Catharina F. de Wet
Assistant Professor, Gifted and Talented
Special Education and Multiple Abilities Department
215A Graves Hall
(205)-348-1443
cde-wet@bamaed.ua.edu
Appointed in 2006
Recent Courses Taught:
SPE 581: Psychology of Gifted and Talented Youth
SPE 501: Diagnosis and Assessment of Exceptional Children
SPE 584: Special Populations in Gifted Education
SPE 682: Advanced Curriculum Workshop
Areas of Research:
Teacher’s Epistemological Beliefs
Culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse gifted students
Effective curriculum for gifted students
Academic Degrees:
Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 2006. Educational Psychology.
M.A., University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 2001. Curriculum and
Instruction.
Graduate Diploma in Translation Studies., University of South Africa,
1987.
B.A., Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, 1978. Communications
and English.
Professional Experiences:
Assistant Professor, Gifted and Talented, University of Alabama. 2006 to present.
Research Assistant, National Research Center on the Gifted and Talents, University of Connecticut. 2003 to 2006.
Gifted coordinator, The Classical Academy, Colorado Springs. 2000-2003.
Classroom Teacher, 1996 – 2000.
Selected Publications:
De Wet, C. F. (2006, Fall). Beyond presentations: Using Powerpoint as an effective instructional tool. Gifted Child Today, 29(4).
De Wet, C.F. (2005, Winter). The challenge of bilingual and limited English proficient students in gifted education. Storrs, CT: The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented Newsletter. p. 9.
CURRICULUM: De Wet, C.F. (2002). You’re a poet though you don’t know it! Sixth grade poetry instruction curriculum unit. Core Knowledge Foundation website.
De Wet, C.F., Gubbins, E. J., & Vahidi, S. (Eds.). (2005). NRC/GT instrument bank [CD-ROM IBCD05]. Storrs, CT: The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, University of Connecticut.
Selected Presentations:
De Wet, C.F. (2006, November). Curricular and Instructional Strategies to Close the Achievement Gap for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Gifted Students. National Association for Gifted Children 52nd Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC.
De Wet, C.F. (2006, November). Teachers’ Beliefs about Culturally, Linguistically, and Economically Diverse Gifted Students: A National Study. National Association for Gifted Children 52nd Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC.
De Wet, C.F. (2006, April). Using Powerpoint as an effective teaching tool. Regional Conference, Connecticut Education Association, Storrs.
De Wet, C.F. (2004, December). Defining giftedness in the Saudi Arabian context. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Directorate of Gifted and Talented Education, Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia
