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.
Jennifer – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Detailed and well explained
Marcela – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas provided for me to use with my students.
DALHI – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent
Eliza – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
Lots of great information
Laura – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I absolutely love Dr. J.. She is engaging and never fails to make me laugh.
Andrea – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
I highly recommend this course. It had very practical ways to provide students with meaningful activities that encourage verbal intelligence.
Norma – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
A lot of good information and strategies to use with the students
Jessica – River View Local Schools (verified owner) –
Good suggested activities.
Vianey – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
It was a great module!! I really learned a lot about how to assist students with language development, listening, and how to help the brain retrieve information. I recommend this module to all educators.
Marti – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
There are tons of great learning tools to have students complete.