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.
Jenny – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Maria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course has great information.
Adriana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great course! Learned many activities that can be implemented in the classroom and have an everyday use.
Adam – GALENA PARK ISD (verified owner) –
Well done course. Very informative.
Jake – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –
Dr. Juntune is one of my favorite instructors. She presents the material in a usable way that can be effective in my classroom the next day.
Elizabeth – HERTFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
Great strategies to include in the classroom for all learners!
Mary – HERTFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
Excellent course to assist AIG students and all students in a classroom
Sandra – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It is a wonderful course full of great explanations to help our students succeed outside the classroom.
Michael – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
fine
Bernadette – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
i enjoyed all the activities. will definitely incorporate in my class.