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.
Stephanie – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative!
Igdalia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very informational but I wish they were shorter
Denizly – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It was great
Ainsley – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This has been my favorite thus far.
Bryan – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Good course.
Alma L – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It is a great resource to learn about gifted students and how to challenge them.
Sabrina – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative in understanding gifted students.
Katelyn – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
I liked it because it was self-paced and Im able to do it on my own time
Brittany – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives great information.
Casey – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
Detailed examples and information. Very useful.
Lizzette – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Julie – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
I think that it is too long!
Heather – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This was the second time I have surveyed this course, since it is serving to update my 30 hours after 10+ years of teaching GT students. It always helps to hear key concepts presented by Joyce Juntune.
Jillian – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed Dr. Juntune’s own stories and real-life examples that led her to learn so much information about teaching gifted students.
Eduardo – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great knowledge of the subject. But still have no answer to our problem of classification and progression of a GT student.
Gabriel – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It’s alright
Armando – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Full of relatable content, as well as practicum. Gave much information, as well as applicable, real-life circumstances to drive points home. Very well planned, and even better delivery.
Melanie – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
It is very straight forward and informative.
Tammie – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I love how Dr. Joyce uses great life examples and experiences to help understand the GT student and how to foster their growth.
Michelle – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
I loved it
Altheea – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very easy to follow along. Great resources.
Alejandra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Fantastic
Gabriella – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
It was very helpful!
Lesley – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
irma – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent and insightful course!!!
Ana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great information
Hillary – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting course and provide me with information I can take back and implement in my classroom.
Jesus – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I feel that it is very thorough and it does include important key points about gifted students. I love the examples that are given and the reflective questions that make us think about what we just learned, which is what we as teachers should be doing.
Jodi – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Even my daughter who is often sitting nearby enjoys her stories. She brings life to the curriculum!
Ruth – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
It is very informative.
Ana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was a great course, I learned different strategies to help out our gifted students.
Dora – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative.
Ernesto – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Michelle – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
great information
lilibeth – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
emjoyed the course. Many examples given which helps me gain a better understanding.
Marilu – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
The material was great! However, the learning modules has some technical glitches when trying to refresh the page.
Brittaini – BRAZOSPORT ISD (verified owner) –
it was very helpful
YVETTE – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
I like that there are videos that teach about the subject. Not a lot of reading and it’s more relatable. I enjoy the short check for understanding after excepts or so that it does not become too overwhelming.
Adam – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –
This course help me understand the needs of gifted students.
Rachael – ROCKPORT-FULTON ISD (verified owner) –
I learned more than I thought.
Angelique – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
Had great information in this course.
Shelia – JASPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course has been extremely beneficial to me. I have learned so much about ways to improve my teaching of GT students.
Wendy Reem – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great information! Kind of repetitive from the Assessment course.
Vivian – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
View detail with application opportunities.
Daniela – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and well paced.
Carlos – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Good session to be able to understanding the needs of gifted students
Elicena – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful
Makayla – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course because it gave the information needed along with real world stories. I was able to relate it to my classroom students.
Taylor – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Very well said and great examples provided throughout the lessons. The clarification between high achievers and a gifted student was shown in displays and conversation from the instructor.
Kireyla – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent videos