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.
Milagros – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was amazing, I learned and enjoyed the theme.
Oscar – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This course was an eye opening and make me feel more interested as a Teacher.
Jennifer – DESOTO ISD (verified owner) –
It has great information but is very lengthy.
Osme – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I strongly feel that this course is beneficial to both the teacher of average and GT students. I gained a lot of knowledge and was able to identify some students with qualities described throughout the modules. Now, I am better able to differentiate in my regular education third grade classroom.
Leslie – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Informative
Justine – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
She is a fantastic presenter with applicable and relevant information that is interesting.
Mae – TEXAS CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful in learning what gifted is an what it is not as well as how gifted students learn.
January – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course, I found it really easy to do and effective.
Elijah – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It was great. Dr. Juntune is a great speaker and I learned a ton.
Brian – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Karla – ROUND ROCK ISD (verified owner) –
Included helpful and relative information about gifted students.
alexander – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
very informative course
Charley – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I liked it. I took this course 25 years ago and this is a good refresure and update
Rebecca – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) –
I absolutely loved this course. I learned so much from it, and now have many resources to pull from as I continue to learn more about gifted students.
mathie – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
The course is a bit long but the information is valuable
Kenna – Texas A&M University (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed learning through this format as I was able to complete the course at my own pace and around my work schedule.
Lisa – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very helpful! I did not fully understand my gifted students before but now know why th ey respond the way they do. This course helped me better serve my students!Thank you!
Marissa – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
It was great!
Martha – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
5 stars!
Faustina – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Very good and complete information
Ashley – Private Pay (verified owner) –
It was good.
Samantha – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Helpful and informational.
Cari – Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (verified owner) –
I thought that the course was good. I don’t agree with everything that the instructor says about gifted students but I thought there was some good information.
Paula – BURNET CISD (verified owner) –
As a lover of online education training courses and note taker, this course was awesome. I was able to pause the training at any time, work at my own pace, use my best learning technique, etc. It was very detailed.
Thomasina – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
Great course. Very detailed, with great handouts.
Shannon – LEANDER ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course is especially helpful for teachers to understand the needs of gifted students. How will we need to adjust our classrooms to maximize benefit for gifted children?
Sandra – FRIENDSWOOD ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course. Very engaging. I loved it.
Matthew – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
This course if extremely helpful.
Francisco – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
five stars.
chad – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
It’s long but very informative.
Shayler – RIVIERA ISD (verified owner) –
Great sources and information that allow us to better serve students. Information is delivered concisely and clearly.
Esmeralda – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
It is very helpful and interesting.
Bracy – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
other district friends
Jamye – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
Easy to follow and review quizzes for missed information.
Tara – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –
very informative. The importance ideas are clear and to the point.
Ana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Classroom teachers need a lot of resources available to them in order to help the students.
Gustavo – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very insightful. I learned a lot to help me identify Gifted students.
Braxton – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Great instruction.
angela – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a few new things about gifted students and their needs
Laurel – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
Very easy to navigate
Kim – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Liked the presenter and her personal stories
Daniel – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Dawnna – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course was extremely helpful and will help me to understand my GT students thoughts and behaviors.
Esperanza – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
I like the instruction online the presentation very direct to the point and easy to comprehend
Randy – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Claudia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Course has a wealth of information… worth your time.
Jaime – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Alicia – FT HANCOCK ISD (verified owner) –
I believe this is a good course but it should be more interactive
Charles – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course really showed me the differences that gifted students might exhibit, that way I can better identify them in my class.
Holly – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided some great reminders of how gifted learners think and how to best meet their needs in the classroom.