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.
Celeste – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave me a better understanding of how to help develop my curriculum and how truly different all gifted students are in my classroom. It addressed how to differentiate for my students and what needs to be happening in the classroom to allow students to better understand themselves as a learner and gifted student.
Juan – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
The course is well done, in terms of pace and the opportunities we have to check for understanding.
Caitlin – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I am finding the course interesting, it does feel very long-winded though.
Sandra – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Presenter did a good job of presenting the required information.
Dora – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Useful information that allowed me to see my gifted students in a different light.
Pamela – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –
This course was beneficial! I have a greater understanding about what I need to do to better equip my gifted students in order for them to be successful.
Naishla – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
The information presented in this course will change the way you approach teaching in your classroom.
Mindy – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting and helpful information.
Ida Lou – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and cohesive.
Rosalind – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Great to take the course before school begins.