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.
Rachel – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very engaging! The presenter was entertaining, engaging, and informative. I felt like I learned a lot from this course that is applicable to my own classroom.
Amy – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
great information and to the point
Robyn – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
The audio was horrible. I could barely hear any of it unless the room was completely silent.
Mia – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
Interesting presenter with real life examples and relevant information.
Amanda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the useful tips they offered that may be integrated in my subject areas.
Cecilia – ZAPATA COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It was great, very informative!
Thomas – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was very well done! I think as teachers we automatically incorporate most of these skills! Ms. Juntune is fabulous!!
Claudia – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!!!
Aissa – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great course, lots of relevant information!
Suxeit – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
Great course, really learned more about the meaning of gifted students.
Erin – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Program presents Gifted students in the most honest and wholistic way I have ever seen. It provides direct strategies for working with students that are clear and implementable.
Meredith – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
I like how this course compared the way gifted students think and behave to average students.
David – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot about gifted and talented students. Most of this is intuitive, but this course really makes things clear.
Paula – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
I love being able to take my time and listen without feeling rushed and overwhelmd.
Nicol – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Juntune is an effective teacher that has experienced each level that she offers information on.
Melissa – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Lengthy – but very informative
Caleb – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting and easy to get into.
Evan – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the breakdown of concepts and the linear progression of the information. I also loved the student study. The questions for this class allowed me to answer from personal experience and from what I learned. I feel that this helped create a deeper connection to the material.
Maria – ZAPATA COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very informational
Chelsea – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was very helpful and positive!
Carmen – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent. It really helps to understand gifted students.
Ayissa – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
The is course was very informative.
Jillian – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was okay.
Linda – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It is very good. I like how she presents the information.
John – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Good overall course. Not too fast or slow and contains very relevant information
Gary – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was very easy to follow and I enjoyed the format
Koltyn – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
It is very boring. I do not like virtual learning though.
Rachel – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Great teacher!!! Great examples and practical applications.
Denizly – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It was great!
David – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course!
Cindy – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
Though the speaker is very knowledgable, this obviously wasn’t originally designed as a teaching video.
Nora – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It’s perfect, very useful and informative.
Bridgette – MIAMI TRACE LOCAL (verified owner) –
This course provides good information.
Martha – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I learned information about gifted and high learners.
Vivian – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I learned new information about the gifted student versus the high achievers.
Christoffer – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
Very easy to follow along and key takeaways easily labeled.
Jennifer – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was extremely helpful so that I could fully understand the gifted and talented program.
RAQUEL – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very informative. It made me aware of why students are acting the way they do.
Jesus – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Overall, it is a good training. I feel as if I learned quite a bit about the gifted students.
Aaron – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It is great.
Armando – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Hilda – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
The course needs to be more enthusiastic
Kallie – Archbold Area Schools (verified owner) –
Excellent course.
Lisa – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
She is very knowledgeable and gave me much to think about.
Ashley – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course with valuable resources.
Remy – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Great! I learned a lot about gifted students.
Yesenia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Kristina – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Course material was very relevant and lots of great examples were given. Easy to understand.
Carla – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I would have liked to have had more in depth examples on how to teach gifted students.
Claudia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative.