Closing the Achievement Gap for Students Raised in Poverty (6-Hour)

Closing the Achievement Gap for Students Raised in Poverty (6-Hour)

$90.00

Presenter: Joyce Juntune
Core Area: Differentiated Curriculum
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 6

Gifted students can be found in all walks of life. With more than seventeen percent of Texans living in poverty, it is vital that educators understand the different perspectives and challenges that create achievement gaps for gifted students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Learning how to close these gaps for gifted students can help you set them up for success throughout life.

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Description

Gifted students fall through the cracks for a variety of reasons, but perhaps the saddest is that we don’t always recognize their giftedness because of a narrow definition of intelligence. Students living in poverty are often the victims of this definition bias. Why? Because our very definitions of intelligence often hinge on verbal skills, which are typically a weakness in gifted students from low socioeconomic environments. Joyce Juntune, Ph.D. explains in Closing the Achievement Gap, that the intelligence is undoubtedly there, but environment and lifestyle lend themselves to a different perspective and skill set that educators must learn to recognize and hone. 

In this 6-hour course, you will learn:

  • How poverty impacts achievement
  • What intelligence looks like in and out of poverty
  • How to foster verbal skills in students with nonverbal strengths
This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies a, b, c, e, f, g and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 2.2, 3.3, 3.4, 5.1.

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 where she teaches graduate-level courses in her expert areas of intelligence, child and adolescent development, educational psychology, giftedness, and creativity. Dr. Juntune earned her M.S. in curriculum and instruction from St. Cloud University and her Ph.D. in educational psychology from Texas A&M University.

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1518 reviews for Closing the Achievement Gap for Students Raised in Poverty (6-Hour)

  1. Amanda – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was very good in explaining ways to assist students in low SES communities/schools.

  2. Raven – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Great Course

  3. Ashley – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –

    I learned some great ideas to help my students that are needing to learn memory skills.

  4. Anna – BEDFORD CITY (verified owner) –

    I am new to the world of verbal intelligence and I do know my team speaks about the student’s lack of vocabulary. This course is going to help boost my Kinders; I can’t wait to use what I learned in the gifted arena and my own gen Ed students.

  5. Kelcee – ROSCOE COLLEGIATE ISD (verified owner) –

    It was very easy to follow along with. The information given was very useful.

  6. Lisa – CIRCLEVILLE CITY (verified owner) –

    It is helpful but sometimes reiterates the same points over and over again.

  7. Karla – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    I think this course really prepares teachers to be able to effectively serve our students that come from less than desirable home situations.

  8. Delia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Excellent and very useful skills.

  9. Ninfa – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –

    Very informative

  10. Rosa – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –

    great

  11. Karina – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –

    Interactive activities are good.

  12. Omar – RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD (verified owner) –

    Videos of presenter were clear and concise. Straight and to the point, informative and great for utilizing some of the ideas for classroom usage.

  13. Diana – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –

    helpfull

  14. Tonya – ROCK HILL LOCAL (verified owner) –

    good information to help with comprehension of material being taught

  15. Sebastian – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –

    Great course, I learned a lot of valuable things that I will implement in the classroom.

  16. Veronica – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –

    Great information.

  17. Estela – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –

    Enjoyed the class there were very interesting topics and things I can implement in my classroom.

  18. DUVESA – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –

    I enjoyed the activities.

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