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| Jeanette Parker
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Curriculum and Instruction |
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| Department:
Curriculum and Instruction |
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Professor Emeritus |
Degrees Held:
B.A., Liberal Arts (Spanish/French), Louisiana State University, 1955
M.A., Elementary Education, University of Southwestern Louisiana,1972
Ed.S., Gifted Child Education, University of South Florida, 1977
Ed.D., Education of the Gifted, University of Georgia, 1979
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| Role:
Retired 2004 (formerly Director, Center for Gifted Education, and PK-16+ Coordinator) |
| Email:
parker@louisiana.edu |
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| Areas of Teaching |
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Gifted education
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| Research Interests |
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Gifted education, professional standards, creativity, leadership development, educational reform
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| Professional Organizations (National, State, Local) |
Member: Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Delta Kappa, National Association for Gifted Children, Council for Exceptional Children, The Association for the Gifted, Association for Gifted and Talented Students
Chair, Bylaws Committee, Louisiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, 2002-2003
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| Selected Publications (Type and Year) |
Publications:
Books and Monographs:
Parker, J. P. (1989). Instructional strategies for teaching the gifted. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Standards for graduate programs in gifted education (1995). Official position paper of the National Association for Gifted Children. Washington, DC: National Association for Gifted Children.
Parker, J. P. (2003). NAGC 2003-2004 directory of graduate degree programs and services in gifted and talented education. Washington, DC: National Association for Gifted Children.
Parker, J. P., & Begnaud, L. G. (2003). Developing creative leadership. Portsmouth, NH: Teacher Ideas Press.
Selected Journal Articles:
Parker, J. P. (1996). Standards for personnel preparation in gifted education: A brief history. Gifted Child Quarterly, 40, 158-164.
Parker, J. P. (1998). The Torrance Creative Scholars Program. Roeper Review, 21, 32-35.
Parker, J. P. (1998). Summer programs for academically and creatively talented youth: Part one: Exemplary statewide programs. Association for Gifted and Talented students Digest, 10-11.
Parker, J. (1999). Invited review of Burke, K. (1997). Designing Professional Portfolios for Change. (Arlington Heights, IL: IRI/Sky Light Training and Publishing, Inc.) Roeper Review, 21, 232.
Other Research in Progress:
Member, Editorial Advisory Board:
Roeper Review
Understanding Our Gifted
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| Selected Presentations (Type and Year) |
Parker, J. (1996, November 1). Master of Education in Gifted Education, University of Southwestern Louisiana. Invited presentation for Professional Development Division Showcase, National Association for Gifted Children, Indianapolis.
Parker, J. (1996, November 3). Toward Excellence: Professional Standards for Personnel Preparation in Gifted Education. National Association for Gifted Children, Indianapolis.
Parker, J. (1996, November 4.) Training gifted leadership for the future. National Association for Gifted Children, Indianapolis.
Parker, J. (2000, November 3). A futuristic approach to leadership development. National Association for Gifted Children, Atlanta.
Parker, J. (2000, November 5). Fostering creativity in the home. National Association for Gifted Children, Atlanta.
Parker, J. P. (1997, November 7). Leadership development in gifted education: A standards-based model for personnel preparation. National Association for Gifted Children, Little Rock.
Parker, J. P. (1997, November 8). The Louisiana Creative Scholars Program. National Association for Gifted Children, Little Rock.
Parker, J. P. (1998, November 13). Leadership development in gifted education: A standards-based model for personnel preparation. Louisville, KY: National Association for Gifted Children.
Parker, J. P. (1999, November 5). NAGC Standards as a Basis for Accredited Graduate Programs in Gifted Education. National Association for Gifted Children, Albuquerque.
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| Grants |
Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education: Scholarship grants for Creative Scholars and Summer Scholars Residential Programs:
1994-2001: $275,000
Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation: Scholarship and public relations grants for Creative Scholars and Summer Scholars Residential Programs:
1994-2000: $138,000
Title II/CITAL (Redesign Grant):
2000-2004: $240,000
(BESE Induction Grant):
2000-2002: $25,000
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| School/Community Outreach |
Vision Lafayette (civic project): Editor for final report, 1986-87
Lafayette Chamber of Commerce:
Coordinating Editor, National Accreditation Reports (1988, 1996, 2001)
Member and Junior Warden, Episcopal Church of the Ascension Vestry (2003-2005) |
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| Committee Memberships (Department, College, University) |
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| Awards |
John Curtis Gowan Research Prize, awarded by National Association for Gifted Children, 1979.
Listed in Who`s Who of American Women, 1983.
USL Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor Award, Spring 1986.
Excellence in Education Award, Association for Gifted and Talented Students, March 1989.
Torrance Research Fellow (University of Georgia, 1989-1994)
USL Blue Key dedication, 1991-1992.
Blue Key Alumni Faculty Excellence Award, 1995
Torrance Center Research Associate (University of Georgia, 1997-2002)
Doris and Mike Aderman/BORSF Endowed Professorship, 1995-2004
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