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. Hoda – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    Awesome

  2. Sara – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –

    Good resources, sound information, felt a bit dated, too long

  3. April – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Very insightful!

  4. Mariela – LEANDER ISD (verified owner) –

    I was pleasantly surprised by the content of this course. She used real life examples, provided extensive research and gave useful take away for working with the Gifted student.

  5. Irasema – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Very good! Great information to be able to serve our GT population.

  6. Steven – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –

    I believe this course has a wealth of knowledge as it pertains to gifted and talented and gives you the information in a practical sense in order to take it back to your campus and district to begin the proper implementation.

  7. Elsa – LEANDER ISD (verified owner) –

    4…I really loved it, there were a few opinions of the presenter that I did not agree with, but there were many things she spoke of with data to back it up and do respect her.
    I liked all of the resources, and that it was tailored to me so I can help teachers.

  8. Sylvia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Dr. Juntune is highly knowledgeable in the subject and an awesome presenter.

  9. Terri – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Very informative; useful information.

  10. Melanie – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    Good information. Very relatable to students that I work with in the elementary.

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