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

$90.00

Rated 4.78 out of 5 based on 451 customer ratings

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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SKU JJUN-176 Categories Administration / Leadership, Gifted, Instructional Strategies, Joyce Juntune, Juntune, Nature & Needs|Social & Emotional, Ph.D. Tags Administration, elementary, Gifted, giftedness, GT, Instructional Strategies, Leadership, Nature and Needs, OAGC Characteristics, ODE competency d, secondary, Social and Emotional

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.

Additional information

Core Area	Nature & Needs, Social & Emotional
Hours	6 Hours
Organization	Juntune
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Joyce Juntune, Ph.D.
Course Content	Gifted, Instructional Strategies, Administration / Leadership

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

Rated 5 out of 5

Michelle – SPRING ISD (verified owner) – July 19, 2020

This course was excellent!
Rated 5 out of 5

KASHUNDA – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) – July 20, 2020

It was very informative and engaging.
Rated 5 out of 5

Monica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) – July 21, 2020

I think it is very informative and serves as a refresher every time.
Rated 5 out of 5

Amanda – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) – July 22, 2020

I love it because it is very eye opening.
Rated 5 out of 5

Stephen – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) – July 26, 2020

Awesome. Right on target. Describes GT students perfectly and completely outlines their needs.
Rated 5 out of 5

Macey – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) – July 30, 2020

Great
Rated 5 out of 5

Mae – Private Pay (verified owner) – July 30, 2020

Loved it!
Rated 5 out of 5

Stephen – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) – July 30, 2020

Very informative. I enjoyed the fact that I was able to identify several of the behaviors associated with gifted students.
Rated 5 out of 5

Kim – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) – August 2, 2020

This is a great course.
Rated 5 out of 5

Nancy – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) – August 3, 2020

Great job! I always enjoy listening to Juntune and her expertise with gifted learners.