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.
enedelia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Rolando – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
The course specifically touches on the needs gifted children need. As a teacher, the course also touches on how to identify those types of children. I feel the most important part is knowing what to provide each student based on their own individual and intellectual needs.
Liliana – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
It helps to understand what are the differences between gifted and high achievers students. I like the fact that provides some orientation on how to work with gifted students raised in poverty. It makes you aware of the gap due to their low verbal memory and how to help them to become stronger student.
Melanie – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the actual GT information was helpful, but there was a lot of time when personal stories were shared and that added to the time factor.
Jocelyn – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting information on the motivational needs of gifted kids and what they repond best to…
Arizbeth – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
it is relevant and consigns
Cindy – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It was very interesting! Helped me understand the gifted students.
Heather – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and helpful for teachers of gifted students.
Erica – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I think it is very informative and rigorous, especially the reflection questions mixed abcd answer choices.
Martha – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
The training was well prepared and paced.