Description
One of the most important foundational aspects of working with gifted students is developing a deep understanding of them. What motivates them? How do they think? And how do they learn? Joyce Juntune, Ph.D. answers these questions and more in this 6-hour course. Dr. Juntune focuses on the nature and needs of gifted students, including the characteristics, social-emotional needs, and programming options. Understanding your gifted students is the starting point for preparing them for life-long success.
In this course you’ll learn to:
- Understand sources of energy in gifted students
- Identify indicators of giftedness
- Differentiate between high achievers and gifted students
- Understand statistical distribution
- Identify the four types of gifted students
- And much more!
This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies d, e, and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 5.5.
Dr. 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. Dr. Juntune earned her master’s degree in curriculum instruction from St. Cloud University and her Ph.D. in educational psychology from Texas A&M University.





Brenda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Needs to be updated
Andres – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Excelent
Allison – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
Good information – can be a lot to process
Andrea – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
helpful
Briana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great information and examples
Anel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked this course it helped me think about each of my students and how they respond in a classroom setting.
Cecilia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
The information was presented clearly and I did find it to be very informative. I especially liked the real examples of what might be some experiences for gifted students.
Chris – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
no
Karen – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It helped me understand differentiated learning plans for gifted students better.
Mary – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was great and gave a lot of insight.
Aleida – DONNA ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting information and relatable.
Ginger – MIAMI TRACE LOCAL (verified owner) –
Joyce is an extremely engaging presenter. I appreciate her relevant stories from her classroom and the insight she provides on the behaviors, etc. of gifted students.
Juan – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very straight forward.
Jayna – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This was great!
Mandie – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
There was a lot of great information about how to identify the difference between High Functioning, and GT
Francesc Xavier – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
It would be better if the questions help not to check but to helps us to learn more.
Rossi – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
great
Nora – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
fine
Karen – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this as a rethink about how I teach and view my students.
Chreyl – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
dated and long
Angela – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting and informative.
Randi – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked this course. I think it highlighted some key features for gifted students that can help identify and serve them better.
Thomas – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
This course provides good ideas on how to provide differentiated learning plans for gifted students who need accommodations to excel in math and science.
Monica – SINTON ISD (verified owner) –
This presentation was very interesting and informative.
Anna – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informational
Belinda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Yael – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
excellent training
Norma Alicia – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
This course help me better understand GT students and their needs