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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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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1303 reviews for Closing the Achievement Gap for Students Raised in Poverty (6-Hour)

  1. Veronica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Excellent information.

  2. CINDY – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –

    Great course!

  3. Christine – ROCK HILL LOCAL (verified owner) –

    This course is definetely worth taking!

  4. Melissa – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –

    This was a great course with a lot of helpful information that I can use in the coming school year.

  5. Johnna – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –

    I liked the course because the presenter kept my attention, I got a better understanding of students that come from poverty, and it was extremely long.

  6. Ana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Very informative

  7. Corinna – DRISCOLL ISD (verified owner) –

    Great information! k
    Great strategies to use in my classroom.

  8. Diana – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –

    This is a great course even for veteran teachers because it gives great ideas for all learners. Specially those that can be left behind. It also helps guide you to implement new ideas in the classroom.

  9. Alexandra – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –

    Very helpful!

  10. Katie – MARION CITY (verified owner) –

    Great course, very informative!

  11. Rachel – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –

    very relevant

  12. Dora – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    I liked it a lot because I got some new ideas that will be helpful in my classroom.

  13. Maria Antonieta – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    I learned new strategies I can’t wait to use in my class.

  14. Hector – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –

    i think this course is vital to help our students that come from challenging social economic backgrounds

  15. Julie – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –

    I thought this course offered many new ideas and confirmed that many things I am doing are supporting all of my scholars.

  16. Robert – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –

    Course was very motivating because it seemed that the speaker was talking directly about my class. I took many notes so that I can be a better teacher this coming school year. I am so glad that I took this course.

  17. Erin – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –

    Information was clear, and the interactive features (reflection questions, memory games) helped to cement information retention.

  18. Gustavo – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    good

  19. Priscila – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Very informative

  20. Amy – Coshocton City Schools (verified owner) –

    I think this was great information for all learners.

  21. Sandra – Private Pay (verified owner) –

    Awesome

  22. Juan – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    great course

  23. LIZZET – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –

    I love this training, it gave me great ideas that I can use in my classroom!

  24. Stacie – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –

    I love how Joyce presents. She is easy to follow. Very good at using her own lessons on us so we can use them on our students. (or husbands 🙂 )

  25. Laurie – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –

    Excellent

  26. Kay – Coshocton City Schools (verified owner) –

    She did give some good ideas.

  27. Tod – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –

    Great idea to not only provide to our GT students, but to all of our students.

  28. Laura – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –

    This is a very interesting course. It is well outlined and presented.

  29. Kandi – ROCK HILL LOCAL (verified owner) –

    Interesting course with ideas and information I had not heard.

  30. Marisol – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –

    Extremely informative and can be utilized throughout all grade levels and different student populations.

  31. Carlos – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –

    This course has great information for all students.

  32. Michael – Fort Frye Local (verified owner) –

    I think the course was okay overall

  33. Jordan – TROTWOOD-MADISON CITY (verified owner) –

    I lot of this was very relevant to the students that I work with.

  34. Abdulkader – GALENA PARK ISD (verified owner) –

    Great

  35. Karina – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –

    I really enjoyed the course. It gives many ideas that I can incorporate in my classroom.

  36. Denise – Private Pay (verified owner) –

    I really got a lot of practical information.

  37. Emily – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    This is required every year.

  38. Allison – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    This course provided me with a better understanding of how to best serve students in poverty.

  39. Yasmine – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –

    The course was very in depth and easy to understand.

  40. Jenny – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –

    Great information that I can’t wait to take back to my campus.

  41. Carlota – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Very practical information that will be easy to implement in class.

  42. Paula – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –

    It is very informative, with useful information.

  43. Diana – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Very interesting. I learned a lot.

  44. Martha – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –

    awesome

  45. Carlos – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –

    The course was very helpful.

  46. Yvonne – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –

    I enjoyed taking this course. I will definitely will be using the methods/strategies in my classroom.

  47. Gloria – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –

    This course is meaningful. I love the modeling and materials that Dr. Juntune utilized in this course.

  48. Maria – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    Informative

  49. Sarah – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    This course is by far the best GT course I’ve ever taken. I can’t wait to use this with my students.

  50. Myrna – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –

    Excellent and useful strategies to apply in our classroom.

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