Description
One of the most important foundational aspects of working with gifted students is developing a deep understanding of them. What motivates them? How do they think? And how do they learn? Joyce Juntune, Ph.D. answers these questions and more in this 6-hour course. Dr. Juntune focuses on the nature and needs of gifted students, including the characteristics, social-emotional needs, and programming options. Understanding your gifted students is the starting point for preparing them for life-long success.
In this course you’ll learn to:
- Understand sources of energy in gifted students
- Identify indicators of giftedness
- Differentiate between high achievers and gifted students
- Understand statistical distribution
- Identify the four types of gifted students
- And much more!
This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies d, e, and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 5.5.
Dr. Juntune is a renowned consultant, trainer, professor, and lecturer with more than 45 years of experience in the field of education. She is an instructional associate professor at Texas A&M University, and she teaches graduate-level courses in her expert areas of intelligence, child and adolescent development, educational psychology, giftedness, and creativity. Dr. Juntune earned her master’s degree in curriculum instruction from St. Cloud University and her Ph.D. in educational psychology from Texas A&M University.
Presenter Bio
Dr. Joyce Juntune is a renowned consultant, trainer, professor, and lecturer with more than 45 years of experience in the field of education. She is an instructional associate professor at Texas A&M University, and she teaches graduate-level courses in her expert areas of intelligence, child and adolescent development, educational psychology, giftedness, and creativity. She has focused the majority of her career on the areas of intelligence and gifted and talented education. Dr. Juntune has served as the executive director for the National Association for Gifted Children and the Institute for Applied Creativity at Texas A&M University.
Manuela – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It is very good, in-depth, with plenty of examples.
Alize – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I think it was helpful and interesting.
Sara – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
stephanie – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting and easy to watch!
Kareen – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course has taught me how the gifted child must have an interest in what he/she does or they will just not participate in your class.I also learned that gifted students who have very high intelligence are abstract thinkers.Gifted students should know they are gifted and be told what it means to be gifted.
Rocio – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very informational about how gifted students think and what to expect when dealing with a gifted student in the classroom. This study is very helpful in understanding how to approach the learning process with gifted students and how to incorporate different content areas according to their interests and strengths. I really enjoyed having a better understanding of the difference with students.
Schavonda – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative.
Mekell – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
It was surprisingly interesting, and the enthusiasm which Dr. Juntune brings to the presentation makes it easy to stay focused on the course material.
Brenda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided me with the necessary information to better understand and serve my gifted students.
Billie – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Really liked course and the presenter.