Wednesday, April 2, 2008

April’s "Women’s Work" To Feature Carolyn Callahan

Women’s Work is a faculty lunch group designed to share and promote the research interests and accomplishments of women faculty at the University of Virginia. Founded by Dean Karen Van Lengen, this group provides an informal framework for women faculty to share their research and intellectual interests with other faculty at the University.

April’s presentation will be given by Commonwealth Professor Carolyn Callahan, Chair of the Department of Leadership, Foundations, and Policy at the Curry School of Education. Callahan focuses her research on the education of the “gifted” student. Her talk will focus on recent research that evaluates Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Programs for gifted secondary learners. These courses serve as the primary means of meeting the needs of gifted students in most high schools. In a qualitative study using a grounded theory approach, Callahan investigated how teachers conceptualize and implement curriculum and instruction in AP and IB courses and how students evaluate their learning experiences in these environments.

Those interested in attending "Women’s Work" should contact Alice Keys at 924-7019 or eak3n@virginia.edu.