Faculty Vita

Shirley Aamidor

Academic Degrees

Certification/Licenses

Professional Experience

Faculty Teaching

Selected Publications

Spicker, H.H.& Aamidor, S. (1996) Identifying Rural Disadvantaged and Ethnically Diverse Gifted Students. Project SPRING (Special Population Rural Information Network for the Gifted), funded by the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act, U.S.Department of Education (Grant No. R206A20011). ERIC Document # 404790

Spicker, H.H. & Aamidor, S. (1996) Science Curriculum Modifications for Rural Disadvantaged Gifted Students. Project SPRING (Special Population Rural Information Network for the Gifted), funded by the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act, U.S. Department of Education (Grant No. R206A20011). ERIC Document # 404791

Aamidor, S. & Spicker, H. H. (1995) Promise for the Future: Gifted Education in Rural Communities. Rural Special Education Quarterly 14,(2), (Summer).

Aamidor, S. Book Review: Who Stole Feminism: How Women Have Betrayed Women by Christina Hoff Sommers Indianapolis Star, Sunday, August 21, 1994.

Spicker, H.H. & Aamidor, S. (1993) Project SPRING Indiana Site: Educational Modifications ERIC Document # 365066

Current Professional and Academic Association Memberships

Phi Delta Kappa

Indiana Association for the Gifted

National Association for Gifted Children

Conference Presentations

Rural, Economically Disadvantaged Gifted Students: A follow up on SPRING II Presented at the National Association for Gifted Children, Louisville, Kentucky, November 1998.

Rural, Economically Disadvantaged Gifted Females: Presented at the National Association for Gifted Children, Tampa, Florida, November 1995.

Identification of Rural Gifted Children: Workshop presented at Monroe County Community School Corporation, August, 1995.

Non Traditional Assessment Instruments to Identify Underserved Rural Gifted Minorities: Presented at the Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Conference, Washington, DC December, 1994.

Non Traditional Identification for Gifted Rural Disadvantaged Minorities: Presented at the National Association for Gifted Children, Salt Lake City, Utah, November, 1994.

Identification of Rural Disadvantaged Gifted Children: Presented at the Indiana Association for the Gifted, Indianapolis, Indiana, May, 1994.

Research Areas

Teacher education programs

Early childhood education programs

Rural, economically disadvantaged gifted students

Rural females

Service/Outreach Projects

InGEAR (Integrating Gender Equity Reform) funded by the National Science Foundation Gender Equity Project. One of twenty faculty participating in a series of six workshops to prepare preservice teachers in the area of gender equity awareness.

National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) Participant in a three-day workshop ATraining the Trainer@ prior to becoming part of the Georgia Southern University Campus Affiliate Team. Team members guide NCBI Diversity Workshops on Prejudice Reduction and Conflict Resolution.

Georgia Southern University Search Committee Faculty search for Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations and Curriculum (1997.

The National Academy of Early Childhood Programs, Validator. Validates criteria of early childhood programs for the NAEYC (1989-present).

Indiana Department of Education Gifted/Talented Department Steering Committee to reorganize gifted and talented programs in the state (1995-1996).

Indiana University Search Committee Faculty search for Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education (1993)

Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) Gifted and Talented Identification Committee (1995); Language Arts Textbook Adoption Committee (1994); Science Textbook Adoption Committee (1993).

Community Development Block Grant Committee (1989, 1990). Reviewed proposals from not-for-profit organizations in Bloomington. Recommended funding level to Bloomington City Council.

Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) assigned to work with Winnebago Indians in Wisconsin (1966-1967).

Honors/Awards

Outstanding Associate Instructor Award , Indiana University 2000-2001

Outstanding Graduate Assistant , University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana 1987

Honor's Day Recognition University of Illinois, Chicago 1972

Special Education Scholarship; Illinois State Legislature 1971