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.
Melissa – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This course was very informative. I enjoyed the fact that Dr. Juntune shared her personal experiences as well as her knowledge. I also liked that I could turn off the sound and read the material.
Lyndsay – CEDAR HILL ISD (verified owner) –
This was very interesting and valuable for me as a gen ed classroom teacher.
Meagan – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course, with useful information.
Brittany – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
Too slow; too long.
Liz – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –
It has some good information.
Madison – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Very knowledgeable!
Mary – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Very well organized. The presenter balanced content with real-life examples and experiences.
Rene – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
At points the audio is low.
Evan – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
This course was helpful because I was not aware of how to indentify gifted students or how to plan for their success. It has generated a lot of questions, and provided ways to differentiate my lessons to meet the needs of the students in the course.
Kacey – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Good but very lengthy