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.
Benjamin – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
Good
Michael – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I would like a summary sheet of all the information. The theories on intelligence would be nice to have as a document.
I like the videos and a transcript would be nice. I can process the information more quickly if I can read it.
Ann – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative
Danelle – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
If was good to review ideas for new ways to help my GT students.
Ashley – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very good information on the needs and thought processes of the gifted and talented students.
Kenneth – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I have no issues with the course. Much of the content was very helpful.
Angel – Private Pay (verified owner) –
It was interesting. I learned more about gifted students.
Laurel – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
A lot of great information. I liked the case study feel of how some of the information was presented. Allowed me to really think about my own students and their intellectual abilities.
Kandice – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
The course does a good job in explaining the different needs of GT children.
Stacey – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Highly relevant information.
Elia – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
Easy to follow–
great personal examples
Holly – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This course was both informative and interesting. I would be very interested in taking more of Dr. Juntune’s courses on serving gifted students from poverty.
Courtney – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
This was very informative, and I really enjoyed listening to the sessions!
Patricia – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This is time consuming and mentally exhausting.
Travers – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
It’s great!
Nancy – ALPINE ISD (verified owner) –
This was an informative video that was very specific about the differences of the GT student, high achievers, and average students.
Taylor – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Lower grades do not pertain to me.
Tara – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Long and presenter went on more tangents than was necessary.
Brooke – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the course was very thorough, and had real life story examples that made it easier to understand the concept.
Allison – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course has been really helpful to learn how to recognize gifted students and how to understand their thinking.
Katherine – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
Helped me understand the diverse needs of GT students
Alicia – ROUND ROCK ISD (verified owner) –
This course was great and self paced made it easier to complete and learn.
Courtney – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very helpful in connecting what we see across all grade levels and how important it is to meet their needs early on and continue to do so.
Megan – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was very well organized. I love how she took her own teaching experiences and made them relatable to us.
latoya – CEDAR HILL ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Jessica – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
This was informative!
Lora – GAINESVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I really gained a lot of interesting and useful information from this course. i appreciated the opportunities to reflect.
Samantha – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the different cases and examples given. I liked the different ways I can help my gifted student and learning from Ms. Junetune’s students.
Lorelei – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –
I found this course helpful as I plan to meet the needs of my gifted learners
Emma – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I found it extremely beneficial! I teach kindergarten, and I found many things I can apply to my students, but I can see how to stretch this information all the way up into high school!
Deborah – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked this course. It opened my eyes to the challenges that some teachers might have in being able to identify gifted students.
Sabrina – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
Highly informational and applicable
Jennifer – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of good information. I learned a lot.
Andrew – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative. I really appreciated the way Dr. Juntune presented the material.
LaVytrice – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
informative
Janice – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course full of learning material that teaches the important concepts to teachers.
Danielle – ORANGEFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
long
angela – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very thourough!
Jim – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Jolane – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
ok, videos are bland.
Erasmo – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great course! Learned a lot of new things I can automatically use in my classrooms.
Stephanie – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Nicely organized. Fast paced.
Wilson – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
5 stars because im more aware of the characteristics of gifted students.
Michelle – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
The course is informative and has good, relevant, applicable information.
Keni – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Ms. Juntune is engaging using personal anecdotes to present the material. The material is cohesive manner and she provides plenty of useful print outs and generally keeps the class moving. Sometimes the anecdotes and reflection questions are annoying as they slow the class down but I known those are also excellent tools for creating connections which cement the material in our brains. It was disappointing to see how many students glossed over the reflection answers rather than taking the time to truly reflect and answer at a deeper level.
Brian – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
enjoyed it
Marisha – DICKINSON ISD (verified owner) –
This course was super interesting and educating. I really enjoyed it. I feel like I can understand a gifted students a little bit more now.
Jeremy – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was full of relevant information and the presenter sounded very intelligible.
Amanda – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
Great examples and authentic evidence to support the gifted and talented student.
Arielle – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This course is very thorough and provides insightful information into how a gifted student learns.