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.
Aaron – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Very good presentation and material.
Miriam – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
This course was informative and appropriate in understanding and meeting the needs of gifted students.
Erika – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great refresher course.
Alicia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I been enjoying every single module, there is so much to know and remember in order to help and guide the students.
Margaret – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives a great overview of the characteristics of gifted students and resources for serving those students’ educational needs.
Julie – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Pretty long.
Jorge – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Brandon – BURNET CISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Brenda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This gave me a lot of information and strategies to help the gifted students in my class. I wish i would of known this information sooner.
Veronica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It is way too long
Norma – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
These modules are horrible.
Jennifer – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed getting to know the different type of learners and things to be looking out for in order to identify students as gifted including those in poverty. I also learned the importance of making sure to have all the data on gifted kids to know how to better serve them.
Stephen – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
This course makes broad generalizations that creates division in places it does not need to be. Also, for a course that claims to be about differentiated needs, it really has no differentiation for those who are taking the course. I already knew all of these strategies, except I apply them to all of my students, not just the identified gifted ones, because that’s just good teaching. The “sage on the stage” doesn’t work for teaching kids, so why do we then give it to adults? This was a waste of my time.
Vanessa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the course because it was interesting how we can learn with students cases.
Gladys – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course!
Rachel – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
It was an excellent course to help me break down the essential skills and strategies to reach gifted students.
Chasity – HUDSON ISD (verified owner) –
The course with Dr. Juntune is one of the best. She is an amazing storyteller and instructor.
Andrea – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was very detailed and informative.
Miguel – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great information. I learned more about the gifted student in this session. I learned about intrinsic motivation, 4 types of gifted students, and differentiated learning plans. There are so many details to mention. There is lots of insight about development, intelligence, learning and instruction in this session.
Caroline – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Breezy
David – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
great course
Jonathan – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
This was very helpful
Noelani – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course was informative in understanding the different types of gifted students and the behaviors they exhibit. Not only this, but it provided several ways to accommodate to these students by providing resources and examples of actions teachers should take when encountering various gifted student behaviors.
Mirssa – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Informative and many ideas/suggestions to take back.
Sarah – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This was a good course.
Vanessa – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It was a great course that has helped me!
Nelda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Love the way the information is presented. Mrs. Juntune helps make the information interesting.
Ashley – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I belive this course is real good with helping the teacher figure out different strategies to help those students participate.
Jessica – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Very imformative.
Ana – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
It is good information.
Jasvinder – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Comprehensive, insightful, entertaining and informative with appropriate attention to details and examples. Would like to see downloadable resources associated with the slides.
Alexandra – BURNET CISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Juntune is wonderful! She is super interesting to listen to and made this training a breeze!
Carolina – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Well organized
Ginger – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very helpful.
David – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent instructor with an excellent GT Course.
Leticia – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course. Dr. Juntune is thorough and knowledgeable in her field.
Rebecca – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Very interesting.
Madeleine – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
Great course, I learned a lot!
Amanda – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This was a well done, in-depth training that truly helped to explain the phsychology behind various types of gifted children and the multitude of qualities and skills they have and need addressed.
Karla – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked that it was seperated a little more by content this time
Alejandra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
i really enjoyed it
Irasema – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course is excellent to better enhance the classroom and understand the needs of gifted students.
McKayla – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
It was helpful when thinking about specific examples and situations.
Rosa – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great information – gave me a deeper insight on what a gifted and talented student can achieve if given the right tools.
Martin – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course has many different strategies and resources to use with gifted students.
Lucinda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was highly informative in helping me prepare for teaching gifted students.
Erin – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Good information, just a long format that lowers interest.
Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was an interesting course.
Cynthia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative!
Christopher – HUNTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This is a straight-forward primer on dealing with gifted students. It starts with defining the concept and proceeds to outline practical aspects of dealing with gifted students in the classroom. It may seem too basic for some, but for me it was illuminating and helpful.