Description
Do you know the effects of poverty on your classroom? Poverty impacts a student’s intelligence and achievement. This is particularly evident in verbal and nonverbal gaps and in memory. Even poverty at the earliest moments of life can have long-term effects on a child. Thankfully, there are ways that educators can address these issues and help students in poverty reach their potential. In this 3-hour course led by Dr. Joyce Juntune, a nationally renowned consultant, educators will learn about how to serve gifted students raised in poverty. Dr. Juntune draws from years of research, both her own and others professionals’, to create sound strategies for supporting these students.
After taking this course, educators will walk away knowing:
- Reasons for gaps in intelligence scores
- Strategies for building complex language
- Mind sketching strategies
- Memory building strategies
- Best practices for serving gifted students in poverty
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.
tina – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
very insightful, good activities
Maria Catalina – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
It’s excellent. Consider giving more than 3 hours, because is too long.
Lisa – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great stuff that is very useable and informative
Adrienne – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and believe this is beneficial to all students, not just gifted and talented.
Velma – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I found this course informative.
Rodney – Northern Local Schools (verified owner) –
Very Good
DUVESA – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Loved the review of information.
Martine – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Several of my students are low socio-economic, and since it is not something I have ever experienced, it has always been hard for me to relate and understand. Just the first 5 minutes of this course were an eye-opener. Thank you!
Brenda – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great information. Only drawback is that it should count for more CEU’s for the amount of materials covered!
Maria Elena – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very informative and I like how activities were presented so we can implement them in our classroom.