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.
Alejandra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and helped me learned the difference between my high achievers and my gifted students.
Pura – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It would be nice to do a hands on activity
Sabrina – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
it was good
Maritza – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
It went great
Monica – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I believe this course was very helpful in understanding and identifying a gifted student in a classroom.
Ellen – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
I feel everyone should take this course. Dr. Juntune is wonderful!!!!!
Fatima – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Robert – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course but examples tend to side with elementary students.
Kassaundra – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course for having a deeper understanding of gifted students.
Allison – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Vital to understand gifted students. This should be first on the list of studies for teachers.
Carmen – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I liked leanring how to differentiate stduents that are gifted and talented students. Leanring to mody class instructions/ assigments/ activties based on there strenghts and interests.
Amber – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very Helpful and Useful.
Alexis – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning about two students and how you can create modifications to help them.
Olivia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very intersting.
Rosalie – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
no
Grace – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great information.
Shelzy – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Really enjoyed this training!
Christine – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course if a great resource as not only a refresher but also as confirmation of the fact that I am doing a lot of great things in my class!
Yvonne – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great information is provided to ensure that gifted students have the opportunity to grow in their abilities.
Ana – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
good
Aleena – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning about some of the developmental differences in high achieving and gifted students.
Michelle – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great!
Ashley – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course is good because the speaker ties everything into real experiences she has had.
Melina – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great and informative course!
Ada – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
As a school counselor, this is good information being that I am not in the classroom
Venessa – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This course sounds repetitive of others.
Derly – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
great couse!
Mario – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Gloria – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
I was not aware so much research had been done for gifted and talented students. I was thinking AP students were gifted students.
Leticia – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great information.
Reynaldo – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It Is AWESOME!!!
Julia – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent presentation and resources.
Kaitlyn – GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I love being able to hear about those students and what their interest are and to find a way to modify their learning.
Annabel – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Maria – TORNILLO ISD (verified owner) –
Great resource for teachers!
Amanda – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great!
Carol – GIDDINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and I wish I would have taken it before the school year began. There is so much necessary information to use on a daily basis if you work with gifted kids.
Reynaldo – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot from this course on how to help teachers identify and develop lesson plans too meet the needs of gifted students.
Jacob – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great
Salome – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very helpful and very informative.
Nancy – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Good, solid,information that allows me to be a MUCH better GT teacher/
Yvonne – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Great course with Dr. J
Kyle – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –
~15% of this content was repeated in other modules from the same presenter.
Jenneth – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great, but could be condensed a bit more
Ashley – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
This was valuable to gain new insight on GT students.
Angela – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It needs a little bit updating. How can we connect technology in the classroom.
Fernando – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great Course
Tommye – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Josalyne – ROSCOE ISD (verified owner) –
This was very insightful.
Valeria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
great course!