Assistant professor of gifted education and literacy at Maryville University in St. Louis
Director of programs in gifted education
Educational research:
In the summer of 2011, I conducted a controlled intervention study of 75 gifted children that showed significant and meaningful gains in measured spatial ability over a 20-hour simulation of the FIRST LEGO League competition. The results will be presented at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting in Vancouver in April, 2012. Publications will follow.I am currently conducting a study using a pre- and post-assessment measure to determine if participation in the JuniorFIRST LEGO League raises creativity in children ages 6-9.
Recent publications:
• They have eyes, but do they see? and Science is a verb! [My most recent two pieces from my column, Scientifically Speaking] Teaching for High Potential. (in press).
• Innovative allies: Spatial and creative abilities. Gifted Child Today. (in press).
• The changing weather: Developing conceptual understanding of weather phenomena in young children. Teaching for High Potential. (2012).
• Science in the city: Meeting the needs of urban gifted students through Project Clarion. Gifted Child Today. (2011).
• Look for my book, Serving Spatially-able Learners, from Prufrock Press in late 2012.
pK-12 Teaching:
My decade of public school service included elementary, middle, and high school; reading intervention and special education; urban, rural, and suburban experiences; gifted evaluation committee service and summer classes for gifted students ranging from ages 5 to 16; and five years as a FIRST LEGO League coach. My primary teaching interests include challenging the spatially-able and incorporating creativity across the curriculum. Visit my project-based learning page for a sampling of activities from my elementary classroom.View my vita for complete references and more information about my professional background.
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Contact me at coxonsteve@hotmail.com.
Follow me on Twitter @GiftedEdStLouis
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