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.
Vicki – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
It was a good base of knowledge for struggling low-SES students.
Kristell – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting!
Cordelia C. – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning what is needed to develop low SES students.
Lavada – ANDREWS ISD (verified owner) –
Great! Short and to the point, easy to understand!
Huerta – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great infomation to improve instruction.
Laura – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great information!!!
Adrianna – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very well explained and paced. I was able to understand the message without being overwhelmed.
Victoria – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
The speaker was very engaging and informative.
Kathryn – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I would rather take this course in person. I am positive that there were conversations around the tables that would encourage me to do something different. I would also like examples of ‘what’ was being done in the areas of verbal intelligence not just talking about it.
Kristina – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting topic