Understanding and Serving Gifted Students Raised in Poverty (3-Hour)

$50.00

Presenter: Dr. Joyce Juntune, Texas A&M University 
Core Area: Nature & Needs
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary 
Hours: 3

Many different things affect the academic performance of students. One that is sometimes overlooked is poverty. Do you know the effects of poverty on your classroom? Poverty impacts a student’s intelligence and achievement. 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. Educators will walk away with knowledge about verbal gaps, complex language skills, and strategies for supporting students in poverty.

Note: This course is part II in the series “Serving Gifted Students from Poverty”. We highly recommend taking Part I “Closing the Achievement Gap for Students Raised in Poverty” first.

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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. 

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194 reviews for Understanding and Serving Gifted Students Raised in Poverty (3-Hour)

  1. Raquel – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –

    Very well informative.

  2. Gina – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –

    Very educational

  3. Karla – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    Great Information

  4. Gynna – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    I really enjoy Dr. J’s training.

  5. Jeremy – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –

    Language is so important in all content

  6. Anel – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    This a fantastic course relevant to any teacher in a Title 1 district, or any district for that matter.

  7. Vanessa – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –

    Excellent! This course helps with vocabulary development for all students in a creative and fun way! I liked the many ideas I got from this lesson.

  8. Nikki – HERTFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –

    This course was very practical and useful.

  9. Amy – HERTFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –

    This course is very informative and engaging. It is thought-provoking and easy to follow along as Dr. Juntune breaks down how we can serve gifted students raised in poverty by giving them strategies to build a complex language and their verbal academic literacy every day to impact them for a lifetime beyond the walls of a classroom.

  10. Scott – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –

    at times felt it was closer aligned with elementary education as opposed to secondary.

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