SPARK Team Presentations and Publications

Presentations

Little, C. A. (2019, July). Questions and answers and what happens in between. Strand workshop at Confratute 2019, Storrs, CT. (Link to slides: https://spark.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/984/2019/07/confratute-questioning-session_posting.pdf)
Adelson, J. L., Little, C. A., Pittard, C., Kearney, K. L., & O’Brien, R. L. (2019, April). Summer program effects on geometry achievement. Roundtable presentation at the convention of the American Educational Research Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Little, C. A. (2019, March). Instructional Complexity: The Challenge of Advanced Curriculum for Teachers. Presentation at the National Curriculum Networking Conference, Williamsburg, VA.
Adelson, J. L., Cash, K., & Kearney, K. L. (2017, November). What are We Measuring for Whom? The Relationship between Teacher Rating Scales and Standard Tests. Presentation at the 64th annual convention of the National Association for Gifted Children, Charlotte, NC.
Kearney, K. L., O’Brien, R., Roberts, A. M. (2017, November). Sparking High Potential: Illuminating Young Students’ Thinking. Presented at the 64th annual convention of the National Association for Gifted Children, Charlotte, NC.
Kearney, K. & O’Brien, R. (2017, October). SPARKing High Potential. Presented at the New England Conference on Talent Development and Gifted Education, Portland, ME.
Little, C. (2017, October). Peer tutoring: Effective strategy or unfair use of student time?. Presented at the New England Conference on Talent Development and Gifted Education, Portland, ME.
O’Brien, R., Little, C., & Kearney, K. (2017, October). Taming the Fluff: Making Differentiation Substantive. Presented at the New England Conference on Talent Development and Gifted Education, Portland, ME.
Little, C. A. (2017, July). Project SPARK. Presentation at the 40 Annual Confratute, Storrs, CT.
Little, C.A. (2017, June). Strategies to Encourage Critical and Creative Thinking. 2nd Annual SPARK Summer Institute, West Hartford, CT.
Kearney, K. L., Cash, K., Adelson, J. L., Little, C. A., & O’Brien, R., L. (2017, April). Promoting Diversity in the Referral Process: Teacher Ratings and Other Assessments across Demographic Groups. Presented at the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
O’Brien, R. L., Little, C. A., Kearney, K. L., Adelson, J. L., & Cash, K. (2017, April). Professional Development and Teacher Consistency in use of a Rating Scale. Poster presented at the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
Kearny, K., O’Brien, R. L., Sweeters, J., & Little, C. A. (2017, March). SPARKing High Potential: Promoting Mathematics Achievement in Diverse Populations. Presented at the Leadership in Diversity Conference, Storrs, CT.
Little, C. A., Adelson, J. L., Kearney, K. L., Cash, K., & O’Brien, R. L. (2016, November). Early Opportunities to Strengthen Academic Readiness. Presented at the 63rd Annual Convention of the National Association for Gifted Children, Orlando, FL.
Adelson, J. L., Kidd, K., Little, C., & Robinson, A. (2015, November). Partnering for Strong Research Benefiting Gifted Children: Lessons Learned from Javits Year 1. Presented at the 62nd Annual Convention of the National Association for Gifted Children, Phoenix, AZ.

Publications

Little, C. A., Adelson, J. L., Kearney, K. L., Cash, K., & O’Brien, R. (2017). Early Opportunities to Strengthen Academic Readiness: Effects of Summer Learning on Mathematics Achievement. Gifted Child Quarterly, 62(1), 83-95. doi:10.1177/0016986217738052 *