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J o yce E. Jun tun e

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Educational B. A. elementary education major, music minor

Background

1976 - 1978 St. Cloud University St. Cloud, MN

M. S. curriculum and instruction

1979 1981 State University College at Buffalo Buffalo, NY

Certificate in Creative Studies

1994 - 1997 Texas A&M University College Station, TX

Ph.D. educational psychology (focus area: intelligence, giftedness, creativity)

Professional 2010 - present Texas A&M University College Station, TX

Instructional Associate Professor

Experience

1997 2010

Lecturer

teach graduate level courses in the areas of intelligence, child and

adolescent development, educational psychology, giftedness, and

creativity

teach undergraduate courses in child development and creativity

serve on Master and Doctoral student advisement committees

1998 2010

Certified trainer for deBono s Six Hats, Lateral Thinking and

Direct Attention Thinking Tools (DATT )

provide training on the Six Hats, Lateral Thinking and Direct Attention,

Thinking Tools for education, business

1976 - present

Educational consultant

provide training in the areas of instructional improvement, creativity,

thinking development, and gifted education

2004 2009 Texas A&M University College Station, TX

Executive Director, Institute for Applied Creativity

initiate research and projects that bring creativity into K-12 education

expand the undergraduate and graduate coursework in the area of

creative studies

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direct the research and education activities of the Instititue

2001 2007 Texas A&M University College Station, TX

Progam Director - ICE

organize and provide instruction in the summer training courses on

Innovation and Creativity in Education (ICE

1989 - 1996 American Creativity Assn. St. Paul, MN

Executive Director

planned the meetings & convention, involved the membership in sharing

ideas & research relating to creativity

was a member of the founding committee who had the responsibility for

designing and setting up this organization

1979 - 1989 National Assn. for Gifted Children St. Paul, MN

Executive Director

planned the meetings & convention, involved the membership in sharing

ideas & research on gifted education

1982 - 1988 Creative Problem Solving Institute Buffalo, NY

Facilitation Training Instructor

trained the instructors for the Institute in the techniques and processes

needed for teaching the Creative Problem Solving method to people from

education, corporations, and government

1977 -1981 Creative Problem Solving Institute Buffalo, NY

Instructor

trained participants in the Creative Problem Solving method and its

applications to their personal and professional lives

1975 - 1980 Mounds View School District St. Paul, MN

Director of Project REACH (funded Title IVc program)

designed and implemented a program for content-based thinking

development

1966 - 1974 school districts in Minnesota & California

Classroom Teacher

taught students from nursery school age through middle school age

taught in districts that were inner city, suburban, and in migrant areas

Research 2009 present Research study on Verbal-Nonverbal Intelligence Gaps in

Activities Children from Poverty, El Paso ISD.

2008 2009, Mixed Methods study on Verbal-Nonverbal Intelligence Gaps

in Children from Poverty

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2006 Qualitative Study on perceptions of giftedness, creativity and

innovation across cultures.

2004 2006, Survey Research Study on perceptions of creativity among

college undergraduate students

2001 2004, Qualitative Study on perceptions of gifted students concerning

giftedness and school based services

2000, Qualitative Study on the perceptions of middle school parents on what

makes a good gifted program at the middle school level.

1998 2000, Qualitative Study on the use of talent pools in gifted programs

1998 1999, Qualitative Study on the level of understanding of giftedness of

identified fifth graders

1998 1999, Qualitative Study on gifted middle school students attending

summer programs for the gifted

1998 2001, Qualitative Study on developing a K-12 curriculum framework

for a district level gifted program

1998 2000, Quantitative Study on the Correlation of Screening Activities

with Identification Testing for Gifted Programs

1996 - 1997, Qualitative Study on the Planning and Implementation of a

Gifted Magnet Program into an Established Middle School

1982, Qualitative Study on the Social and Emotional Difficulties of Being

Gifted

1978, Quantitative Study of the Effects of Staff Development on the Higher

Order Thinking Abilities of Elementary School Students

Publications 2011, Another look at high-ability students from low SES populations, (with F.

Kaya & S. Ramos). Tempo, vol. 31 no.4. (peer-reviewed)

2009, Recent trends in gifted identification in Texas (with Russell Warne)

Tempo, vol. 29 no.4. (peer-reviewed)

2009, Internships. In B. Kerr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity,

and Talent Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc. (peer-reviewed)

2009, Presidential Scholars. In B. Kerr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Giftedness,

Creativity, and Talent Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc. (peer-

reviewed)

2009, Structure of Intellect. In B. Kerr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Giftedness,

Creativity, and Talent Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc. (peer-

reviewed)

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2009, Theory of Positive Disintegration. In B. Kerr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of

Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications,

Inc. (peer-reviewed)

2008, History of Gifted Education in Texas.(with S. Tyrrell) in TAGT Research

Division (Ed.), The State of Gifted Education in Texas Report, Austin, TX:

Texas Association for Gifted and Talented. (peer-reviewed)

2006, Developing critical thinking within the content areas: A handbook for

teachers, Moose Lake, MN: Creativity Services.

2003, Purposeful professional development: Planning positive experiences

for teachers of the gifted and talented, with M. Wycoff, W. R. Nash, and L.

Mackay. Gifted Child Today.vol. 26. no 4. (peer-reviewed)

2002, The role of handholders, FOCUS, vol. 14. no. 2.

2002, Our greatest asset: Human capital, FOCUS, vol. 14. no. 2.

2001, Reaching our young leaders, FOCUS, vol. 13. no. 5.

2001, Gifted Education for the Classroom Teacher: A classroom handbook,

Moose Lake, MN: Creativity Services

2000, Grids and formats for creative thinking: A guide for the classroom,

Moose Lake, MN: Creativity Services.

1999, Blending a middle school magnet program for gifted students with a

regular middle school program, with W. R. Nash. NASSP Bulletin, vol. 83, no.

609. (peer-reviewed)

1999, Moving beyond the creative thinking skills, Tempo, vol. 19 no.3. (peer-

reviewed)

1998, The In-House Staff Development Model: A plan for effective change,

Tempo, vol. 18 no. 2. (peer-reviewed)

1992, Making thinking visible, with Edie Dougherty, Circle Pines, MN: 120

Creative Corner.

1990, Creative thinking across the curriculum, Circle Pines, MN: 120 Creative

Corner.

1988, The pride of Nebraska: Gifted education, Satorion, Nebraska

Association for Gifted.

1987, Developing thinking in the classroom, Challenge Magazine, November,

December issue.

1986, The Role of the National Association for Gifted Children in the

Development of Gifted Education, with J. Feldhusen, Gifted Education

International, W inter issue (peer-reviewed)

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1982, Myth: The Gifted Constitutes a Single Homogeneous Group, Gifted

Child Quarterly, vol.26, no. 1. (peer-reviewed)

1981, Successful Programs for the Gifted and Talented, St. Paul, MN:

National Assocation for Gifted Children.

1979, Project REACH: A teacher training program, Gifted Child Quarterly,

vol.23, no. 3. (peer-reviewed)

Funded Projects 2012, (Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales) scoring and analysis for El

Paso ISD ($16,000).

2011, (Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales) scoring and analysis for El

Paso ISD ($16,000).

2009, RIAS (Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales) scoring and analysis

for El Paso ISD ($23,000).

2008 2009 Building Verbal Intelligence with Creative Thinking Strategies

Department of CEHD, Texas A&M University, $5,000.

2006 2007, Fadcilitaing the planning and writing of a new Five Year Plan

for Gifted Education in Spring Branch ISD. Houston, TX ($11,000)

2005 2006, Fadcilitaing the planning and writing of a new Five Year Plan

for Gifted Education in Fort Bend ISD. Sugar Land, TX ($11,000)

2005, In-depth traiing for gifted education resource teachers, Montogomery

ISD, TX ($6000)

2005, Trainer of trainer model for creative thinking, Mission CISD, TX ($6000)

2004 2005, Development of new 5 year plans for district level gifted

program services:

Clear Creek ISD, TX ($7500)

Killeen ISD, TX ($3000)

Bryan ISD, TX ($3000)

Ysleta ISD, TX ($3000)

2002 2003, Development of an Individualized K-3 Gifted Program, Round

Rock ISD, TX ($15,000)

2003 Development of an Expanded Services Model for Gifted Students,

Conroe ISD, TX ($7,000)

2001 2002, Qualitative Evaluation of the Gifted Program Services,

Round Rock ISD, Round Rock, TX ($10,000)

2000 - 2001, Qualitative Evaluation of the Texas Association for Gifted

and Talented Professional Development Insititute, TAGT and the

Houston Foundation ($5,000)

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1997, Qualitative Evaluation of the First Year of a Gifted Magnet Middle

School Program, Clear Creek ISD, League City, TX ($3,000)

1996, Qualitative Evaluation of the Gifted Program, Clear Creek ISD, League

City, TX ($2,500)

1977 1979, Replication of the Ttitle IV C grant. $12,000 per year to project

site and $4,00 to each of 3 replication sites

1974 1977, Title IV C grant for $148,000 to study the effects of research-

based teacher training on developing the creative thinking abilities of students

Professional National Association for Gifted Children, Life Member

Memberships and

American Creativity Association, Life Member

Activities 2007, Annual Confernce Chair

Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented, Life Member

American Educational Research Association, Member

Advisory Board Member for ACE Academy, Austin, TX

Advisoty Board Member for Stepping Stone School, Austin, TX

Papers Presented 2012, Intelligence: What is it and Why Does it Matter? Texas Association for

Gifted and Talented Conference, Dallas, TX

2012, Opening Doors of Opportunity for Low SES Gifted Students, (with F.

Kaya, H. Ramos, & S. Ramos). Texas Association for Gifted and Talented

Conference, Dallas, TX

2012, Strategies for Building Academic Literacy in Gifted Students Raised in

Poverty, Texas Association for Gifted and Talented Leadership Conference,

Austin, TX.

2011, Problems and Triumphs in Finding and Servng Gifted Students Raised

in Poverty, (with F. Kaya and M. Lazo). Texas Assocation for Gifted and

Talented Annual Conference, Austin, TX

2010, Revisiting the 30 Hour Professional Development for Teachers of the

Gifted, Texas Assocation for Gifted and Talented Annual Conference, Fort

Worth, TX

2010, Using Creative Thinking Strategies to Build Intelligence in Children

Raised in Generational Poverty, American Creativity Association Annual

Conference, Philadelphia, PA

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2009, The Verbal-Nonverbal Intelligence Gap: A Key Element in

Understanding Children from Poverty (with F. Kaya and S. Ramos) Texas

Assocation for Gifted and Talented Annual Conference, Houston, TX

2008, The Verbal-Nonverbal Intelligence Gap, (with R. Warne and J.

Newberry). Texas Association for Gifted and Talented Annual Conference,

Dallas, TX

2007, Views on Creative Thinking from the College Campus, (with A. Baris

Gunersel). American Creativity Annual Conference, Austin, TX

2006, Curriculum Differentiation 101, Texas Assocation for Gifted and

Talented Annual Conference, Austin, TX

2006, Examples from Masters of Creative Problem Solving: A Research

Study. American Creativity Association, Austin, TX.

2005, Research in Creativity, American Creativity Association, Austin, TX

2005, The 5-Star Model for Differentiating Curriculum for the Gifted, Texas

Association for Gifted and Talented Leadership Conference, Invited Session,

Austin, TX

2004, A Closer Look at the Nature and Needs Training Sessions, Texas

Association for Gifted Annual Conference, Dallas, TX

2003, Celebrating Creativity and Innovation at Texas A&M University,

American Creativity Association, Houston, TX

2003, Expanding the Base of Services for Gifted Students, Texas Assocation

for Gifted Annual Conference, Houstin, TX

2003, Developing a Quality 30-Hour Training Program in Gifted Education,

Texas Association for Gifted and Talented Leadership Conference, Invited

Session, Austin, TX

2003, Fanning Your Creative Flame, Fairview Health Care Quality

Leadership Conference, Invited Address, Minneapolis, MN

2002, Developing Creative Thinkers in All Classrooms, American Creativity

Association, Philadelphia, PA

2002, Developing a Quality 30-Hour Training Program in Gifted Education,

Texas Association for Gifted and Talented Annual Convention, Houston, TX

2001, Building a Curriculum Framework for Gifted Learners at a District

Level, Texas Association for Gifted and Talented Annual Convention, San

Antonio, TX.

2001, Creative Thinking for Leaders, Texas A&M Fall Leadership Conference

for Student Leaders, Hilltop, TX.

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2000, A Look at GT Training and Professional Development Options, Texas

Association for Gifted and Talented annual Convention, Austin TX.

2000, Using Qualiative Research in the Study of Creativity, American

Creativity Association, St. Charles, IL.

2000, Tools & Techniques for Getting Better Ideas and Decisions from Your

Group, The American Youth Horse Council National Leadership Symposium,

Lexington, KY.

1999, Creativity and Gifted Programs, Texas Association for Gifted and

Talented annual Convention, Houston, TX.

1998, Creative Thinking Skills as Tools for Improving Classroom Instruction,

Texas Association for Gifted and Talented annual convention, Dallas, TX.

1998, Creative thinking From an Extra to the Heart of the Classroom,

American Creativity Association annual convention, Houston, TX.

1997, The Merging of a Gifted Magnet Program into an Established Middle

School, American Creativity Association annual convention, Philadelphia, PA.

1997, Creative Explorations of the Mind, American Society of Association

Executives annual management and technology conference, Baltimore, MD.

1995, Changing Teachers for Changing Classrooms, Provincial Intermediate

Teachers Conference, Vernon, British Columbia.

1993, Every Classroom a Thinking Classroom, Texas Elementary School

Principals Association Spring Conference, Austin, TX.

Invited Keynotes 2012, Understanding the Gifted Preschool Child, Stepping Stones Preschool

and Presentations Conference, Austin, TX.

2012, Opening Doors of Opportunity for Students from Poverty, Texas

Association for Gifted and Talented Leadership Conference Openig Keynote

Address, Austin, TX.

2010, Opening Doors of Opportunity for Students from Poverty, (with TAMU

Graduate Research Team & El Paso ISD Application Team) Texas

Association for Gifted and Talented Pre-Conference Institute, Fort Worth, TX

2008, Building Advanced Products into Gifted Programs, Texas Association

for Gifted and Talented Pre-Conference Institute, Dallas, TX.

2008, Testing and the Process of Identifying the Gifted, Texas Association for

Gifted and Talented Leadership Conference, Austin, TX.

2008, Redesigning Programs for the Gifted,Texas Association for Gifted and

Talented Leadership Conference, Austin, TX.

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2007, Empowering Classrooms Through an Understanding of Gifted

Education and Creative Thinking, Pennsylvania Training and Technical

Assistance Network (PaTANN) Conference, Hershey, PA

2007, Creative Thinking Strategies for Research Proposal Development,

Office of Proposal Development, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

2007, Opening Doors for Gifted Learners, Western Texas Association for

Gifted and Talented Children, EL Paso, TX

2006, Developing Creative Thinkers, Aademy for Gifted Education,

Millersville University, Millersville, PA.

2004, Grow or Die: The Future of Gifted Education,Texas Association for

Gifted and Talented Leadership Conference, Austin, TX.

2002, From "Fluff Stuff" to the Heart of Education: Creativity and the

Classroom, American Creativity Association annual convention, Philadelphia,

PA.

1999, Critcal Thinking in Our Schools: Why and How?, New Mexico

Symposium for the Gifted, Las Cruces, NM.

1992, Creative Thinking and the Arts, Arts Education Congress, University of

Delaware.

Training 2012 Closing the Achievement Gap in Children Raised in Generational

Poverty, El Paso ISD, EL Paso, TX, Fort Bend ISD, Houston, TX, Richardson

Conducted

ISD, Dallas, TX

2012, Nature and Needs of the Gifted, Houston Co-op, Houston, TX

2011, Building Verbal Intelligence in Children Raised in Generational Poverty,

El Paso ISD, EL Paso, TX and Spring Branch ISD, Houston, TX

2010, Building Verbal Intelligence in Children Raised in Generational Poverty,

El Paso ISD, EL Paso, TX and Spring Branch ISD, Houston, TX

2010, Differentation of Curriculum for the Gifted, Houston Co-op, Houston,

TX

2010, Nature and Needs of the Gifted, Houston Co-op, Houston, TX

2010, Understanding the Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted: What

Counselors Need to Know, Katy ISD, Katy, TX

2010, Creative Thinking and Problem Solving, Coppell ISD, Coppell, TX

2009, Developing Creativity in Gifted Children and Youth, Webinar for SENG

(Serving Emotional Needs of the Gifted).

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2009 30 Hour State of Texas Required Training for Teachers of theGifted.

McAllen ISD, Tyler ISD, John Paul II Catholic School-Houston, TX.

2009, 6 Hour State of Texas Required Training for Teachers on Creative

Thinking, Houston Co-op

2009, 6 Hour State of Texas Required for Teachers on Identification and

Assessment, Houston Co-op.

2009, 6 Hour State of Texas Required Training for Administrators and

Counselors, Houston Co-op

2009, 6 Hour Gifted Education Training, Temple ISD, Mission ISD, Point

Isabel ISD, Laredo ISD, Sheldon ISD, Trinity University in San Antonio, SE

Coop-Houston

2008, Re-examining the 30 Hour Training for Teachers of the Gifted

Region IV gifted education coordinators, Houston, TX

2008 Maximizing HumanCapital: Developing Creative and Innovative

Thinking, Blackwood Law Enforncement.

2007, 6 Hour State of Texas Required Training for Administrators and

Counselors, Houston Co-op, El Paso ISD,

2007, Issues in Giftedness: Social and Emotional Development and

Underachievement. San Benito CISD

2007, Nature and Needs of the Gifted: What Administrators Should Know.

McAllen ISD.

2007 Creative Thinking in the Content Area Classroom. ElPaso ISD.

2007 Thinking that Leads to Higher Level Products. ElPaso ISD.

2007 Differentiating the Curriculum with Creative Thinking. ElPaso ISD.

2007, Understanding and Serving the Gifted and Talented. Alief ISD.

2007 Programming and Instruction for Gifted and Talented Students, Alief

ISD.

2007 Differentiating the Curriculum for Gifted Students. Cy-Fair ISD

2007. Meeting the Needs of the Gifted in the Multi-Ability Classroom.

Montgomery ISD.

2007 Maximizing HumanCapital: Developing Creative and Innovative

Thinking, Blackwood Law Enforncement.

2006 Maximizing HumanCapital: Developing Creative and Innovative

Thinking, Halliburton Corporation,

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Other Training 30 hour State of Texas Required Training for Teachers of the Gifted

Lubbock ISD, Lubbock, TX August, 1997, August 1998, August 1999,

Activities

August 2000, August 2001, August 2002, August 2003, August 2004, August

2005, July, 2006

McAllen ISD, August 2005, August 2006, July 2007

Mission CISD, April-May, 2007, Sept - Oct., 2007.

San Benito ISD, San Benito, TX, July, 2004, January 2010

St. Laurence Catholic School-Houston July, 2007

Tyler ISD, Tyler, TX August 2001, August 2002, August 2006, August 2007

30 hour State of Texas Required Training for Administrators and Counselors

Houston Co-op 2006, Conroe ISD, Edinburg CISD, Yselta ISD, Galveston

ISD, Bryan ISD, Round Rock ISD, Lubbock ISD

6 hour updates for teachers of the gifted (a sampling of topics and locations)

Building Independent Learners San Benito CISD, Montgomery ISD

Creative Thinking Skills Houston Co-op, Eanes ISD, Lovejoy ISD, Spring

ISD, Three Rivers ISD, Midway ISD, Highland Park ISD, Region VI

Huntsville, Mission CISD, Galena Park ISD, El Paso ISD.

Decision Making and Problem Solving Skills Conroe ISD, Clear Creek ISD,

Differentiating the Curriculum Bryan ISD, Clear Creek ISD, Corpus Christi

ISD, Region II Corpus Christi, TX, Cy-Fair ISD, Round Rock ISD,

Montgomery ISD, TX

Higher Level Questionning Skills Montgomery ISD, San Benito CISD

Social and Emotional Development of the Gifted Rio Grande City ISD,

Clear Creek ISD, Bryan ISD, Corrigan-Camden ISD, Carrolton-Farmers

Branch ISD, El Paso ISD.

Underachieving Gifted College Station ISD, Bryan ISD, Region VI

Huntsville, TX

Curriculum Projects

2001 Angleton ISD

1999 2002, Conroe ISD

1999 2000, Brenham ISD

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Awards and 2011, Texas A&M University Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching

Recognitions

2010, TAGT President s Award for leadership, insights, and commitment to

gifted education, Texas Association for Gifted and Talented.

2009,2010, SLATE (Student-Led Awards for Teaching Excellence), Texas

A&M University.

2007, Barnum High School Graduate Hall of Fame inductee, Barnum High

School, Barnum, MN

2002, Region IV Advocate for the Gifted, Presented for outstanding service

and support for gifted education. Texas Association for Gifted and Talented

2002, David Tanner Champion of Creativity Award, Presented to an

individual who has been an outstanding proponent of creativity and who has

put forth extraordinary effort in the service of creativity and innovation.

American Creativity Association.

1984, Key to the City of St, Louis, Presented for outstanding contributions in

gifted education to the schools of greater St. Louis. City of St. Louis, MO.

1982, Kentucky Colonel Commission, Presented for outstanding

contributions and service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the areas of

creativity and gifted education. Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

1981, Certificate of Recognition, Presented for outstanding contributons and

service to the State of Minnesota in creativity and gifted education.

Minnesota Council for the Gifted and Talented.

1980, Key to the City of Orrville, OH, Presented for outstanding contributions

and support for the development of creative thinking in the schools of Orrville,

OH. City of Orrville, OH.

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Public Relations

Appearances Invited guest on the following television shows:

Twin Cities Today Minneapolis, MN

Today Show New York, NY

Phil Donohue Show Chicago, IL

Good Company - Minneapolis, MN

People Are Talking (with Oprah Winfrey) Baltimore, MD

Jack Webster Vancouver, BC

Invited guest on the following radio talk shows:

Boone and Erickson Minneapolis, MN

Dick Pomerantz Minneapolis, MN

Newspaper Interviews in Minneapolis, MN, St, Louis, MO, Edmonton, AB,

Thunder Bay, ONT, Denver, CO, Vancouver, BC, Los Alamos, NM

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