Description
During this 1-hour course, Dr. Juntune shares the findings of research started at Texas A&M University and the interventions being implemented in El Paso ISD to change the way we view and serve gifted students from poverty.
In this course you will learn three steps to improving success rates for low SES:
- Mind Sketching: A teaching technique that encourages students to sketch out the concept behind their answer while they come up with the words to communicate it.
- Building Verbal Intelligence: Children living in poverty have a simple language structure and we must give them a complex language structure.
- How to design a Gifted Program Specifically For These Students
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
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.
Melissa – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
Dr Juntune does a great job of effectively presenting the details of what we need to do to help our students be successful.
Nora – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
I thought it was interesting about the disparity with low-SES and how their verbal or lack of verbal skills can make it look like they are not intelligent.
Sandy Poy – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
I feel this course was mainly for identifying GT students.
Diamantina – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
awesome
LEONARDO – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
great
Edna – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting information
Kristen – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
the information, while obvious, is well presented and organized. The presenter is engaging and concise in her manner of speaking.
Melissa – Allen East Local Schools (verified owner) –
good
Veronica – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Wow. A bit overwhelming.
Erika – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
It is very beneficial information.