 |
No News |
 |
| Sally Dobyns
|
|
|
| |
| |
Curriculum and Instruction |
|
| Department:
Curriculum and Instruction |
| Rank:
Associate Professor |
| Degrees Held:
Ph. D. Special Education - Gifted, The University of Connecticut, 1992
M.A. Gifted Education, The University of Connecticut, 1991
B.A. English and Social Studies Education, Morehead State University, 1973
|
| Office:
Foster Hall Room 213 |
| Phone:
337- 482-6701 |
Role:
Director, Center for Gifted Education
Director, Louisiana Lagniappe Institute for Enrichment |
| Email:
dobyns@louisiana.edu |
| Website:
|
| Office Hours:
Monday, 1:30 – 5:00; Tuesday, 1:00 – 4:30; Thursday, 1:00 – 4:00. |
|
| |
| Areas of Teaching |
Gifted Child Education, National Board Certification Support, and Social Studies Education. |
| |
| Research Interests |
Gifted education, professional development for teachers, gifted children in the general education setting, gifted education pedagogy in the general education setting. |
| |
| Professional Organizations (National, State, Local) |
Phi Delta Kappa
National Association for Gifted Children
(Chair, Curriculum Studies Division 1999-2003)
Council for Exceptional Children
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
National Council for the Social Studies
Association for Gifted and Talented Students of Louisiana
(Vice President for Conferences). |
| |
| Selected Publications (Type and Year) |
Books and Monographs
Westberg, K. L., Archambault, F. X., Jr., Dobyns, S. M., & Salvin, T. J. (July 1993). An observational study of instructional and curricular practices used with gifted and talented students in regular classrooms. Research Monograph 93104, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Selected Journal Articles
Dobyns, S. M. (2004). A conversation about the “good old days” that weren’t really all that ‘good’! IMPACT, 16 (2), p. 7.
Dack, G. H., Dobyns, S. M., & Ford, M. J. (2002). Literature, differentiated instruction, and the internet. In D. A. Willis, J. Price, & N. Davis (Eds.), Information Technology and Teacher Education Annual: Vol. 3 (pp. 1889-1890). Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education (AACE).
Dack, G. H., Dobyns, S. M. & Ford, M. J. (2002). Social studies, lesson development, and genealogy. In J. Willis (Ed.), Technology and Teacher Education Annual 2002. Charlottesville, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education (AACE).
Ford, M. J., Dobyns, S. M., & Dack, G. H. (2002). Social studies, lesson development, and genealogy. Computers in the Social Studies Journal [Online], 10 (2). Reprinted with permission from SITE 2002 – Information Technology and Teacher Education Annual (CD-ROM edition), 2002, Association for Advancement of Computing in Education, Charlottesville, VA.
Dobyns, S., Poe, V., & Ford, M. J. (1998). Literature and the Internet: Powerful tools for the study of cultures. IMPACT, 7 (2), 1-5.
Ford, M. J., Dobyns, S., & Poe, V. (1997). Using the internet and children`s literature to understand cultures. Computers in the Social Studies Journal, 5 (5). Reprinted with permission from Technology and Teacher Education Annual, 1997, Association for Advancement of Computing in Education, Charlottesville, VA.
Ford, M. J., Dobyns, S. M., & Poe, V. L. (1997). Using the Internet and Children’s Literature to Understand Cultures. Technology and Teacher Education Annual 1997, 172 - 175.
&n
|
| |
| Selected Presentations (Type and Year) |
International Conferences
International Social Studies Conference, University of Sydney, with M. J. Ford and V. Poe, (August 1997) Connecting Cultures through Social Studies, Literature and the Internet. Sydney, Australia
World Congress on Education of Gifted and Talented (August 1993) The Classroom Practices Observational Study. Toronto, Canada
National Conferences
National Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention (November, 2002). Denver, CO
National Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention (November, 2001). Cincinnati, OH
National Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention (November, 2000). State Standards: Dream Come True Or Nightmare? Atlanta, GA
National Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention (November, 2000). State Standards: High-End Learning for Low-Achieving Students. Atlanta, GA
National Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention (November, 2000). Enhancing the Longevity of Curriculum Differentiation. Atlanta, GA
National Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention (November, 2000). How to Integrate Creativity Training into Your History Class. Atlanta, GA
National Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention (November, 1999). Creating a Climate for Creativity, Albuquerque, NM
National Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention (November, 1999). Are We Preparing Our Teachers for Gifted Learners? Albuquerque, NM
|
| |
| Grants |
|
Not specified
|
| |
| School/Community Outreach |
|
Member, Board of Trustees, Ascension Day School, 1998-2001
|
| |
| Committee Memberships (Department, College, University) |
|
Not specified
|
| |
| Awards |
May 2000 Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Louisiana- Lafayette Foundation
Outstanding Teacher, College of Education, University
of Louisiana-Lafayette
Nov. 1991 Doctoral Student Award, National Association for Gifted Children
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
 |
