Sally Walker, Ph.D. -- Vita

  

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EDUCATION Ph.D.: LaSalle University M,S.: Northern Illinois University B.S.: Cornell College TEACHING Rockford College, Gifted education and assessment, 1989 to present Rock Valley College Northern Illinois University Lab School Classroom teacher - Elementary education, Centralized gifted program HONORS/OFFICES • Illinois Association for Gifted Children (IAGC), Executive Director • Chair, Illinois Gifted Education Conference • Chair, Illinois State Task Force on Early Identification and Intervention of Young, Gifted Children • Who's Who in American Education PUBLISHED BOOKS--IN PRINT A PARENT HOME PORTFOLIO, MAKING MEMORIES. Marion, IL: Pieces of Learning. Co-author. SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR PARENTS OF GIFTED CHILDREN. (2002, 1991). Minneapolis: Free Spirit Press. TEACHING PRIMARY GIFTED CHILDREN IN THE REGULAR CLASSROOM. (1997). Minneapolis: Free Spirit Press. Co-author. PUBLISHED ARTICLES February 2003, IAGC Journal, Curriculum: What is it? How do you know if it is quality? February 2002, IAGC Journal, Creativity: What is it? What does it look like? March 2001, Parenting for High Potential, A Mother‚Äôs Dilemma. February 2001, IAGC Journal, Differentiation, Not a Quick Fix or Easy Answer. March 2000, Parentguide, Bright Ideas: Common Characteristics of Gifted Children. Spring 2000, IAGC Journal, Making Gifted in the Regular Classroom Work. Fall 1999, Communicator, California Association for the Gifted, Advocating for Young Gifted Children at School. March/April, 1996, Understanding Our Gifted, Interviews from the Field. Winter 1996, IAGC The Journal, Portfolio, Working for Improvement.November/December, 1994, Understanding Our Gifted. Tactics. Winter 1994, Parent-Community News. (Newsletter from the National Association for Gifted Children), The Perfection Infection. Winter 1993/94, The Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, Parenting Talented Children and Adolescents, Volume V, Number 2. Winter 1993, Parent-Community News, Parenting Gifted Children Fall 1992, Gifted Education Press, Training Teachers to Work with Gifted Children: Making the Most Effective Use of Differentiated Teaching and Learning Times
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