Understanding Giftedness – Course for Administrators and Counselors (6-Hour)

$90.00

(451 customer reviews)
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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Description

In Dr. Joyce Juntune’s Understanding Giftedness, administrators and counselors receive a six hour course that packs the experience, and insight of one of Texas’ leading educators on Gifted and Talented into a straightforward, comprehensive presentation. 

In this course, you will learn:

  • Where giftedness comes from
  • What it means to be gifted
  • Gifted and talented vs. the High-achiever
  • How to engage the gifted
  • How to motivate G/T students

…plus 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.

Presenter Bio

Dr. Joyce 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. She has focused the majority of her career on the areas of intelligence and gifted and talented education. Dr. Juntune has served as the executive director for the National Association for Gifted Children and the Institute for Applied Creativity at Texas A&M University. 

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451 reviews for Understanding Giftedness – Course for Administrators and Counselors (6-Hour)

  1. Cynthia – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    The video must be updated.

  2. Greg – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –

    informative; very thorough

  3. Patricia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    This course provided a great understanding of GT students

  4. Blanca – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was AWESOME! I learned so much about gifted students in my classroom, myself, and even my own personal gifted children at home. A big eye opener! I believe that now I am better able to serve my gifted students. Thank you so much!

  5. Fermin – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –

    I feel honored to have taken this course because it has deepened my knowledge regarding giftedness and how this information and research can improve the education that our students receive.

  6. Selma – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    Awesome information. This information is great insight on how to better meet the needs of our gifted students.

  7. Celia – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –

    Excellent and very thorough.

  8. Lorena – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –

    Dr. Junetung is a great woman that studied GT students. I would have rather liked to go see her more updated research.

  9. Victor – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    good!

  10. Josey – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was not as helpful as previous GT courses. This information can be found in an required before school year PDs

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