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.
Deborah – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This course opened my eyes to the difference between gifted students and average students. The the poverty student is often overlooked because they are not verbal, and the different types of differentiated studies.
Damalu – ROUND ROCK ISD (verified owner) –
She addresses the topics with excitement and enthusiasm while keeping the interest high
Brandi – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the course was excellent! I learned such a variety of information which I feel I can immediately take into the classroom and begin to implement.
Amanda – ARANSAS PASS ISD (verified owner) –
It’s great.
Jackie – Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (verified owner) –
very informative
Katherine – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Great course, very straightforward.
Elexter – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent
Indercio – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
informative.
Brittany – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
An amazing course that is well thought out and truly helps a teacher understand their gifted students.
Alayna – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very helpful! I learned a lot about the social and emotional aspects of gifted learners that I will use in the future! I also learned differentiation techniques for gifted learners!