Joyce Juntune, Ph.D.

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    Nature & Needs of the Gifted and Talented (6-Hour)

    $90.00
    Presenter: Joyce Juntune, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
    Core Area: Nature & Needs
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 6

    Understanding gifted children is serious business. They sit in our schools and sometimes go unidentified or remain underserved. Understanding the nature and needs of gifted students empowers teachers to meet their needs and prepare them for success.


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  • Closing the Achievement Gap for Students Raised in Poverty (6-Hour)

    $90.00
    Presenter: Joyce Juntune
    Core Area: Differentiated Curriculum
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 6

    Gifted students can be found in all walks of life. With more than seventeen percent of Texans living in poverty, it is vital that educators understand the different perspectives and challenges that create achievement gaps for gifted students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Learning how to close these gaps for gifted students can help you set them up for success throughout life.


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  • Screening, Assessment, and Identification of the Gifted (6-Hour)

    $90.00
    Presenter: Dr. Joyce Juntune, Texas A&M University
    Core Area: Identification & Assessment
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 6     

    Each year, thousands of gifted students go undiscovered in our classrooms. Without accurate identification, many of these students will never reach their full potential or benefit from the great resources available in our gifted programs. As teachers and educators in gifted education, one of our top priorities should be the screening, assessment, and identification of our gifted students.
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  • Understanding Giftedness – Course for Administrators and Counselors (6-Hour)

    $90.00
    Presenter: Dr. Joyce Juntune, Texas A&M University 
    Core Area: Social Emotional, Nature Needs 
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary 
    Hours: 6

    Understanding gifted children is serious business. They sit in our schools and sometimes go unidentified or remain underserved. Understanding the nature and needs of gifted students empowers teachers to meet their needs and prepare them for success.

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  • Developing Creative Thinking in the Classroom (6-Hour)

    $90.00
    Presenter: Dr. Joyce Juntune, Texas A&M University
    Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies 
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary 
    Hours: 6

    Knowledge is no longer a competitive advantage. The job market is flooded with applicants who possess the knowledge necessary to complete a job. However, in today’s world creativity and creative thinking are the skills that prepare our students for success. Joyce Juntune, Ph.D., is passionate about teaching educators to both inspire academic achievement and develop creative thinking in the classroom.   



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  • Social and Emotional Development of the Gifted and Talented (6-Hour)

    $90.00
    Presenter: Dr. Joyce Juntune, Texas A&M University
    Core Area: Social & Emotional
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 6

    The unique needs and attributes of gifted children extend beyond merely their accelerated cognitive development. They are divergent from average children in social and emotional arenas as well. Because they have special intellectual, emotional, imaginational, psycho-motor, and sensual energies that need to be understood, respected and sometimes redirected it is essential that school districts have a deep understanding of how these children operate beyond just meeting their intellectual needs. In this course, Dr. Juntune will guide you through the unique social and emotional world of a gifted child and demonstrate how schools, teachers and administrators can best serve these children and provide them with the whole person education that they have a right to.

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  • Differentiation of Curriculum and Instruction for the Gifted and Talented (6-Hour)

    $90.00
    Presenter: Dr. Joyce Juntune, Texas A&M University
    Core Area: Differentiated Curriculum
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 6     

    Join Dr. Juntune as she walks you through the unique minds of gifted children and explains why they need differentiation. She addresses how to practice individualized differentiation on a daily basis without placing a taxing workload on educators.

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  • Understanding and Serving Gifted Students Raised in Poverty (3-Hour)

    $50.00
    Presenter: Dr. Joyce Juntune, Texas A&M University 
    Core Area: Nature & Needs
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary 
    Hours: 3

    Many different things affect the academic performance of students. One that is sometimes overlooked is poverty. Do you know the effects of poverty on your classroom? Poverty impacts a student’s intelligence and achievement. In this 3-hour course led by Dr. Joyce Juntune, a nationally renowned consultant, educators will learn about how to serve gifted students raised in poverty. Educators will walk away with knowledge about verbal gaps, complex language skills, and strategies for supporting students in poverty.

    Note: This course is part II in the series "Serving Gifted Students from Poverty". We highly recommend taking Part I "Closing the Achievement Gap for Students Raised in Poverty" first.

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  • Meeting the Needs of Gifted Students in the Multi-Ability Classroom Part 2 (3-Hour)

    $50.00
    Presenter: Dr. Joyce Junetune, Texas A&M University
    Core Area: Nature & Needs
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 3

    In part 1 of this course, Joyce Juntune, Ph.D., discussed how to adapt curriculum using a variety of self-leveling activities in the classroom. In part 2, you will learn how evaluation, thinking, and planning skills can help students become more in charge of their own learning processes.


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  • Meeting the Needs of Gifted Students in the Multi-Ability Classroom Part 1 (3-Hour)

    $50.00

    Presenter: Dr. Joyce Junetune, Texas A&M University
    Core Area: Nature & Needs
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 3

    You know that meeting the needs of your students in a multi-ability classroom is a challenge. You have more than likely listened to training on differentiated instruction and tiering. But what if there is another way of approaching this challenge? Joyce Juntune, Ph.D., offers a fresh look at how to reach students at all levels by adapting curriculum and encouraging independent learning skills.


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  • Questioning for Higher Order Thinking (3-Hour)

    $50.00
    Presenter: Dr. Joyce Juntune, Texas A&M University
    Core Area: Creativity & Instruction
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 3

    When questioning ceases, the learning stops. Questioning allows your students to build the habit of curiosity. In education, sometimes we think learning is all about the answers, but there is also an art to teaching students to be inquisitive. Great questioning is best taught by teachers who model great questions. This course shows you how.


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  • Developing Learning Partnerships in the Gifted Classroom (3-Hour)

    $50.00
    Presenter: Dr. Joyce Juntune, Texas A&M University
    Core Area: Creativity & Instruction
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 3      

    When do gifted students, and all students, learn and flourish? They say a student doesn’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. As a teacher, the way to show this is by building relationships. When you foster learning relationships in your classroom, every student will begin to flourish. There are specific skills and strategies that help promote successful learning partnerships.

    Dr. Joyce Juntune not only teaches you those strategies, she helps you create a roadmap for your classroom. Once the skills are in place you can trust students more to do something on their own initiative!

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  • Intelligence – What Is It and Why Is It Important

    $20.00
    Presenter: Dr. Joyce Juntune 
    Core Area: Identification & Assessment 
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary 
    Hours: 1 

    Intelligence has become a taboo subject in some educational circles. Rather than avoiding the subject, hit the issue head-on by addressing some of the myths associated with the concept of intelligence, particularly in the classroom setting.

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    Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.

    © Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented, Austin, Texas 2020

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  • Building Verbal Intelligence (Part 2) – Strategies for Building Academic Literacy in Students Raised in Poverty

    $20.00

    Presenter: Joyce Juntune, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
    Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    Children who are raised in poverty or low-income households are much more likely to drop out. Gifted children raised in poverty are particularly at­ risk. But that doesn’t have to be the case. These children can all succeed. They can go to college. They can do wonderful things if someone will take the time to build their complex language skills and verbal memory.

    Visit TAGT On Demand for more online courses.

    Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.

    © Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented, Austin, Texas 2020

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  • Building Verbal Intelligence (Part 1) – Opening the Doors of Opportunity for Low SES Gifted Students

    $20.00

    Presenter: Joyce Juntune, Ph.D., Texas A&M University
    Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies
    Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
    Hours: 1

    While we have spent energy on finding and implementing a variety of procedures to ensure that gifted children from poverty are identified for our gifted programs, much less energy has been put into building the skills for success that will enable them to flourish in the gifted program. In this course, Dr. Juntune explores strategies to change the way we work with low-SES students.

    Visit TAGT On Demand for more online courses.

    Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.

    © Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented, Austin, Texas 2020

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