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.
Amanda – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Great info! Thanks.
Allison – River View Local Schools (verified owner) –
great information
Claudia – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
I love the way Dr. Joyce Juntune breaks down the characteristics and unifying patterns observed in gifted children in poverty. She points out the inequities that exist and makes a case for how urgently we should be addressing the problem in the classroom. Very important work to be aware of and advocate for.
Chloe – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was full of information and very helpful in understanding how to bridge the gap and involve more students in the GT program
Joe – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting
Dyuana – DUNCANVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I felt the course was very informative.
Victoria – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting speaker. I like she uses personal connections.
Karen – FLOUR BLUFF ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting concepts on abstraction and non verbal/verbal skills.
Robert – SANDUSKY CITY (verified owner) –
Especially in urban schools, this course is a wonderful tool for building our students up to become more vocal stakeholders on their academic futures.
Rosa – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
it was interesting