1984-1990.
Awards
Committee, 1984-1987.
Chairperson,
College Courses, NAGC Professional Training Committee, 1981-1985.
Phi
Delta Kappa:
President,
Northwestern Chapter, 1986-1987.
Vice-President
for Research, Northwestern Chapter, 1984-1986.
Board
of Directors, 1982-1983.
Council
for Exceptional Children, The Association for Gifted (TAG):
President
(TAG), 1980.
Chairperson,
Committee of Past Presidents, 1981-1982.
Past
President, 1981.
President-elect,
1979.
Faculty
Advisor, Kappa Delta Pi, College of
William and Mary, 1988-1990.
Education
Council, National Business Consortium, 1981-1984.
Board
of Trustees, Lourdes
High School, Chicago, IL,
1985-1986.
Chairperson
for Regional Conferences, TAG, 1975-1977.
Advisory
Board, University of
Illinois Project for Preschool
Handicapped Gifted (RAPHYT), 1976.
State
of Ohio Advisory Board on the
Gifted and Talented, 1975-1976.
President,
Toledo Area Association for the
Gifted, 1974.
State
Secretary, Ohio Federation of
Teachers, 1972.
Chairperson,
Council on Instruction, Toledo Public Schools, 1971-1972.
President,
Toledo English Association,
1969-1970.
College of William and Mary:
Developed a master's and doctoral program
and related coursework in gifted education; served as program coordinator for
five years; taught twelve different courses in the program, created and taught
four additional special topics courses in the summers from 1989-1994, supervised
practicum students, and directed the development of 29 master's theses and 15
doctoral dissertations (some still in progress); served on twelve other
dissertation committees.
Courses
taught in Curriculum and Instruction Master's program:
Current
Issues in Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment (C&I 590)
Courses
taught in the Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership doctoral program:
Cross
Disciplinary Perspectives in Education (EPPL 604)
Leadership
in Education (EPPL 603)
Gifted
Courses:
Creativity
and Innovation in Education (new course developed, 2003; taught Summer,
2005)
Psychology
and Education of the Gifted Learner (G80)
Curriculum
and Instruction of the Gifted Learner (EPPL 612)
Socioemotional Development and Guidance of the Gifted
(G82)
Gifted
Program Planning, Development, and Evaluation (EPPL 670)
Practicum
in Gifted Education (G84)
Special
topics courses (special summer offerings) (G63)
Thesis
(G60 and C&I 599)
Developmental
Perspectives in Gifted Education (EPPL 650)
Administration
and Policy Issues in Gifted Education Administration (EPPL 712)
Field
Project: Gifted Education (685)
Developmental
Perspectives in Gifted Education (EPPL 650)
Current
Trends and Issues in Gifted Education Administration (EPPL 750)
Research
Seminar in Gifted Education (781)
Dissertation
(800)
Northwestern University:
Trends
and Issues: Gifted Education
Development
of the Gifted
Curriculum
and Instruction for the Gifted
Dissertations completed or in
progress
Service on 34 dissertation committees; 24 as
chair.
McGowan,
S. (in preparation). "The role of professional development in enhancing
teaching." (Chair)
Stambaugh, T. (in preparation). "An exploratory study of Jacob's Ladder
Reading Comprehension programs." (Chair)
Tyler,
K. (approved proposal). "A study of
perceived teacher effectiveness." (Chair)
Worley,
B. (approved proposal). "An
exploratory study of secondary arts schools for the gifted." (Chair)
Ginsberg,
P. (approved proposal). "An exploratory study of the success of
twice-exceptional students in college." (Chair)
Bai, W. (2005). "Developmental strategies and styles of
gifted adolescents and their measurement of gifted students." (Chair)
French,
H. (2005). "The use of Jacob's Ladder to enhance critical thinking abilities in
gifted and promising learners populations." (Chair)
Henshon, S. (2005). "The development of writing talent."
(Chair)
Lampert, S. (2005). "A comparison of the critical thinking dispositions of
arts and non-arts undergraduates." (Committee member)
Quek, C. (2005). "A national study of scientific talent
development in
Singapore."
(Chair)
Wood,
S. (2005). "Gifted and talented adolescents; experiences in school
counseling: A mixed method
investigation." (Committee member)
Chandler,
K. (2004). "A national study of curriculum policy and practice for gifted
students in the fifty states." (Chair)
Whitehead,
J. (2004). "Case studies of African American pastors' wives." (Committee
member)
Fithian, E. (2003) "A study of advanced placement coursetaking patterns in the state of
New Jersey" (Chair)
Friedman,
A. (2003). "The role of student advancement programs in alumni giving patterns."
(Committee member)
Poland,
D. (2003). "A study of curriculum efficiency in Virginia Governors' Schools."
(Chair)
Hopper,
T. (2002). "Case studies of home-schooled gifted students." (Chair)
Gregory-Moye, V. (2002). "Effects of staff development on student
learning." (Committee member)
Hunt,
R. (2002). "An exploratory study of how highly entrepreneurial arts and sciences
faculty negotiate and shape their work environment." (Chair)
Lloyd-Zannini, L. (2002). "A study of school principals'
self-perceptions of personal/professional efficacy and the availability/quality
of gifted programming in their schools." (Chair)
Struck,
J. (2002). "The development of talent: a study of low socioeconomic (SES) and
culturally diverse gifted learners." (Chair)
Little,
C. A. (2001). "The effects of instruction on young children's figurative
competence: A study of metaphor
development." (Chair)
Schenkel, L. (2001). "Optimal educational experiences and
their relationship to self-concept and flow in adolescent high-ability and
gifted students." (Co-chair)
Brown,
E. F. (2001). "A statewide policy implementation study of gifted programs in
North Carolina." (Chair)
Hughes,
C. E. (2000). "A comparative study of teaching critical thinking through
persuasive writing to average, gifted, and students with learning disabilities."
(Chair)
Reardon,
R. M. (2000). "Assessing potential for learning: A factor-analytic study of a
performance-based identification protocol for young, socio-economically
disadvantaged high-ability learners." (Chair)
Avery,
L. D. (1999). "Teacher efficacy and behavior: Their relationship and impact on
student learning." (Chair)
Orton,
W. (1998). "Influences of self in career decision-making among gifted
adolescents attending Governor's School in Science and Technology." (Chair)
Harkins,
L. (1998). "The acculturation process for Kaigaishijo:
A qualitative study of four Japanese students in an American school." (Committee
member)
Richmond,
K. (1996). "Tapping hidden talent: The identification of culturally diverse
students for gifted education programs in the southeastern
United
States."(Committee member)
Shahmouradian, B.J. (1992). "Factors that differentiate
effective principals." (Committee member)
Owen,
D. (1991). "An exploration of patterns of influences shaping rural gifted
students." (Committee member)
West,
K. (1991). "The effects of gifted labeling on siblings of identified gifted
students." (Committee member)
Briley, M. (1990). "A comparative study of student
achievement, program delivery, and teacher training in gifted programs."
(Chair)
Thesis
Work
Service as supervisor of 42 master's
theses.
Beeler, R. (2005), "A study of talent
development in writers: The lives
of Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow."
Evans, B. (2005), "Linking policy to
standards: An analysis of
state-level identification policies and their relationship to proposed NCATE
gifted education standards."
Halter, Jill (2005). "A study of mathematical
attitudes among gifted learners."
Hatok, Tim (2005 ). "Exploring the academic and
affective impact pull-out programs have on gifted students."
Nason, K. (2005).
"Reading between the lines:
Gifted third culture kids, their experiences, and how teachers can
help."
Taylor, R. (2005). "Contact: The Powhatans
and the Colonists."
Chee, A. L. (2004). "Service learning for the gifted."
Lee,
Florence (2004). "A follow-up
study of Raffles
School graduates on the impact of the
gifted pr
