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.
Rebecca – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
Very informative. I found the volume a bit uneven and wished it could be turned higher at times – on some devices it was fine and on some it was too faint, even turned up all the way
Janice – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
informative
Ariana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very interesting because it had scenarios and we were able to interact with reflective responses.
Sarah – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative – clarified a few misconceptions
Nelly – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative. I got to understand more in depth how to plan and help my gifted and talented students.
Lisa – WACO ISD (verified owner) –
Learned various strategies for GT learners. Also, how they process their work.
Candace – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informing and made me really think. I also like that it is online so I can go at my own pace and break it up instead of sitting all day listening to it and forgetting half of the information.
Claudia – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
Very informative and beneficial to be able to target GT students.
Monica – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
This course was very interesting and full of information that can be used in the classroom with gifted students.
Bonnie – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative