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.
Lilia – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very interesting and gave me a better understanding of the gaps of students raised in poverty.
Victoria – COMFORT ISD (verified owner) –
This course has good information on possible strategies to use to teach diverse learners.
Lizette – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative!
Alma – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was engaging and informative.
Alma – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I have really enjoyed and have learned so much from this course. It has been very beneficial to me.
Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting information
Cheryl – ST MARYS CITY (verified owner) –
While it is transferable to high school levels, more examples would be nice.
Melissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course! It helps us see a different style that can be simply incorporated into everyday lessons to help close the gap of our students.
Crystal – Region 17 (verified owner) –
Very informative!
Amy – Region 17 (verified owner) –
This course allows you to learn and practice the content with fun, meaningful activities.
Lourdes – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course for every teacher. We all have students with nonverbal skills and this course gives a great understanding and strategies that we can use to help them to close gaps and develop verbal intelligence.
Aimee – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
I like the ideas is mindsketching instead of DRAWING
Cindy – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Easy to understand, great resources.
Vonessa – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent ideas to use in my ESL classes.
Angela – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent activities shared.
Adriana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Everything about this training is very useful and relevant.
Belia S – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
It’s an excellent course to closing the gaps.
Gaila – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Kelly – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and easy to understand.
Diana – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very interesting course. I loved the idea of mind sketching and the use of bulletin boards as learning walls
JANNA – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
Great activities to help all learners but I know this will help me tremendously with the population of students I serve.
Patricia – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This gives a great overview and practical applications to address issues with students in poverty. I did not find the examples as useful for middle school. There are some that will work and can be adjusted, but this felt more appropriate for elementary school teachers.
Monica – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Good course with lots of examples and practices.
Rene – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course is very well made and I enjoyed it.
Gina – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
It has a lot of great strategies for teaching students who live in poverty.
Laura – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Amazing! All strategies To use immediately!!!
Susana – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Good course, simple to understand and engaging.
Michelle – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Some really great ideas that I will definitely use in class.
Karen – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This course identified for me what my frustrations have been over the last few years in trying to get my students to remember information and be able to write about it. It has given great strategies that are easy to implement and I am anxious to try them in this coming year to see progress in my students ability to develop verbal academic literacy.
Nanci – Region 17 (verified owner) –
Great information and will use this in my classroom next year. I will incorporate the drawing and sketching and teach it to my students next year.
Brandi – GRANBURY ISD (verified owner) –
Great Class !! Learn a lot of useful tips.
Maria – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
This was an excellent course. I would recommend to have the “handouts” attached to be able for them to be downloaded. I would like to have had access to the handouts.
Matthew – GRANBURY ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course that I learned a lot from.
Anna – Houston Area Co-op for GT (verified owner) –
This course was great and helpful!
Jennifer – Region 17 (verified owner) –
Very interesting! Concrete ideas that are easy to implement and proven to help students achieve success in the classroom.
Angie – WODEN ISD (verified owner) –
This is one of the best GT presenters I have ever listened to. I usually have a hard time staying on task, but she kept my attention and provided useful information.
Scott – DAYTON CITY (verified owner) –
Parental involvement is the key. Mind sketching or whatever is interesting but it’s all catch-up if the kid has been neglected or placed in front of a TV or game early on.
Blanca – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This course was outstanding! It has incredible information.
Paige – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
This course was interesting to learn about and providing many different options to help bridge the gap.
Matt – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
It was beneficial to learn new techniques and understand that there is a gap with students that come from poverty.
Melanie – Yellow Springs Exempted Village (verified owner) –
Enjoyed the final component on how neuroscience ties to these strategies. Used valuable concrete strategies that can be applied in my classes.
Lucia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Jennifer – SANDUSKY CITY (verified owner) –
This course was excellent. It was very informative about the gaps we see in students from poverty as well as ways to take students who test well and help them grow even more.
Alejandra – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyed that this training can get done at your pace and at your leisure.
Shannon – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course. It offers many ways to tap into the learning of low SES students. I appreciated that the instructor encouraged teachers and parents to create experiences for students through everyday learning opportunites.
Brandon – Bedford City School District (verified owner) –
There are some great ideas to use in your classroom, but there is a lot to sort through. The presenter talks about ideas that can be used for any student not just student who are living in poverty.
Thongma – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
The complex language is insightful for all, especially those that teach lower grades.
Jill – BLANCHESTER LOCAL (verified owner) –
After teaching for 25 years in a school district with a high poverty rate, I still had a lot of take aways from this course.
David – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
Great course, very informative.
Daniela – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I think this is an excellent course. Not only is it the research behind it but it is how to help our students increase their verbal language.