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.
Lena – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
It was very interesting!
Misty – Private Pay (verified owner) –
I liked the reflective questions and how they helped to tie together what that module was honing in on.
bamma – WACO ISD (verified owner) –
it was great, I learned a lot
Bertha – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very informative and I learned several things related to gifted students.
Kimberli – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –
The videos and slides are a great visual in understanding what Dr. Juntune is talking about. My only wish is that I could have watched all parts of the videos because I could tell that chunks were cut out for time.
Lucy – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
good refresher for classroom teachers.
Kayleigh – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course.
Victoria – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
This course was informative on the needs of gifted students.
Erica – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This was an AWESOME course! It was very informative, and it confirmed some things I have believed for many years. I would definitely recommend this course to any educator and school district that would like to service our gifted children.
Jerod – Private Pay (verified owner) –
very informational
Billie – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Really liked course and the presenter.
Brenda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided me with the necessary information to better understand and serve my gifted students.
Mekell – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
It was surprisingly interesting, and the enthusiasm which Dr. Juntune brings to the presentation makes it easy to stay focused on the course material.
Schavonda – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative.
Rocio – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very informational about how gifted students think and what to expect when dealing with a gifted student in the classroom. This study is very helpful in understanding how to approach the learning process with gifted students and how to incorporate different content areas according to their interests and strengths. I really enjoyed having a better understanding of the difference with students.
Kareen – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course has taught me how the gifted child must have an interest in what he/she does or they will just not participate in your class.I also learned that gifted students who have very high intelligence are abstract thinkers.Gifted students should know they are gifted and be told what it means to be gifted.
stephanie – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting and easy to watch!
Sara – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Alize – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I think it was helpful and interesting.
Manuela – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It is very good, in-depth, with plenty of examples.
Anita – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course. I liked the flow of the course and the short quizzes at the end of each module, it held me accountable to learning everything.
Autumn – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
I loved Dr. Juntune! She made the course engaging.
Kylie – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This course taught me so much about gifted kids! Dr Juntune is very knowledgeable on this subject.
Veronica – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Austin – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
It’s good!
Maribel – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Informative, detailed models and relevant examples.
Jacquelynn – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Great course, very informational and beneficial.
Tiffany – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
This was a very helpful GT training.
Betty – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course helped me have a better understanding on how I can serve my gifted students.
Leah – HUNTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It’s great.
Maria – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This course is informative and provides charts that are useful in differentiating between an average, high achiever and gifted student.
Patricia – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
It is very, very long but interesting and it has good information.
Deisy – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the course.
Brooke – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative.
Phyllis – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot about the differences between gifted students and high achievers.
Susan – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
A lot of information. Notes with highlights and resources would be helpful.
Cary – MARBLE FALLS ISD (verified owner) –
Good for understanding needs of gifted students.
Jacqueline – TORNILLO ISD (verified owner) –
In some cases the notes should be able to be bigger.
Yessica – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Very important details that we need to know about different types of gifted students.
Kelly – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
It was fabulous!!
Kimberly – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative. I learned things I did not know before.
Jessica – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
This was very informative on going through the different needs of gifted students.
Emily – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
I’m assuming this will be anonymous …. There were several things Dr.J said that I don’t agree with, directly contradicts previous professors or researchers I’ve learned from or read about, or that weren’t supported with evidence. Also her mindset is very much of a previous generation (for ex: she said she thinks there’s no reason to put race on a form because it’s not a direct correlation to SES but shes not taking into account how race is going to affect their home life, opinions about school, safety at school, and much more). Someone younger with fresher ideas would be preferred. Also I need evidence for her many claims (like “her saying that doing an assignment the kid doesn’t like but doing it for the teacher is intrinsic” well I believe that’s extrinsic). Just too much opinion for me.
Debra – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course. It made reflect on my own children as well as those I have taught.
Willie – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was excellent in that it gave me the tools necessary to properly identify, classify, & instruct gifted students and hopefully be successful in the AP classroom.
Teresita – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course!
Chelsea – FRIENDSWOOD ISD (verified owner) –
Speaker was very engaging, knowledgeable, and provided great advice for teaching gifted students.
Zachary – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course! The content was engaging and helpful.
Byron – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was highly informative.
Olivia – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This is very helpful to understand the multiple intelligences in the classroom, a way to keep students engaged is to understand their cognitive and emotional level in order to differentiate lesson plans that are beneficial based on the student’s needs.