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.
Cathleen – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
Good classroom activities
Judith – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
The course contained a lot of ideas for closing the gaps between students with low verbal skills and those with high verbal intelligence that were simple to implement.
Marlene – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
I thought this course was excellent. i got ideas I can use immediately with my students that are very relevant. Most of my students have trouble with reading comprehension, and I got great ideas to help them.
Celia – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
I think that this course will be very helpful. I appreciated being reminded of how important language is for students and was thrilled to be given strategies that will help my students achieve.
Shawn – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I actually learned some excellent strategies for increasing verbal intelligence that I can implement in my classroom.
Randi – Coshocton City Schools (verified owner) –
I was able to get my gifted hours of training for the year by using this module.
Teresa – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This course is excellent to help students develop complex language.
Melissa – ELYRIA CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course, but found that most of this is learned by experience in the classroom as well.
Katelynn – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
I have never heard of “mindsketching” before, but I think it is an interesting strategy. Many of the points that were made in this training made since to me when thinking about the makeup of my class. I found this beneficial to help close the gap between verbal and non-verbal intelligence with my students.
theresa – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course and found it very relevant for all teachers to involve and teach their students more effectively.
Magda – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
This is a course that resonates very well in my district and classroom. I truly enjoy listening to Dr. Juntune and her expertise. This is the second time that I have taken her course and I still continue to learn more from her.
Toni – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
It was fine
Ninfa – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Kirstin – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
i think it was very beneficial
Virginia – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
None
Angela – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
This was helpful information for teaching struggling readers from a poverty background or low verbal ability.
Gregoria S – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Pretty good, but super long
Christi – DUNCANVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course. I learned something new, learned how to use it in my classroom, and think it will be effective.
Omar – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Extremely useful information for the type of students I teach.
Chris – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
This was a VERY interesting and FUN training.
Maria – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful and informative.
Leslie – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
Very useful material to apply in the high poverty schools.
Cristina – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I think that all teachers should take this course to better be able to serve our students, and help the to be successful.should be
Dawn – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
This was valuable information. I will use these teaching methods.
Katie – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I loved this course. I got many interesting methods to utilize in my classroom for vocabulary acquisition, bridging the gap between my students that are high nonverbal and low verbal to build verbal intelligence, increasing fluency, and strengthening memory.
Rochelle – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was a great course!
Kathleen – NORTHSIDE ISD – SAN ANTONIO – REGION 20 (verified owner) –
Lots of practical tips for all students coming from a low SES background, not just gifted students.
John – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very good food for thought with practical application–challenging!
Hilary – Pilot (verified owner) –
Excellent information on strategies to help my low socio-economic kids to reach their academic potential. In fact, the strategies are great for all students.
Ana – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave great information that could be used to close the achievement gap.
Jill – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this was extremely applicable due to the population os students that I work with.
Dottie – WASHINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
Very insightful course. The research validates the use of sketching – deceleration – for those students with a gap in verbal and non-verbal intelligence.
Piper – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the material shared in this course. Although it was designed for Gifted and Talented students of poverty, I could apply to to all students of poverty who are developing their academic language and non verbal skills. I also appreciated that it was applicable to all grade levels.
Cynthia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Leigh – VAN WERT CITY (verified owner) –
It can be very useful.
Diana – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning about drawing and sketching. Educators have been lacking this component from the lessons.
Catherine – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
I thought the core information was very good. I wish there had been some modeling of practices to use with older students. Most seemed geared to elementary students. I can tweak them for my high schoolers, but it would be interesting to see what Dr. Juntune would suggest.
James – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
One of the more helpful courses I’ve experienced. Although designed for students who live in poverty, I found it to be very useful for all of my students.
Michael – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
it was great
Miglia – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
Great teaching resource with powerful information to use in the classroom.
Kristi – Allen East Local Schools (verified owner) –
Interesting and usable.
Valentina – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was very enlightening. I learned many useful strategies to help my students retain information
Rebecca – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It was a very comprehensive take on poverty and the gap it creates for our students.
Aemie – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course. Very informative.
Cynthia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Leslie – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is extremely beneficial to those needed a refresher on how to implement good teaching practices.
Maria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This was an excellent video, which provided me with a lot of strategies.
Nancy – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent training! I feel every teacher should take this course; especially new teachers!
Olivia – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Valuable information that can be easily implemented.
Ida – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
Very good, I really enjoyed the presenter, Dr. Joyce, she really explains to allow us to understand.