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.
Alison – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
It doesn’t really apply to the types of students I teach so it was hard for me to be able to apply any of this to my students.
Daniel – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
It was good.
Christopher – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Administration and counselors should also take this course.
Svetlana – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I have learned about gifted kids and how to work with them. What educational needs they have, how to modify lessons related to their interests to help them be more engaged.
jeannie – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
The videos seem too long and outdated. Would benefit more if they actually gave me examples to use in different methods of teaching that can be used with the gifted students.
Victoria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very helpful and helped me see my GT students in a different light.
Maria – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
I would like to take a face to face session with Dr. J.
Valeria – TORNILLO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is excellent, it informs us on the needs of gifted students. It also provided examples which we can relate to.
Crystal – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I don’t like listening to personal stories. I would rather read or view a presentation and then take a quiz. I like the online format.
Jacob – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informational, and well paced. I enjoyed the online, asynchronous nature of the training, and like that it allowed me the flexibility to complete it.