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.
Robie – ALPINE ISD (verified owner) –
Good information.
Estefania – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked the short videos, well detail explanations on each topic
Robert – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great stuff
Delilah – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course! Really learned a lot about how to best help my gifted students.
Isela – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Thank you 🙂
Linda R. – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Thank you!!
Alyse – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful!
Katie – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
An amazing course with a ton of information.
Nelda – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Joshua – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Excellent training course
Sophia – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This is a very helpful course.
Anabel – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
This was very interesting. I learned so many new material about gifted students.
Cecilia – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
It is very informative and I learned a lot about the gifted students.
kennedi – Brazosport ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot from this course. This course has so much information that will benefit me in my classroom.
Alejandro – ZAPATA COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I found this course extremely beneficial. I learned a lot.
Stephen – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
🙂
Robert – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Too many segments of sitting and listening. In a course designed to introduce teachers to gifted students, these are not interesting. That being said, the important information was there and this is necessary for staff who have GT students.
Yaritza – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
Great information on gifted students.
Modesta – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the stories from the presenter and her experience in the subject.
Clorandy – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Connie – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
The presenter was awesome. She provided plenty of examples and talked about her experiences.
Roscilla – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I founded this course very educational. I have learned a lot about gifted students. That I never thought about or cared about. But this course has open my eyes to a new way of teaching. And wanting to learn more. THANK YOU
Maria E – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
This course is very informative and gives you an understanding how we can improve as teachers to meet the needs of GT learners.
Chandra – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was great course.
Maima – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
more interactive would be great
Rachel – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
This is very long.
Elizabeth – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
good
Elias – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It was a great course
Maria – ODEM-EDROY ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the training
Jennifer – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great course! Very informative and provided real life examples that are relatable.
Maria – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very interesting and had a lot of great information to better understand GT students.
William – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and very relatable to what we see in our classroom. Really opens my eyes on the actions of GT students
Emilio – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Odis – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It is detailed.
Joy – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
It is good.
Rian – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I want to work with people who know how to differentiate my type of course in this way and move away from so much direct instruction.
Michelle – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
The course offered insight to gifted students. I liked the individual scenarios she used or the students.
Gloria – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
Course is very informative
Lauren – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting and full of information
Trinidad – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
I loved it. Very informative.
Andrea – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Too long
Jackelyn – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
easy to follow
Jody – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
The sound was bad it would go high and low and it was hard to understand her at times. People who do not regularly use a mic should be wired with a headset. Especially those who speak with their hands.
Kristen – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
The speaker was very informative and interesting.
Madison – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great instruction
Rita – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great insight into understanding a gifted student.
Sherly – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
A wonderful and informative course
Jay – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative course!
Analisa – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course to guide me into my teaching instruction.
Nadia – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
The various topics that were covered in this course.