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.
Rae Ann – WODEN ISD (verified owner) –
This is a very interesting course. I have learned so much about the gifted student, which will help me in my classroom moving forward. I didn’t realize the differences between a gifted student and a high achiever.
Janie – JASPER ISD (verified owner) –
I truly enjoyed learning about the needs of gifted learners.
Ernesto – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning about the different talents GT students come with.
Adriana – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Good job with helpful info
Lara – BURNET CISD (verified owner) –
The content delved into specific facets of dealing with GT students, and procedures surrounding their education.
Danniella – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It is a good course.
Iria – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
The volume on the speaker needs to be higher. I tried to listen and some videos I couldn’t.
Yajaira – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Helpful
Erika – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It is too long and I’d rather have an in person session to complete on school time, not personal time.
Luis – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
please include closed captions. the video volume is too low.
Aysel – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was great!
Allison – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This was a good course that outlined the differences between gifted students, high achieving students, gifted high achieving students, and average students.
Destiny – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Good course
Edgar – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
excellent information
Taylor – FLOUR BLUFF ISD (verified owner) –
Yes! Great course!
Haylee – BURNET CISD (verified owner) –
I think this course is extremely valuable for educators who want to better understand and support gifted students. It provides clear, practical strategies for differentiating instruction, fostering creativity, and challenging students in ways that align with their strengths and interests. I appreciated the focus on real classroom applications, such as SCAMPER, alternative depth assignments, and verbal fluency activities, which made the content easy to implement. Overall, this course has given me new tools and insights to create a more engaging, meaningful, and supportive learning environment for gifted learners.
Meagan – FLOUR BLUFF ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informational
Vickie – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course is worth every minute you will spend in it. Dr. Junetune presents the research and then backs it up with real-life examples. Download the PDFs and refer to them often. We take a lot of trainings; this is among the top 1% in quality.
Jennifer – PASADENA ISD (verified owner) –
It was good. I especially appreciated learning about the middle school period where we lose a lot of Gifted children, but I wish more people had access to that information and took it seriously. As a high school teacher, I see it every day– students who are labeled gifted but have lost all interest or even skill because of that middle school time period.
Emily – HUNTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Gives great information on differentiated instruction for Gifted students
Trysta – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome way to learn how to differenciate.
Elizabeth – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
Great specific examples of how to serve gifted students.
Jessica – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and strongly believe that others will learn from this course.
Francisco – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I really liked this course, I highly recommend it.
Kaitlyn – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
This course provided excellent insight into various ways to differentiate lesson plans to suit the individual needs of each gifted child. It also provided insight into the various strengths and weaknesses of gifted children.
Edward – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It covers some good basis regarding differentiation
Yvette – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course.
Sarai – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
The videos are extremely dated.
Ashley – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It was a very informative course. I wish there had been more specific examples of HOW to differentiate and less focus on why differentiation is important.
Blanca – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course. This course explains the types of gifted students there are, it goes into detail of how students are identified and how we can better service their needs. I love the personal examples that Dr. Juntune gives us so that we can have real-world examples of how this might look in the classroom.
Rogelio – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It’s great for new teachers.
Arnoldo – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very insightful and pushed me to think more creatively about how to differentiate for gifted learners.
Argelia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
excellent
Raymundo – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Yes, it is helpful in comprehending gifted students
Jared – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
It is helpful to the variety of ways gifted students are and makes me wonder if we can ever do enough.
Julie – BURNET CISD (verified owner) –
Helpful
Tracy – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
It was great. I would of loved more time to really take it in.
Benjamin – PASADENA ISD (verified owner) –
Great self pace course. Very informative.
Roxann – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
this course is informative and eye opening in order to help gifted students and meet their needs
Ruby – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very informative and helpful to understand the needs of gifted learners.
Ivette – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoy the course and stories of Dr. Joyce.
Erick – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome
Cheyenne – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
I highly recommend this course. It was very informative.
Carlos – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This course has helped me better understand my gifted students.
Jennifer – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
redundant
David – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Yes, it is perfect to apply with GT students.
Galina – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great course; went into detail and helped change my paradigms.
Tomas – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great course!
Jordan – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
provides useful information and resources
Margaret – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative, just very long and tedious