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.
Jessica – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and well explained training on GT students.
Melissa – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course. It contains a lot of valuable and useful information.
Martha – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent
Kim – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
This was one of the best classes I have taken.
Lenora – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful to think of GT students in a diffent light
Mary – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
The audio is not great. It was sometimes very low then went loud making it difficult to listen without frequently adjusting the volume.
Angela – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative about the Nature and Needs of Gifted kids. She goes at a good pace.
Keith – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
great course
Michael – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I do enjoy learning about the needs of gited and talented students.
Mary – Ashtabula Area City Schools (verified owner) –
This course gave me a great overview of gifted students compared to high achievers.
Whitney – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
It is great! I was able to complete on my own time and pace!
Ramona – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
A great course with many ideas and activities to work with gifted students!!!
Lisa – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I have been in education for a long time, and still learned from this course. I feel like I have better insight into gifted students now.
Beverly – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
It was a wonderful course that helps better understand the gifted child.
Shawn – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Good stuff! I learned a lot about the internal motivation of a gifted child.
Amanda – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
informational
Rachael – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course because, like many gifted students, I really did not know what that label meant, especially in terms of their unique needs.
Melissa – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
To the point! I like the way it was outlined, and how it included the slides, and Mrs. Juntune speaking about her own GT students experiences!
Milessa – ANDREWS ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoy the ability to work at my own pace.
Kendra – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It’s a little outdated.
Franceska – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
This was very helpful and meaningful.
Elizabeth – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very revealing in nature and I learned so much regarding gifted students.
Susie – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course…. everyone should take this course as it provides critical information to ensure all students in the reached their full potential.
Sharon – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This course was very informative on recognizing gifted students and the keys to learning about their intelligence, which will help meet their needs in school.
Takisha – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
Great training!
Jessica – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful and insightful. Will give you a better understanding of what a gifted student may look like along with real life students and experiences.
Kelly – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very up to date.
Jessica – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course contained alot of helpful information for better understanding of our GT students.
Rachel – LEANDER ISD (verified owner) –
This course was informative in understanding how to meet the needs of the gifted student. I appreciate the flexibility of the online option. The resources and handouts are helpful and I plan to refer to them often!
Elizabeth – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
The course was easy to follow along. I enjoyed having access to the handouts.
Yolanda – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I believe the course was too long.
Martha – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
5 Stars
Najarad – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Very Interactive
Telesa – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
It is a course that provided great details about helping gifted students
Katherine – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent resource to define gifted and talented students coupled with real-life examples and resources for providing classes with instruction!
Senta – EDGEWOOD ISD (verified owner) –
Course was very informative.
Rachel – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I loved it!! I could access the materials and videos easily and it helped to follow along in the handouts.
Kelly – Pilot (verified owner) –
This was a great course! I really appreciated being given the choice to listen to the speaker or read the transcript. I learned SO much!
Laura – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
It gave me a new perspective! So glad to have had the opportunity to complete it.
michael – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
great course
John – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great!
Patrick – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
Super-duper.
Jeremy – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great.
Don – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
The course was very informative and helpful.
kevin – CARLISLE LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great course!
Claudia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting
Matthew – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
It provided me with great information and resources.
Sarah – East Muskingum Local Schools (verified owner) –
Excellent
james – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Wonderful course!
Laura – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It is well structured and clear but some times it takes longer than it could because it does not go straight to the point.