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.
Miroslava – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
This is very easy to follow and great to do at my own pace
Valeria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative!
Yvonne – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome course!
Kristina – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Dena – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
I appreciated it being broken into modules.
Casie – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
I thought it was great and very informative.
Breanna – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I think it is a very informative course that really helped me understand the needs and characteristics of gifted students that much better!
Myriam – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
The course is long, but very informtive
Felisha – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
I believe this course was well paced and I like the use of reflection questions throughout.
Erika – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Bonnie – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the self paced so I could slow down and reflect as needed.
Kristy – PASADENA ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. J was very knowledgeable on the subject. I found her easy to follow and I enjoyed the class.
Chelsea – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting presentation I loved the personal experiences.
Jayna – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the presenter was very engaging. I loved all the stories from her experiences with her family members and students in the classroom.
Dacun – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Adriana – 588 Co-op (verified owner) –
Awesome! Very informative! Very interesting! Wonderful presenter!
Efrain – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative on the subject of gifted students and nicely laid out.
Lydia – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and great form of training so that we can do it on our own time.
Katie – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
Very effective and interesting to listen to! I liked the case studies and examination of gifted students in poverty.
eileen – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
loved it! a little bit long though
Trish – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the course was necessary and engaging.
Gracie – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning about different techniques to use with gifted students
Maria – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very useful and easy to implement in the classroom.
Savannah – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Great information that is applicable as a teacher.
Anne – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this course was very informative.
Rhonda – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very entertaining!
Lorranec – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
Its a great way to really learn about your GT students and how to work with them.
Naomi – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
I like this course. Dr. Junteen is personable and it’s easy to see how her student stories relate directly to the concepts she teaching.
Juan – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was informative and provided essential information to better understand gifted students.
Shona – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
It is very informative
Kevin – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
I think the course was interesting and informative. I think GT training should include information about how mistakes in identifying, or not identifying, giftedness affects students.
Montserrat – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Create training course!
Erica – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
The breakdown of the video and questions at the end.
Benito – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Priscilla – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great GT development
Kacey – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very informative but also very lengthy.
Glenn – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It is good, but a little long winded.
Vanessa – NEW BRAUNFELS ISD (verified owner) –
I love that this course offered many examples as to what they meant in differentiating for students. That was able to help me understand more and put it into real life situations.
Juliana – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
great ways to identify true gifted students
Erick – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
It is good to have a resource to learn as much so we can better serve the different population of students we see on a daily basis.
Elda – GALENA PARK ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course as it is very clear on what it’s asking. The slides and voice over is very appealing and I learned so many things about gifted students.
Tim – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
As a second year middle school teacher I find this training to be exceptional and very necessary. I do not want to develop poor habits regarding gifted students and not help them excel.
Jennifer – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoy the fact that the course is broken up into short videos , so the information is easier to digest.
Mellyssa – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great information.
Hevani – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
This course was incredible. It was very detailed and had clear instruction as to how to support my GT students. I am excited to put what I learned into practice.
Brandi – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
This is a good course.
Stacy – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Speaker was a little abrasive.
Tomas – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I think it’s a great course.
Susan – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
I have a lot of experience with gifted children, and this training is dead-on.
Yesenia – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course, informative and engaging.