Carol
Lynne Tieso
Ph.D. June 2000
Educational Psychology with Gifted and Talented
Dissertation: The
Effects of Grouping and Curricular Practices on Intermediate Students’ Math
Achievement
M.A. July 1994
History:
International Relations
Certification June 1980
Secondary
Social Science with Government
B.A. June 1979
Political
Science
Assistant Professor, The
Teach graduate courses; provide service to the university, local and state community, and national organizations; make scholarly contributions to gifted and talented education through related research.
Assistant Professor, The
Taught graduate courses; provide service to the university, local and state community, and national organizations; make scholarly contributions to gifted and talented education through related research.
Director, Summer Enrichment
Workshop, The
Served as director of the summer enrichment program that serves Tuscaloosa-area gifted and talented students in grades K-8.
Graduate Research Assistant,
Worked as a graduate research assistant involved in a national study of professional development practices in gifted education. Served as liaison to school districts, collected, entered, and analyzed data, contributed to practitioner publications.
District Coordinator, Gifted and
Talented Programs,
Coordinated Advanced Placement and
mini-grant programs for the high school district. Provided inservice training
in gifted and talented education to faculty and administrators.
Classroom Teacher,
Taught high
school courses in Algebra I, Algebra II/Trigonometry, Geometry,
World History, and Advanced Placement Government.
Classroom Teacher,
Taught middle school core courses, mathematics, and seventh grade
gifted and talented (GATE)
CRIN 592: Creativity and Innovation in Education
CRIN G60: Thesis
CRIN G80: Psychology and Education of Gifted
CRIN G82: Social and Emotional Development and Guidance of the Gifted Learner
CRIN G84: Practicum in
Gifted Education
EPPL 612: Curriculum
and Instruction for Gifted Learners
EPPL 670: Gifted Program Planning, Development, and
Evaluation
SPE 382: Teaching Higher Order Thinking Skills across School
Programs
SPE 581: Psychology of Gifted and Talented Children and Youth
SPE 582: Teaching the Gifted and Talented
SPE 584: Special Populations in Gifted Education
SPE 585: Teaching Thinking Skills
SPE 589: Internship in Gifted and Talented
SPE 598: Internship in Special Education
SPE 602: Seminar: Research in Special Education
SPE 609: Practicum in Special Education: Gifted and Talented
SPE 611: Dissertation Preparation
SPE 612: Coordination and Articulation of Programs for the Gifted
and Talented
SPE 681: Current Issues in Gifted Education
SPE 682: Advanced Curriculum Workshop in Gifted Education
SPE 582:
Teaching the Gifted and Talented, in
EGEN
295: Honors Seminar for Undergraduate Education Majors
EPSY
341: Principles and Methods of Educational Research
EPSY
366: Teaching Thinking Skills
Tieso,
C. L. (in press). Overexcitabilities: A new way to think about talent? Roeper Review.
Tieso, C. L. (in press). Patterns of
overexcitabilities in identified gifted students: A hierarchical model. Gifted Child Quarterly.
Tieso, C. L. (2005). The effects of grouping practices and curricular
adjustments on achievement. Journal for
the Education of the Gifted, 29(1), 60-89.
Tieso, C. L. (2004). Through the looking glass:
One school's reflections on differentiation. Gifted Child Today, 27(4),
58-62.
Tieso, C. L. (2004). Abstract: The effects of grouping and curricular
practices on intermediate students’ math achievement. Roeper Review, 27(3).
Tieso, C. L.
(2003). Ability grouping is not just tracking anymore. Roeper Review, 26(1),
29-36.
Tieso, C. L. (2002). Teaching creative dramatics to young
adults with Williams syndrome. TEACHING
Exceptional Children, 34(6), 32-38.
Tieso, C. L. (2001). Curriculum: Broad brushstrokes or
paint-by-the numbers? The Teacher
Educator, 36(3), 199-213.
Tieso, C. L. (1999). Meeting the socio-emotional needs of
talented teens. Gifted Child Today, 22(3),
38-43.
Tieso, C. L. (2002). The Effects of Grouping and Curricular
Practices on Intermediate Students’ Math Achievement.
Reis, S. M., Schader, R. M., Shute, L., Milne, H., Bloomer,
R., Stephens, R., Tieso, C. L., Don, A., & Williams, G. (In press). A
Study of Musical Talents and Persons with Williams Syndrome.
Gubbins, E. J., Westberg, K. L., Reis, S. M., Dinnocenti, S.
T., Tieso, C. L., Muller, L. M., Park, S., Emerick, L. J., Maxfield, L. R.,
& Burns, D. E. (2002). Maximizing the Effects of Professional
Development Practices to Extend Gifted Education Pedagogy to Regular Education
Programs.
Tieso, C. L. (under
review). What parents should know about differentiation and gifted students. Parenting for High Potential.
Tieso, C. L. (2005). Through the looking glass:
One school's reflections on differentiation. In S. Johnsen and J. Kendrick (Eds.),
Teaching Strategies in Gifted Education.
Tieso, C. L. (under review). Self-concept and
ability grouping: A bad rap? Journal for
the Education of the Gifted.
Tieso, C. L. (in preparation). Gifted
students’ perceptions of giftedness: A survey of issues. Gifted Child Quarterly.
Tieso, C. L. (in
preparation). What all teachers should know
about differentiation and gifted students. Teaching
for High Potential.
Gurley, C., & Tieso, C. L. (in preparation). Factors that explain gifted students’ self-confidence for using
technology. Journal for the Education of
the Gifted.
McCoach, D. B., & Tieso, C. L. (in preparation). Do LD, GT, and GLD students differ in affective
and personality characteristics? Journal of Learning
Disabilities.
Wood, P. F., & Tieso, C. L. (in preparation).
Students’ perceptions of reading class activities: An instrument validation
study. Journal for the Education of the Gifted.
Tieso, C. L. (in press). Everything you always wanted to
know about differentiation (and weren’t afraid to ask!). Newsletter. 27 (5),
Tieso, C. L. (2005). When did ability grouping become a four-letter word? Images, 18(2), 1, 9-11.
Tieso, C. L. (2004). When did ability grouping become a four-letter word? Quest, 15(2), 13.
Tieso, C. L. (2003). Relationship unmasked: The whole true story of SES and academic
achievement. Quest, 14(1), 10.
Tieso, C. L. (2002). The effects of grouping
and curricular practices on intermediate students' math achievement. KAGE
Update Spring 2002: The Newsletter of the
Tieso, C. L. (1998). Academic Decathlon and
Gifted Students.
Tieso, C. L., Wood, P. F., & Schader, R. M. (2006). In their own words: To be gifted in school.
The
Harris, J., Hofer, M., & Tieso, C. L. (2006). A professional
development approach to curriculum-based
technology integration, Spencer
Foundation (not funded).
Tieso, C. L. (2005). Project
Promise: An evaluation proposal. Center for Gifted Education, The
Tieso, C. L., Daane,
C. J., Hsia, W., & Laurie, C. (2004). Using the pedagogy of gifted education to
improve mathematics achievement. United States
Department of Education, The Institute of Education Sciences, Mathematics and
Science Research Grant: A collaboration among the mathematics, gifted and
elementary education departments to implement gifted education pedagogy in
regular elementary and secondary mathematics classes. University of
Tieso, C. L., & Troutman, R. (2002). Project Expanding Horizons: An innovative, research-based
program of multicultural and gifted reading preparation. Project Expanding
Horizons is an original program that addresses the needs of culturally and
linguistically diverse gifted students in their early years by promoting and
supporting parental intervention in early reading. United States Department of
Education, Jacob K. Javits Grant for
Gifted and Talented Education.
Tieso, C. L. (2002). Research Advisory Committee: Research grant
to fund data analysis and preparation of scholarly products. University of
Tieso, C. L. (2001). Mathematics
and flexible ability grouping. This proposal represents a longitudinal
replication study based on an earlier pilot study that found significant math
achievement gains when students are grouped and taught according to their
levels of prior knowledge. USOE: Office of Educational Research and
Improvement, Field-Initiated Studies Program. University of
Tieso, C. L. (2000).
Tieso, C. L. (2006). Differentiation made easy: An
oxymoron? Keynote Session. National Curriculum Network Conference,
Tieso, C. L. (2006). The Parallel Curriculum Model.
Pre-Conference Session. National Curriculum Network Conference,
Tieso, C. L. (2004). Getting that first job in
academia. Invited Panel. Research and Evaluation Division, National Association
for Gifted Children,
Tieso, C. L. (2003). Schoolwide Enrichment Model:
High school.
Tieso, C. L. (2003). Differentiation made easy.
Tieso, C. L. (2002). Differentiation made easy.
Tieso, C. L. (2002). Schoolwide Enrichment Model:
High school.
Tieso, C. L. (2001). You
can make grouping work.
Tieso, C. L. (2001). Differentiation
made easy.
Tieso, C. L. (2001). Differentiation made easy: An
oxymoron? Special Session. National Association for Gifted Children,
Gubbins, E. J., Westberg, K. L., Reis, S. M., Dinnocenti, S. T., Tieso,
C. L., Emerick, L. J., & Burns, D. E. (1999). Extending the pedagogy of gifted education to all
students: Results of a NRC/GT study. Keynote panel. National Association
for Gifted Children.
Tieso, C. L. (2006). Differentiation made easy.
Tieso, C. L. (2006). Curriculum Compacting.
Tieso, C. L. (2006). Meeting the Affective Needs of
Gifted Students.
Tieso, C. L. (2006). Managing Flexible Groups.
Tieso, C. L. (2006). Differentiation made easy: An
oxymoron? Keynote Session.
Tieso, C. L. (2006). Differentiation made easy: An
oxymoron? Keynote Session.
Tieso, C. L. (2006). Paving
the way for culturally, linguistically diverse gifted students. Keynote Address.
Tieso, C. L. (2006). Guiding diverse gifted
students: A worthy trek!
Tieso, C. L. (2005). Critical issues in gifted
education. Virginia Consortium of
Gifted Administrators. Keynote Address.
Tieso, C. L. (2005). Meeting the
socio-emotional needs of gifted students. Alabama State Department of Education MEGA Conference.
Tieso, C. L. (2005). Using children’s
literature to address components of the Parallel Curriculum Model. Alabama State Department of Education MEGA
Conference.
Tieso, C. L. (2004). Collaboration
in Gifted Education.
Tieso, C. L. (2004). Developing
curriculum that is un-"paralleled."
Tieso, C. L. (2003). Problem-based
learning and gifted students: A perfect fit! Alabama Department of
Education 2003 MEGA Conference,
Tieso, C. L. (2002). Differentiation
is NOT a four-letter word. Keynote Address.
Tieso, C. L. (2002). Problem-based
learning and gifted students: A perfect fit!
Tieso, C. L. (2001). Differentiation
is NOT a four-letter word. Keynote Address.
Tieso, C. L. (2001). Differentiation
in an Enrichment Classroom? Absolutely!
Gubbins, E.
J., Westberg, K. L., Reis, S. M., Dinnocenti, S. T., Tieso, C. L., Emerick, L.
J., & Burns, D. E. (1999). Extending the pedagogy of gifted education to all students: Results of
a NRC/GT study. Keynote panel.
Tieso, C. L., & Girolamo, J. A. (1996). Multiple intelligences in the classroom.
Tieso, C. L. (2006). Ability grouping, self-efficacy, and
self-concept: A bad rap? American Educational Research Association,
Tieso, C. L. & McCoach, D. B. (2006). Do LD, GT, and GLD
Students Differ in Affective and Personality Characteristics? American
Educational Research Association,
Sparkman.,
D., Daane, C. J., & Tieso, C. L. (2005). Special education teachers and the
NCTM Standards: Is the vision of NCTM shared by special education teachers?
American Educational Research Association,
Tieso, C. L. (2004). Dabrowki's overexcitabilities: A new way to think about talent?
American Educational Research Association,
Tieso, C. L. (2003). Ability grouping, self-efficacy, and self-concept: A bad rap? American
Educational Research Association,
Tieso, C. L. (2001). The effects of grouping and curricular practices on intermediate
students’ math achievement. American Educational Research Association,
Tieso,
C. L., & Gable, R. K. (1998). Identifying factors associated with classroom differentiation practices. Northeastern Educational Research Association,
Brown, S., Mayall, H., Ruban, L., Tieso, C. L.
(1998). Self-efficacy, computers and statistics:
A study of Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy. American Psychological
Society,
Tieso, C. L. (2006). Does ability grouping REALLY harm
self-concept? National
Association for Gifted Children,
Tieso, C. L. (2006). “Ascend” to Un-“Parallel”ed
Heights! National Association for Gifted Children,
Tieso, C. L. (2005). Ascending levels of intellectual…WHAT???
National Association for
Gifted Children,
Tieso, C. L. (2005). Overexcitabilities:
A new link to the inner world of gifted children? National Association for Gifted Children,
Wood, P. F., & Tieso, C. L. (2005).
Students’ perceptions of reading class activities: An instrument validation
study. National
Association for Gifted Children,
Tieso, C. L. (2004). Patterns of
overexcitabilities in identified gifted students: A hierarchical model. National Association for Gifted
Children,
Tieso, C. L. (2003). Differentiation CAN be
easy! National Association for Gifted
Children,
Tieso, C. L. (2003). You CAN make flexible
grouping work. National Association
for Gifted Children,
Tieso, C. L. (2002). Differentiation CAN be
easy! National Association for Gifted
Children, Denver, CO.
McClary, L., &
Tieso, C. L. (2002). Is giftedness manifested in overexcitabilities? National Association for Gifted
Children, Denver, CO.
Tieso, C. L. (2002). You CAN make flexible
grouping work. National Association
for Gifted Children, Denver, CO.
Tieso, C. L. (2001). Ability grouping is not
just tracking anymore. National
Association for Gifted Children,
Tieso, C. L. (2001). How to make a lame duck
fly. National Association for Gifted
Children,
Tieso, C. L. (2000). The effects of grouping
and curricular practices on intermediate students’ math achievement. National Association for Gifted Children,
Tieso, C. L. (2000). Meeting the
socio-emotional needs of talented teens. National
Association for Gifted Children,
Tieso, C. L. (1999). Constructivism and gifted
students: A perfect fit! National
Association for Gifted Children,
Tieso, C. L. (1999). Meeting the
socio-emotional needs of talented teens. National
Association for Gifted Children,
Tieso, C. L. (1999). Curriculum compacting.
Tieso, C. L. (1998). Secondary students need
differentiation, too! National Association for Gifted Children,
Tieso, C. L. (1998). Constructivism and gifted
students: A perfect fit! National Association for Gifted Children,
Tieso, C. L. (1998). Curriculum compacting.
Tieso, C. L. (2005). Flexible grouping with gifted
students: A primer.
Tieso, C. L. (2005). Differentiating curriculum and instruction for gifted learners.
Tieso, C. L. (2004). Meeting the socio-emotional needs of gifted
students.
Tieso, C. L. (2004). Getting parallel with curriculum.
Tieso, C. L. (2001). Constructivism and gifted students: A perfect fit!
Tieso, C. L. (2001). Meeting the socio-emotional needs of talented
teens.
Tieso, C. L. (2000). Meeting
the socio-emotional needs of talented teens.
Tieso, C. L. (2000). Meeting the socio-emotional needs of talented
teens.
Tieso, C. L. (1999). How
to differentiate using open-ended activities.
Tieso, C. L., & Girolamo, J. A. (1997). Multiple intelligences in the classroom.
Tieso, C. L., & Girolamo, J. A. (1996). Multiple intelligences in the classroom.
Tieso, C. L., & McCoach, D. B. (2004). Do LD, GT, and GLD Students Differ in
Affective and Personality Characteristics? The National Association for Gifted Children, Hollingworth Award,
$2,500.
Dean’s Superior Merit
(2001, 2002, 2004)
Dean’s Merit (2003)
2005: Named to Who’s Who among American Women
2003: Named to Who’s Who among American Women
2003: Named
to Who’s Who in American Education.
1999: Phi
Lambda Theta Honor Society
1994: Named
to Who’s Who among Rising Young Americans.
1992, 1993: Named to Who’s Who in American Education.
Faculty Senate Alternate (2003-2005)
Coordinator and Host,
University Honors Council (2004-2005)
Task Force on Recruiting Gifted and Talented Students to the
Graduate Council (2001-2002)
Member, Doctoral Dissertation Committees (2 on-going)
Faculty Secretary
Served as guest speaker for CRIN E10
(2005-2006)
Chair, Task Force on Teacher Leader
Program
Member, Doctoral Dissertation Committees (5 completed)
Co-Chair, Doctoral Program and Dissertation Committees (1 completed)
Co-Chair, Doctoral Program and Dissertation Committees (1 on-going)
Chair, Ed.S. Theses (5 graduates)
Invited and
hosted Dr. Joseph S. Renzulli,
Served as guest speaker for CEE 300 Elementary Education practicum
students
Served as guest speaker for CSE 500 Secondary Education
College-wide NCATE Committee
Task Force on Accreditation and Evaluation
Task Force on Course Evaluations
Department of Curriculum and Instruction (
Chair, Masters’ Thesis Committees (7 completed)
Chair, Masters’ Thesis Committees (5 on-going)
Department of Interdisciplinary Teacher
Education (
Personal website for student use
Follow-up study of recent Special Education graduates
Program evaluation: Summer Enrichment Workshop (SEW)
Guest speaker on gifted and talented students for SPE 500
Introduction to Special Education
Ph.D. program task force
Online Program Evaluation: Programs in Gifted Education
NCATE Program Assessment System: Programs in Gifted Education
Co-chair: Department NCATE Review
Tieso, C. L. (2006). Differentiation
for Parents.
Tieso, C. L. (2005). Current
issues in gifted education. Virginia Consortium of Gifted Administrators,
Tieso, C. L. (2004). Problem-based curriculum and
instruction. Huntsville
City Schools teachers of the gifted.
Tieso, C. L. (2004). The Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM).
Tieso, C. L. (2003). Planning and evaluating gifted programs. Tuscaloosa County Schools.
Tieso, C. L. (2003). Using children's literature to address components of the Parallel
Curriculum Model. Tuscaloosa City Schools teachers of the gifted.
Tieso, C. L. (2003). Curriculum compacting. Shelby County Schools.
Tieso, C. L. (2003). Meeting the social and emotional needs of gifted students. Shelby
County Schools.
Tieso, C. L. (2003). Meeting the social and emotional needs of gifted students. Jefferson
County Schools.
Invited and
hosted Dr. Sally M. Reis,
Tieso, C. L. (2002). Overview of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM). Jasper City
Schools. Jasper,
Tieso, C. L. (2002). Overview of SEM for parents of gifted students. Jasper City
Schools. Jasper,
Tieso, C.
L. (2001). Curriculum Compacting.
Tieso, C. L. (2000). Schoolwide Enrichment Model.
Tuscaloosa City Schools
Tuscaloosa County Schools
Paid Consultancies
Curriculum Compacting
2001
1999
Problem-Based Learning
2002
Enrichment Clusters
2003
Concept-Based Curriculum; Parallel Curriculum
Model
2003
2003
Hoover City Schools
Teachers of the Gifted;
2003
Addressing
Gifted Education in the Regular Classroom: Analyzing, Modifying, and
Differentiating Existing Curriculum for Students with Diverse Interests,
Learning Styles, and Abilities.
2006 East Lyme
Middle and High School Teachers; East
2006
2004
2004
2003
2002
2002
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
1998-1999 Bedford
Public Schools;
1998
1998
1998
1998
1998
1997-1998 West Vine
Elementary School;
The Schoolwide Enrichment Model
2001
2000-2001
2000-1998
Teaching Thinking Skills
1998
Multiple Intelligences and Creativity in the
Classroom
1999
1997
Attended workshop by IT
on Using WM Templates to Design Web Pages (WM).
Attended workshop by IT
on Collecting Data on the Web (WM).
Attended
workshop by Sponsored Programs on securing grant funding.
Attended
invited presentation by grant consultant on securing funding for the College of
Education (UA).
Attended
training Faculty Resource Center (FRC) on using Dreamweaver for website
construction (UA).
Attended
training by FRC on WebCT for courses (UA).
Advanced
Structural Equation Modeling with LISREL.
Structural
Equation Modeling with LISREL.
Hierarchical
Linear Modeling,
Multilevel Modeling
with LISREL.
American Educational Research Association
American Psychological Association
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Council for Exceptional Children, Talented and Gifted
National Association for Gifted Children
National Society for the Study of Education
Executive Board, (2006-2008)
National Association for
Gifted Children
Research and Evaluation Division: Newsletter Editor (2001-2007)
Research and Evaluation Division: Proposal Reviewer (2001-2006)
Chair,
Graduate Student Committee (2002-2007)
Chair,
Research & Evaluation and Graduate Student Committee: Research Gala (2006)
Invited
Participant, National Leadership Conference on Low-Income Promising Learners
(2006)
Invited
Participant, Gifted Education: Defining the Field (2004-2006)
Invited Participant, Division Leadership
Retreat (2002-2006)
Invited
Participant: Parallel Curriculum Model: Training the Trainers (2002)
American Educational Research Association
(AERA): SIG: Research on Giftedness and Talent
Executive
Committee (2004-2006)
Co-Chair,
Program Committee, SIG
Chair,
Committee on Membership (2004-2006)
Proposal Reviewer (2002-2005)
Chair,
Paper Session (2005), Identification
Processes and Issues in Gifted Education
Chair, Paper Session (2006), Social Processes in Gifted Education
Gifted Child Quarterly
Manuscript Reviewer (2006-Present)
Journal of
Advanced Academics
Manuscript Reviewer
(2006-Present)
Journal of Secondary Gifted Education
Invited
Manuscript Reviewer, Special Issue: New Voices in Gifted and Creative Education
(2005)
Journal of Creative Behavior
Manuscript Reviewer (2003)
Manuscript
Reviewer (2000-2005)
Editor, Confratute Times newsletter (1996)