Del Siegle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Del Siegle is an associate professor of educational psychology in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut where he is a teaching fellow. Prior to earning his PhD, Del worked as a gifted and talented coordinator in Montana. He is president of the National Association of Gifted Children and on the board of directors of The Association for the Gifted. He is co-editor of the Journal of Advanced Academics. He also writes a technology column for Gifted Child Today. Del’s research interests include web-based instruction, motivation of gifted students, and teacher bias in the identification of students for gifted programs.

•Ph.D. in Special Education (Gifted and Talented/Educational Psychology), University of Connecticut, 1995

•M.Ed., in Curriculum (Gifted and Talented Education), Montana State University - Billings, 1989

•B.S., in Elementary Education (Mathmatics emphasis), Montana State University - Billings, 1983

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Contact Information: 

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Phone: (860) 486-0616
Fax: (860) 486-2900
Mobile : (860) 634-2361

Email: del.siegle@uconn.edu

Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Mailing Address:
Dept. of Educational Psychology
Neag School of Education
2131 Hillside Road Unit 3007
Storrs, CT 06269-3007

Personal Web Page

Current Courses Taught:

EPSY 5601: Principles and Methods in Educational Research (Web-Based)

EPSY 5601: Principles and Methods in Educational Research (Campus)

EPSY 5601: Principles and Methods in Educational Research (Honors)

INTD 198: Freshman Honors Seminar: Nurturing Personal Creativity Through Digital Photography

EPSY 5750: Creativity

Honors/Awards:

2004 ITAG Gem Award

2004 University of Connecticut Teaching Fellow

2004 Neag School of Education Outstanding Alumni Young Investigator

2001 National Association for Gifted Children Early Learder Award

2001 Pi Lambda Theta Beta Sigma Outstanding Educator

Associations/Committees/Outreach:

National Assocation for Gifted Children President

The Association for the Gifted Board of Directors

In the News:

Online Master's Degree in Gifted and Talented

UConn Teaching Fellow

Areas of Expertise:

Gifted & Talented

e-Portfolio

Enrichment

Online Education

Underachievers

Selected Publications/Presentations:

Siegle, D., McCoach, D. B., & Wilson, H. E. (2009). Extending learning through mentorships. In F. A. Karnes & S. M.Bean (Eds.), Methods and materials for teaching the gifted (3rd. ed., pp. 519-563). Waco, TX: Prufrock.

Siegle, D. (2008). The time is now to stand up for gifted education: 2007 NAGC Presidential Address. Gifted ChildQuarterly, 52, 111-113.

Siegle, D. (2008). Free options for Internet videoconferencing: Moving beyond email and chat. Gifted Child Today, 31(4),14-18.

McCoach, D. B., & Siegle, D. (2008). Underachievers. In J. Plucker & C. Callahan (Eds.), Critical issues and practices in giftededucation (pp. 721-734). Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.

Siegle, D. (2008). Identifying and developing technology giftedness: Exploring another way to be gifted in the 21st century. In M. W. Gosfield (Ed.), Expert approaches to support gifted learners (pp. 141-150). Minneapolis, MN: FreeSpirit Publishing.

Ficici, A., & Siegle, D. (2008). International teachers’ judgment of gifted mathematics student characteristics. Gifted andTalented International, 23, 23-38.

Briere, III, D. E., & Siegle, D. (2008). The effects of the Unified Sports basketball program on special educationDel Siegle 6students’ self-confidence: Four students’ experiences. TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, 5(1) Article 1.

Black, A. C., Little, C. A., McCoach, D. B., Purcell, J., & Siegle, D. (2008). Advancement Via Individual Determination(AVID): The Role of Method Selection in Conclusions about Program Effectiveness. Journal of Educational Research, 102, 111-123.

Siegle, D., & McCoach, D. B. (2007). Increasing student mathematics self-efficacy through teacher training. Journal of Advanced Academics, 18, 278-312

McCoach, D. B., & Siegle, D. (2007). What predicts teachers’ attitudes toward the gifted? Gifted Child Quarterly, 51, 246-255.