Description
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
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.
Claudia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
5 stars
Angelina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
very helpful
Maribel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course showing insight of children in poverty and what assistance they need.
fatima – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed it, and learned very interesting topics.
Irma – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It provides very significant data that definitely reflects the struggles I see in my classroom with many of my students.
Adriana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This was very informative and I really loved all the ideas.
Heydy – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I loved it.
Melissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It provided great tools to help with all students who struggle with academic language and/or are surrounded by individuals who practice broken language at home.
Caroline – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course provides valuable information on how to improve poverty children’s learning ability by providing interesting activities that will enhance their interest and motivate them to succeed.
Raegan – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Good info for any student, not just those from poverty