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.
Elcuiana – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was very informative. It helped me understand the important of differentiated learning and ways that I can provide differentiated learning to students. I also learned that not all gifted students are the same when it comes to teaching them.
Mikaela – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Holly – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
good information
jennifer – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
I am a Sped Teacher with necessary 30 hours of training. There is nothing I don’t like about the course other than I already feel overwhelmed with beginning of the year needs AND having another thing added to my plate with meetings and working long days and weekends. I feel like the training has frequent interruptions for me just based on me trying to fit it in.
Jamie – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very motivating!!!
CELIA – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
great information
Alberto – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very motivating!
Erika – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the pacing and the examples that were given.
Bonnie – Private Pay (verified owner) –
I have been in gifted education for over 20 years and studied many books, articles, and written a published paper on the subject. Dr. Juntune taught me so much in this first class about the unique characteristics of the gifted. I have had the pleasure of listening to her before and eagerly anticipated this 30 hour training. It is excellent!
Carolyn – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Informative.
Kirsti – BURNET CISD (verified owner) –
I believe the course was very informative. I enjoyed the specific student examples and the charts helping determine the difference between high achieving and gifted students. I do wish the course offered captions to be more inclusive.
Brenda – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very Informative!
Ashley – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
good
James – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
thorough explanation of gifted and talented
Javier – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great Information
Darhleen – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this course was very helpful with a lot of useful information.
Qiyao – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
I would like to see explanations of an answer I got wrong in the quiz.
David – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Michelle – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas
Vanessa – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This was definitely a great refresher course for this veteran teacher. Great information for Dr. Juntune.
Roddy – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the course was organized well and was interesting and useful.
Esteban – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great stories
Kimberlee – BURNET CISD (verified owner) –
I had Dr. Juntune in college so it was nice seeing her again. She is obviously very knowledgeable in this field.
Michael – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I think the anecdotes were a waste of time
Sarah – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
It included a lot of great info!
Juan – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great tool to have as a new teacher!
Rebekah – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Ronnie – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative on all the different types of learners out there.
Veronica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I found this course to be very informative, especially in being able to know the difference between a high achiever and a gifted student; the importance of differentiated learning plans; and being aware of gifted student’s non-negotiable services.
Roberto – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great Course
Raul – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I enjoyed it, it had plenty of information that I hadn’t heard before
Sonia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative course.
Fabiola – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was very educational and an eye opener.
Juan – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Allison – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very helpful in understanding how to differentiate for gifted students.
Maria Cristina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It is very useful and informative.
Jeremy – BURNET CISD (verified owner) –
Good coarse, good info.
Lisa – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I thought the content was relevant and reflected what is seen in the classroom and therfore will help me to identify gifted students in the classroom.
Brittnie – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great information!!
Evila – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course is fantastic. Mrs. Juntune is an excellent presenter and so knowledgeable about the subject through her own experiences. I think I learn the most from her sharing her own experiences.
Samantha – BURNET CISD (verified owner) –
I think it is helpful.
Tabitha – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Yvette – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Rosie – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It was very helpful, I really enjoyed learning in depth about gifted students and how to better assist them.
Yahira – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot from this course and like the layout of it. My only complaint is that the volume of the presenter was very low at times even when my volume was at 100% on my computer. Other than that, content presented was amazing.
Tanisha – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative!
Maricela – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
I feel that this course is insightful in allowing a true window of information on how to meet the needs of not only a gifted student but an average student as well.
Mykenna – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot and am able to have a better understanding of a gifted student.
Jose – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Timothy – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was a good overview of the gifted student a what a program should include.