Description
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.
Lauren – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting
Anna – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives great examples of activities ( memory, verbal communication, writing skills, and for all subjects) you can use in lower and upper grades to help with literacy development and success for all children.
Ester – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas!!!
Ninfa – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Angela – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This is also helpful for working with students who receive special education services for specific learning disabilities.
Savannah – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great.
Connie – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent information.
John Taylor – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
This course did a great job of pinpointing WHY impoverished students do not succeed at high level and HOW teachers can fix the issues with 3 specific and easy action items.
Laura – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Elisa – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Good information
Liza – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Wonderful training!!!
Jeff – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
A great way to learn about students that are lacking the ability to verbalize their thoughts.
Cleo – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very interesting. I enjoyed learning about intellectual gaps in poverty. All this information can be applied to all subject areas.
Stephanie – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Highly recommend
Esther – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course. It was very well presented and had very insightful strategies to use on my students to help build complex language schemas.
Katie – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informational and eye opening about ways to help these students!
Ana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome course for students with economical disadvantages.
Lucia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Loved it, USEFUL!
Aurelia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It was truly amazing! She has a wealth of knowledge to share with us! Thank you, Dr. Juntune!
Consuelo – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Such a great presenter.
Clarissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
The course was great. The hands on activities made it easy to understand and learn.
Keila – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very eye opening facts. Everyone who works with Economically Disadvantage and/or English Language Learner should be encouraged and motivated to view and listen to this material.
Roxana – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This course is so interesting and informative.
Rebecca – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I am glad that I selected this course from the long list. I have been able to learn different ways in which I will be able to implement strategies to help my struggling and underprivileged students.
Vianey – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
great course with a wealth of information.
Martha – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Just a continuation on same excelent topic
Andres – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great organization
Elena – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
great
Kevin – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
Dr. Juntune is an awesome teacher! She is engaging and dynamic and knows what she is talking about! I am already a better teacher to my students growing up in poverty than I was before I took this course.
Salome – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –
It is great information!!!
ELIZABETH – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
I teach in a low SES school so the information was useful both professionally and personally with my child.
Jamie – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
This was the most interesting and helpful course I have taken thus far.
Amy – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
I LOVE the fact that there were practical lessons and examples for me to take directly into my classroom, and I would highly recommend this class!
Emmanuel – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Very well organized and intentional.
David – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and eye opening for teachers with students with poverty.
roberto – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very enthusiastic and knowledgeable, suitable for elementary more than secondary.
Lauren – Logan-Hocking Local Schools (verified owner) –
Dr. Juntune is a great presenter. Her examples and interactive nature really promote learning.
Cynthia – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Different topics and ideas to use in the classroom
Melissa – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
This course provides practical ideas that can be used in the classroom.
Yesenia – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
I think I learned a lot from this course. Definitely had several aha moments.
Dana – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
I think it was meaningful for life and for the classroom.
Briana – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and easy to follow along with.
maria – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It was informational and useful.
Lott – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great information!
Amanda – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting. I will try to incorporate it into my senior high school course.
Beatriz – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is amazing! It provides information and simple activities that we can implement in our classroom daily to help the students to succeed
Kelly – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
This was a very interesting course.
JANA – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed listening to this video. I loved the opportunity to participate and then reflect along with the video.
Lisa – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course,
Shelley – SAN MARCOS CISD (verified owner) –
I have used the mindsketching with students in 1st – 4th grade and the students LOVE it. I can see and hear the excitement during the activity. I can hear the new language start to develop.