Marcia B. Imbeau, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Special Education
Curriculum and Instruction
308 Peabody Hall
Phone: (479) 575-3570
FAX: (479) 575-6676
mimbeau@uark.edu
Degrees:
Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Teaching the Talented Program, 1991
M.Ed., University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Gifted and Talented Education, 1982
B.A., Hendrix College, Conway, AR, Elementary Education, 1976
Teaching Areas:
Gifted and Talented EducationMaster of Arts, Childhood Education Program – Internship Year Courses
Research Interests:
Differentiated Instruction – How teachers come to meet the academically diverse learning needs of his or her learnersIssues related to quality curriculum development
Issue related to gifted and talented identification and programming
Professional Biography:
Marcia B. Imbeau is an associate professor teaching graduate courses in gifted education and elementary education. She is actively involved with University/Public School Partnerships and teaches in a local elementary school as a university liaison. Her professional experience includes serving as a field researcher for the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, elementary teaching in the regular classroom, teaching in programs for the gifted, and coordinating university-based and Saturday programs for advanced learners.Academic Interests and Accomplishments:
Imbeau has been a board member for the National Association for Gifted Children and has served as a Governor At-Large for the Council for Exceptional Children – The Association for the Gifted Division. She is past president of Arkansans for Gifted and Talented Education, a state organization that supports appropriate instructional services for all students.
Working with special education colleagues, she has co-authored a text: Gartin, B.C., Murdick, N.L., Imbeau, M., & Perner, D.E. (2002), How to use differentiated instruction with students with disabilities in the general education classroom as a service publication for the Council for Exceptional Children. Imbeau is a member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development [ASCD]’s Differentiated Instruction Cadre, which provides support and training to schools across the nation and beyond interested in improving their efforts to meet the academically diverse learning needs of their students.
Publications/Presentations:
Gartin, B.C., Murdick, N.L., Imbeau, M., & Perner, D.E. (2002). How to use differentiated instruction with students with developmental disabilities in the general education classroom. Alexandria, VA: A Publication of the Division on Developmental Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children.
McGee, C.D., Wavering, M., Imbeau, M.B, Sullivan, E., Morrow, L., Lefever-Davis, S., & Ryel, R. (2001). Association of Teacher Educators Distinguished Program in Teacher Education Award 2001: Preparing scholar-practitioners in the 21st century. Action in Teacher Education, 23(3), 5-15.
McGee, C.D., & Imbeau, M.B. (2001). A framework for teaching intern teachers. Catalyst for Change, 30(3), 5-8.
McGee, C.D., & Imbeau, M.B. (2000). A tale of two teacher preparation programs. Catalyst for Change, 29(2), 26-28.
Purcell, J.H., Burns, D.E., Tomlinson, C.A., Imbeau, M.B., & Martin, J.L. (2002). Bridging the gap: A tool and technique to analyze and evaluate gifted education curricular units. Gifted Child Quarterly, 46(4), 306-321.