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.
Renee – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Sherrie – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Joyce Juntune was interesting, passionate about her topic, and exceptionally prepared with data (I love facts that support what I am expected to learn)! I will be registering for part II of this course!
Michael Ann – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Juntune always provides memorable and engaging seminars.
Vianey – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was great! I learned about how to build students language so they can be successful in school and in college.
Carol – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Reinforces the idea that you must teach academic vocabulary, no matter how the student functions nonverbally.
Kelsey – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Juntune is very passionate and knowledgeable. I did not realize the connection (or lack thereof), between a student’s nonverbal and verbal skills.
Aidan – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
Very slow
Melissa – MOUNT VERNON ISD (verified owner) –
Eye opening information on SES Gifted Students.
Jaclyn – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course because of the new perspective it offered about teaching children of poverty.
Monica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative applies to our population of students.