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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1449 reviews for Closing the Achievement Gap for Students Raised in Poverty (6-Hour)

  1. Margarita – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Very informative.

  2. Ruthanne – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –

    I loved this course!! It was very practical and I believe that the strategies that were taught can be used with any learner as well as students who have been raised in poverty.

  3. Lora – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –

    Interesting research and statistics to back this.

  4. Jerry – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –

    Comprehensive and Applicable

  5. Cam – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –

    good

  6. Bernard – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –

    Beneficial concepts presented.

  7. Nadia – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –

    Very well done. Great information. Practical and relevant.

  8. Angelya – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –

    This information was extremely useful and relevant.

  9. Jessica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    The information from this training is valuable in creating a more productive learning environment and experience for students coming from poverty and can be used for all students as well.

  10. Brandon – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –

    Good information about the brain.

  11. LaTonya – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –

    i enjoyed it

  12. Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    this was an excellent course.It gave an overview and strategies about how to close the gap between verbal and non verbal intelligence within students raised in poverty.

  13. Anna – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was great and it helped me learn new techniques and strategies to help close the gap fir students who unfortunately are raised in poverty.

  14. Elizabeth – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    It was great!

  15. Ana Griselda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Very Interesting.

  16. Lorena – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    Always the best!

  17. Maria – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –

    I enjoyed the course. Taught me some valuable information to pass on to teachers as well as students.

  18. Laura – LEVELLAND ISD (verified owner) –

    She offers several techniques and strategies to implement in the classroom to reach students.

  19. Pam – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –

    Excellent information. Very thorough and effective explanations and examples.

  20. Rosa – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    It is very interesting. I have learned many things that will help me to teach in a more effective way. I will have more tools to help my students to improve their skills.

  21. Stephany – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    This course gave very good ideas on how to teach GT students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

  22. Andria – HUTTO ISD (verified owner) –

    Interesting course that helped me understand what I need to do in my classroom to nurture my students and expand their memory and linguistic abilities.

  23. Rachel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Very important & interesting points were made regarding poverty and its effect on students’ academic development. Thoroughly enjoyed course.

  24. Sarah – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Extemely insightful course. Perfect if you are working with low income, poverty, LEP students, and high non verbal low verbal students. Great information.

  25. Oscar – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Good course that is relevant to all subjects.

  26. Ronda – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    Very insightful course.

  27. Norma – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    It was very interesting and enlightening.

  28. Erika – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was very helpful and informative.

  29. Elizabeth – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    I really enjoyed this course because my demographics are low socio-economic students. I liked the variety of activities for teaching academic vocabulary.

  30. Talina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Very helpful information and strategies that I can implement with my students.

  31. Raegan – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    Good info for any student, not just those from poverty

  32. Caroline – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    This course provides valuable information on how to improve poverty children’s learning ability by providing interesting activities that will enhance their interest and motivate them to succeed.

  33. Melissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    It provided great tools to help with all students who struggle with academic language and/or are surrounded by individuals who practice broken language at home.

  34. Heydy – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    I loved it.

  35. Adriana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    This was very informative and I really loved all the ideas.

  36. Irma – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    It provides very significant data that definitely reflects the struggles I see in my classroom with many of my students.

  37. fatima – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –

    I really enjoyed it, and learned very interesting topics.

  38. Maribel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    This was a great course showing insight of children in poverty and what assistance they need.

  39. Angelina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    very helpful

  40. Claudia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    5 stars

  41. Donna – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –

    I really enjoyed this course. I learned quite a bit about my students, the reasons behind some of what we already do, and easy to implement strategies for my classroom.

  42. Jessica – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    This is a fantastic course!

  43. Alejandra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Very interesting, looking forward to implementing the concepts this year. I

  44. Dalia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    It is very informational and strongly recommend it.

  45. Christan – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    This is an informative and interesting class. Something that we all need to hear and practice in our classrooms.

  46. Danna – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –

    Very informative.

  47. Norma – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –

    Great!

  48. Lisette – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    I really enjoyed the ideas of integrating basic things such as sketching to help students remember what they are being taught. I agree with her that knowing your students interests will ensure their attention and retention of material being covered.

  49. Laura – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –

    Had some very simple ideas that can be used in the classroom. I like how there were activities that can be used with all levels of students- not just G/T.

  50. Jamie – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –

    Great course

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