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Kimberly Tyler

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Kimberly Tyler

Adjunct Professor of Education
Dan Waggoner Hall
817-531-4944
kmtyler@txwes.edu
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Education

  • Ph.D. in Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership with an emphasis in Gifted Administration from The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA
  • M.S. in Special Education/ Gifted Education from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS
  • B.A. in Elementary Education from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA

About Dr.Tyler

Dr. Kimberly Tyler is currently an Associate Professor of Education at Texas Wesleyan University. Before moving to higher education, she spent 14 years teaching in public schools, including seven years overseas with the Department of Defense Educational Activity.

Dr. Tyler earned her undergraduate degree in elementary education from Louisiana State University and a Master’s Degree in Special Education with an emphasis in Gifted Education from the University of Southern Mississippi. She did her doctoral work at the College of William and Mary where she earned a Ph.D. in Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership with an emphasis in Gifted Administration. Dr. Tyler also served as the Assistant Director for the Saturday and Summer Enrichment Program (SEP) at the Center for Gifted Education at the College of William and Mary. She has given numerous presentations for various state and national organizations as well as for parent groups and school districts across the nation and abroad.

Courses Taught

  • EDU 2300 Foundations of Education
  • RDG 3322 Children’s Literature in the Elementary School
  • EDU 3318 Introduction to Early Childhood
  • EDU 4348 Social Studies for Elementary Teachers
  • EDU 3308 Teaching the Exceptional Child
  • EDU 4610 Environmental Processes and Assessments for Early Childhood
  • EDU 4331 Differentiating Instruction in Mixed-Ability K-12 Classrooms
  • MUS 4331 Differentiating Instruction in Mixed-Ability K-12 Music Classrooms
  • EDU 4608 Student Teacher Supervisor in Elementary School
  • EDU 6330 Introduction to Gifted and Talented Students and Programs
  • EDU 6331 Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Learners
  • EDU 6332 Assessment and Measurement of Gifted Learners
  • EDU 6333 Differentiating Instruction for Gifted and Talented Learners
  • EDU 6334 Curriculum Development for the Gifted and Talented
Publications
  • Robles-Goodwin, P. & Tyler, K.M. (2015). Gifted education for bilingual students: Promising potential. In M.T. Cowart & G. Anderson, (Eds.), Professional practice in diverse settings: Attitudes and dispositions that facilitate success (pp. 265-295). Denton, TX: May King Enterprise, Co. Ltd.
  • Miranda, T., Tyler, K.M. & Cooper, P. (2011). Reading Habits and Preferences of Gifted and Talented Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grade Students. Wesleyan Graduate Review 9(1). 45-51.
  • Tyler, K.M. (2010). Speaking out for underachievers: What it means and what we can do. TEMPO Magazine, 30(4), 33-34.
Presentations
  • Gifted Education for Bilingual Students: Promising Potential, CSOTTE Fall 2015 Teacher Education Conference, October 27, 2015, Frisco, TX
  • Underachievement, Perfectionism, and the Gifted Child, Northwest ISD, June 17, 2014 Ft. Worth, TX
  • Underachievement, Perfectionism, and the Gifted Child, Northwest ISD, June 20, 2013 Ft. Worth, TX
  • Underachievement and What We Can Do, E.A. Young Academy, June 18, 2013 North Richland Hills, TX
  • Affective Curriculum and the Gifted Student, Southern Methodist University, Distinguished Lecturer Series, April 18, 2013 Dallas, TX
  • Dispelling the Myths of Gifted Learners, TSTA District 4 Conference, January 26, 2013 Ft. Worth, TX
  • Significant Connections: Uniting the Fields of ELL and Gifted Education, Hawaii International Conference on Education, January 7, 2013 Honolulu, HI
  • Who Are the Gifted and What Might Surprise You, Consortium of State Organizations for Teacher Texas Education (CSOTTE), October 23, 2012 Austin, TX 
  • Differentiating Instruction in Mixed-Ability K-12 Classrooms, Everman ISD, August 16, 2012 Everman, TX
  • Underachievement, Perfectionism, and the Gifted Child, Northwest ISD, July 26, 2012 Ft. Worth, TX
  • Making Connections through Problem-Based Learning , Hawaii International Conference on Education, January 8, 2012 Honolulu, HI
  • Differentiating Instruction through Literature Circles, Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented State Conference, October 11, 2011 Denver, CO
  • Implementing Literature Circles in the Elementary Grades, Fort Worth Country Day School, October 7, 2011 Ft. Worth, TX
  • ELL’s and Gifted Education: Teaching and Learning Strategies to Optimize Learning, Fort Worth ISD Differentiation Conference, August 9, 2011 Ft. Worth, TX
  • Underachievement, Perfectionism, and the Gifted Child, Northwest ISD, July 19, 2011 Ft. Worth, TX
  • Constructing Knowledge through Problem-Based Learning, Texas Wesleyan University Annual Summer Institute, May, 18, 2011 Ft. Worth, TX
  • Perfectionism and the Gifted Child, HEB Association for the Gifted and Talented, September 21, 2010 Ft. Worth, TX
  • Perfectionism and the Gifted Learner, University College Day, April 10, 2010 Ft. Worth TX
  • Constructing Knowledge through Problem-Based Learning (PBL), Fort Worth Country Day Lower School, September 8, 2010 Ft. Worth, TX
  • Who are the Gifted and What Might Surprise You, HEB ISD, August 17, 2010 Bedford, TX
  • Differentiating Instruction for the 21Century Learner-Part II, Fort Worth Country Day School, August 16, 2010 Ft. Worth, TX
  • Underachievement, Perfectionism, and Special Populations, Northwest ISD, July 20, 2010 Ft. Worth, TX
  • Building Bridges: Bilingual and Gifted Education, University College Day, April 13, 2010 Ft. Worth, TX
  • Differentiating Instruction for the 21st Century Learner- Part I, Fort Worth Country Day Lower School, May 5, 2010 Ft. Worth, TX
  • South Africa in My Rearview Mirror: Reflections from Global Scholars, Mitchell-Reed Community of Learners, February 23, 2010 Ft. Worth, TX
  • Parents as Productive Partners in Gifted Education, McKinney ISD, January 26, 2010 McKinney, TX
  • Differentiation Instruction Part II, Carrizo Springs ISD, January 15, 2010 Carrizo Springs, TX
Research Interests

Dr. Kimberly Tyler's research interests include the social and emotional needs of the gifted, underrepresented populations of gifted students (specifically gifted bilingual), differentiating instruction for students of all ability levels in the regular classroom, and classroom management. She is also interested in self-efficacy of teachers working with gifted learners in the regular classroom.