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.
Meghan – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Great course! Really enjoyed it!
Shanel – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Overall was good.
Amanda – TORNILLO ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was informational when it comes to understanding gifted students.
Ginnifer – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
very informative and engaging
Heather – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very detailed and a lot of good ideas to bring back to the classroom.
Maria – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
This course contained fascinating information on the needs of Gifted students. It pointed out and clarified many misconceptions that I had about identifying and working with Gifted students.
Sarah – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
This was a wonderful course that stayed engaging and provided many different examples.
Winston – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the course because it was relevant, research-based and Dr. Juntune is an excellent presenter. I also want to know as much as I can about gifted students as I will be teaching them this year.
Brittany – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
Very detailed. I liked the examples that were included.
Kelly – BELLBROOK-SUGARCREEK LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very beneficial to understand the complex minds of G/T students and why they behavior and respond in the ways they do.