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In addition, he has been active in the field of gifted education for more than 25 years as a parent, teacher, administrator, and researcher. He reviews manuscripts for various journals including Gifted Child Quarterly, Journal for the Education of the Gifted, and Gifted and Talented Today. His current writing includes:

Sayler, M. (2008, in press). Talent development is not enough. Tempo.

Sayler, M.F. (2008, in  press). Early ripe, early rot. In Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent (Vol. ?, pp. ?-?). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Sayler, M.F. (2008, in  press). Flow. In Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent (Vol. ?, pp. ?-?). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Sayler, M.F. (2008, in  press). Life satisfaction. In Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent (Vol. ?, pp. ?-?). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Sayler, M.F. (2008, in  press). Locus of control. In Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent (Vol. ?, pp. ?-?). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Sayler, M.F. (2008, in  press). Synectics. In Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent (Vol. ?, pp. ?-?). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Sayler, M.F. (2008, in  press). Talent. In Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent (Vol. ?, pp. ?-?). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Sayler, M.F. (2008). Gifted and thriving: A deeper understanding of the meaning of GT In L. Shavinina, The International handbook on giftedness. Amsterdam: Springer Science & Business Media.

Sayler, M.F. (2006). Special schools for the gifted and talented. In F.A. Dixon and S.M. Moon (Eds.) The handbook of secondary gifted education (pp.547-559). Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.

Dearman, C. & Sayler, M. (2005). TAGT Administrator Awareness Certificate: An Online Alternative. Tempo, 25(4).

Ray, J., & Sayler, M. (2006). Talent Searches: Opportunities for students, parents, and schools. Tempo, 26(4), 9-11.

TEACHING AREAS:

 Gifted education, psychology of giftedness and thriving (related to the application of positive psychology to gifted individuals across the lifespan)

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

 His research interests include giftedness and personal thriving (development of the whole gifted person: talent, friendships, physical activities, and spirituality, character and moral development of the gifted, academic acceleration of gifted students including early entrance, grade skipping, and early college entrance, parenting the gifted, and interpreting current research related to giftedness and thriving to make it accessible to parents, teachers, and administrators

Published

Are they living the ""good life?"" Personal well-being of gifted students following participation in an early-college-entrance program

Boazman, J., & Sayler, M.

Roeper Review, 33: 76-85

Published

The power of creativity: Enhancing academic & personal growth for gifted learners

McCollister, K., & Sayler, M.

Understanding the Gifted, 22(2), 14-17

Published

Lift the ceiling: increase rigor with critical thinking skills

McCollister, K., & Sayler, M.

Gifted Child Today, 33(1), 41-47

Published

The effects of acceleration on personal thriving: Psychological well-being and academic and personal success of gifted early college entrants

Sayler, M.F.

Prceedings of the 2008 Wallace Symposium. Iowa City, IA: Connie Belin & Jacquelin N. Blank International Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, University of Iowa.

Published

Who's afraid of those big bad homeschoolers? A sensible homeschooling decision by a California court

Fossey, R., & Sayler, M.

Teachers College Record, http://www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 15478