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.
Leticia – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Need Closed Captions. The speakers voice fluctuates too much and when she whispers we cannot understand what is said.
Margarita – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course. It is very detailed and easy to follow. It has helped me understand the behavior of my giftedness students. I have more ideas of which kind of instructional strategies I can use in my classroom to meet their needs.
Cassandra – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
It is good and relevant for GT general education students.
Amanda – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This course is great in showing what GT students are all about
Tiffany – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
There was some very interesting and informative information in this course. The information is helpful in discovering how to meet the needs of gifted students in the classroom environment, as well as optional environments.
Jeremy – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Solid Course.
Ruth Ann – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
3 Stars
Course was lengthy and often repetitious.
Maegan – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
very informative course
Denee – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course with great examples
Kathryn – Private Pay (verified owner) –
It was interesting and moved quickly.