Closing the Achievement Gap for Students Raised in Poverty (6-Hour)

$90.00

(1070 customer reviews)

Presenter: Joyce Juntune
Core Area: Differentiated Curriculum
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 6

Gifted students can be found in all walks of life. With more than seventeen percent of Texans living in poverty, it is vital that educators understand the different perspectives and challenges that create achievement gaps for gifted students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Learning how to close these gaps for gifted students can help you set them up for success throughout life.

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Gifted students fall through the cracks for a variety of reasons, but perhaps the saddest is that we don’t always recognize their giftedness because of a narrow definition of intelligence. Students living in poverty are often the victims of this definition bias. Why? Because our very definitions of intelligence often hinge on verbal skills, which are typically a weakness in gifted students from low socioeconomic environments. Joyce Juntune, Ph.D. explains in Closing the Achievement Gap, that the intelligence is undoubtedly there, but environment and lifestyle lend themselves to a different perspective and skill set that educators must learn to recognize and hone. 

In this 6-hour course, you will learn:

  • How poverty impacts achievement
  • What intelligence looks like in and out of poverty
  • How to foster verbal skills in students with nonverbal strengths
This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies a, b, c, e, f, g and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 2.2, 3.3, 3.4, 5.1.

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 where she teaches graduate-level courses in her expert areas of intelligence, child and adolescent development, educational psychology, giftedness, and creativity. Dr. Juntune earned her M.S. in curriculum and 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. 

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1070 reviews for Closing the Achievement Gap for Students Raised in Poverty (6-Hour)

  1. Alexandra – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –

    This course provided a lot of helpful tips and strategies I could start using in my classroom immediately to address gaps in achievement.
    The strategies were well explained, and broken down in meaningful ways that could be applied to all content areas.

  2. Minerva – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    This is an excellent presentation on how to help close the achievement gap. The information has helped me better understand why we have problem with students learning and how to help the succeed.

  3. Blanca – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was very informational and helpful. It has given me a better understanding of how students learn, as well as things I can do to help them learn.

  4. Karla – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –

    I enjoyed learning how I can help my students by developing verbal language and creating mental images

  5. Vicki – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –

    It was very good. The information was excellent.

  6. Adriana – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –

    Gret strategies for vocabulary heave classes.

  7. Crystal – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –

    It was very informative and great to actually see the instructor through video instead of listening to a machine the whole time.

  8. Carolina – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    Great strategies for my ELL students.

  9. mario – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –

    Great course and resources. Innovative and backed by research.

  10. Andrea – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –

    I would highly recommend this course to those teaching in high poverty areas. It provided me with a better understanding of my students as well as giving me ideas for activities that will enrich their language development.

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