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.
Kelli – BARBERS HILL ISD (verified owner) –
I found the course to be very informative and engaging.
Rachel – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative
Becca – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
It was good! Self paced
Jordan – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I found this course very helpful.
Morgan – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very helpful and insightful course! I loved how real life examples and stories were included.
Jeanette – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Beyond Excellent! Thoroughly enjoyed it!
SELINDA – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative.
Kristin – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Meredith – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This was one of my favorite GT classes I have taken.
Jesse – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome course. Took a lot from it.
Nathalie – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It is very helpful.
Kelly – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and provided me with a lots of great ideas and resources that I can use this year in my classroom with my gifted kiddos.
Emilia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Aimee – HUNTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful information on the differences of high achiever and gifted students
Bibiana – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very Informative.
Linda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the information provided regarding identifying students and meeting their interests. The DLP was also very helpful.
Sarah – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
A little repetitive but engaging enough that it held my attention.
Anita – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative. I was able to take a lot of notes, get many ideas, and reflect upon my own classroom and teaching strategies. It is a good course that would be great for all teachers.
Kimberli – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative. There are things, strategies I can use as soon as school starts.
Christy – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I like the videos and the stories she told.
Maria – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Helps us better understand and identify gifted learners.
Martina – TORNILLO ISD (verified owner) –
Even for those of us who have been teaching for years (and already completing 30 GT hours but district demanding that we do the training again) it is good to review new research, new perspective and simply remind us of the great opportunities available to serve this population.
Roberto – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course would benefit from containing more concrete examples of how a teacher applies these concepts in actual day-to-day instruction.
Viviana – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course.
Aemma Leah – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
Great course. All the beginning teachers to Advanced Classes or freshman should take this prior to starting.
Valerie – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Dr. J has such a great way of explaining the joys and challenges we face in providing gifted instruction. Her ideas and examples are very clear and helpful as I plan for the year to come.
Ruth – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative and well laid out.
Laura – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I learned so much in this course on how to work with GT students.
Claudia – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative and provided very descriptive ways to help GT students in the classroom
Jeremiah – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
It can be completed quickly for those with the ability for sustained focus.
Raymond – FRIENDSWOOD ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome Course
Yhadira – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This presentation has a lot of valuable and helpful information regarding GT students.
Anita – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
The course provided great information.
Joyce – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Great Course. Love Dr Juntune!
Fabiana – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot, It was very interesting.
Megan – Brazosport ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very well organized and provided me with countless information I could use inside my own classroom with gifted students present.
Cindy – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
This has been very informative – a lot of very good ideas to put in the classroom
Monica – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I like the self-paced because I can complete at my own pace and go back and look at the information.
Ruby – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
I like the way the course is layed out. A good combination of handouts and videos.
david – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great, great course. Not only did it teach me a lot about GT students, but it’s a really good model for how recorded PD should be designed.
Shala – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the lecture. I thought the speaker was entertaining while giving important information.
Yvette – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course was really informative. Sound was a little low.
Jennifer – JASPER ISD (verified owner) –
I think that Ms. Juntune is an excellent speaker, that is well versed in Gifted/Talented students. I enjoyed this course immensly.
Lisa – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
This is good information for helping teachers to understand, identify, and service the needs of GT students.
Abigail – JASPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative and was a good mix of lecture, information, real examples/anecdotes, reflective questions, and quizzes.
Yesenia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course. As a first year teacher, this course gave me an overall idea to what I should know about the Nature and and Needs of GT students.
Carolina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was easy to follow and very informative.
Kenneth – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very beneficial and very well organized. It is interesting and informative.
Lindsie – FRIENDSWOOD ISD (verified owner) –
Good course. The speaker knows how to keep your attention.
Janna – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative