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.
Kelley – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very interesting and helpful! I love Dr. Juntune and always learn so much from her!
Maderlin – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the new strategies.
Julia – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Fun and informative!
Cynthia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent ways to build language for those children with limited experiences, and minimal academic background.
MARY – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Great class!
Joel – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course! Needs to be watched by anyone teaching low SEL students. Is also beneficial for all teachers in general.
Marisa – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
This course was quite insightful on building vocabulary which can be a difficult task in itself.
Reghan – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
It was very helpful learning about poverty and the language gap.
Angel – New Lexington City Schools (verified owner) –
Useful ideas that can be used in the classroom
Sophia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Good activities