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.
Dave – FAIRBANKS LOCAL (verified owner) –
Very informative in identifying and teaching the gifted student.
Payton – SWEENY ISD (verified owner) –
So informative and very thought provoking!
Willie – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I am appreciative of the sell-paced modules as I could take my time or replay any information I wasn’t sure of.
Laura – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great Course! Dr. Juntune never disappoints. She makes the course easy to understand and relatable.
I would take more courses with Dr. Juntune, no doubt about it!
JORGE – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
It really teach me very important aspects of the gifted education. I learn new things. I really like the different instruments we can use to identify the needs of the gifted kids. What they like and dislike. I really learn how poverty and Second Language aspects affect the identification of the gifted kids.
Lorenzo – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative with real life example of successful strategies and practices.
Diana – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I love this course because I can make connections to the stories shared. I can also understand how to serve our gifted students effectively.
Amy – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
The presenter was easy to follow and a joy to listen to. I liked the reflection question although most of the examples referred mostly to upper elementary, middle, and high school level.
Stephanie – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was well structure and included the main emphasize about GT students needs.
Gabriela – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed it but it was a little too long! I think most of the material could have been covered in a few less modules.