Nature & Needs of the Gifted and Talented (6-Hour)

$90.00

Presenter: Joyce Juntune, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Core Area: Nature & Needs
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 6

Understanding gifted children is serious business. They sit in our schools and sometimes go unidentified or remain underserved. Understanding the nature and needs of gifted students empowers teachers to meet their needs and prepare them for success.

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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.

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2956 reviews for Nature & Needs of the Gifted and Talented (6-Hour)

  1. Edna – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    It is a great course that can give you insight on gifted students’ characteristics.

  2. Marisol – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    I really enjoyed the course because it wasn’t just reading or a slides presentation. The presenter’s tone kept the videos interesting and the content easy to understand and follow.

  3. Tatiana – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    Great

  4. Diana – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    Was informative and provide great examples.

  5. Stacy – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    This course is very helpful and has a lot of good ideas on how to help gifted students stay engaged.

  6. Jodeen – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –

    It was good

  7. Lauren – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    This course prepped me for different circumstances and students I will face as a teacher. Very good!

  8. Ricardo – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –

    I think this course needs more interactive elements.

  9. Armando – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    It is interesting to see the view point of other teachers. It is nice to tie in previous experiences to experiences the instructor has had.

  10. Jaime – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Good course.

  11. Yvette – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –

    It needs to be updates but good ideas in the videos

  12. Rolando – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –

    excellent strategies

  13. Eric – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    awesome!

  14. David – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Great opportunity to learn more in depth of my GT students.

  15. Cristina – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    Great learning experience.

  16. Rosemary – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Great coarse

  17. Maria – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    I enjoyed the examples provided. It clarifies what we need to be doing as GT teachers.

  18. Sergio – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    great course

  19. Keeley – ORANGEFIELD ISD (verified owner) –

    It was very informative.

  20. Genesis – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –

    Is good.

  21. Lourdes – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was beneficial in understanding some of the unique needs of gifted students.

  22. Erica – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    Very informative.

  23. liza – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –

    Very informative

  24. Valerya – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Very educational.

  25. Julie – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was excellent and offered answers to unanswered questions I have had. I think it is the best continuing education course I have taken and it offered so much support and knowledge on how to better effectively teach my gifted students.

  26. Juan – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    Insightful information on how to best support gifted students.

  27. Marazul – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    I really enjoyed this course, provides really good information.

  28. Janae – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –

    Excellent and informative.

  29. Luisa – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –

    This course is very informative. It was easy to follow along.

  30. Andrew – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –

    Content is great, the delivery is a bit dry.

  31. David – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –

    Its good stuff

  32. Miriam – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    I liked the quality of the material as well as the pacing.

  33. Armida – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    excellent

  34. Mary – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    This was really helpful in providing insight to why and how many gifted students are overlooked and how we can serve them better.

  35. Emily – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –

    It is an informed course and that is helpful especially for new teachers.

  36. Amber – MARBLE FALLS ISD (verified owner) –

    This course really pushed me to think about how I would cater to my gifted students of different levels and realize that I have already experienced most of these variants of gifted students in my teaching career already. I feel much more equipped to go back into my classroom and make informed decisions on how I should handle each of my individual student’s educational experience.

  37. Maribel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    I have learned about gifted students vs high achievers and has taught me to incorporate students interests into lessons.

  38. Sandra – MARBLE FALLS ISD (verified owner) –

    There is a lot of good information on GT in this course.

  39. Alberto – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    School administrators would also benefit from this course so everyone is on the same page concerning gifted students and their differing needs.

  40. Ashley – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –

    Great!

  41. Lyndsey – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –

    It was informative

  42. Ana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Great sources and activities to implement in the classroom

  43. Edgar – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    This course is very versatile and informative. Information is very presented in a very organized and comprehensible manner.

  44. Stephanie – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    It is a great course that really goes into details about certain scenarios that as teachers we might encounter.

  45. Kim – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –

    I appreciate the great resources and examples of actual students and how to handle their needs.

  46. Rebecca – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –

    Loved it!

  47. Kayleigh – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Great info

  48. Laura – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    I find the instruction with the resources very helpful.

  49. Alberto – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    I thought that this course was very insightful to my development and understanding of GT students.

  50. Lesli – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –

    The lectures were lengthy and filled with personal anecdotes. I learned a lot about gifted students as well as about myself.

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