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.
Aidan – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed it
Stephanie – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Fun way to get students to learn concepts and new vocabulary which they normally would not have in their vocabulary bank.
Jennifer – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Part 2 was more useful than Part 1. Part 1 is definitely an introduction/overview whereas Part 2 went into applicable strategy to use in the classroom.
Maria – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas!
Laura – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
There were great examples of how to bolster students’ abstract reasoning.
Erika – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
This was great. I was able to get a few ideas going to use in my classroom as the presentation progressed.
Annette – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
Fast-paced; a lot of practical ideas
Beverly – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
This is good practice for all students.
Misty – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course. The information was eye-opening, and the strategies were very helpful!
DiGabriel – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Impressive.