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

Jessica – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – December 16, 2020

Great presenter. I learned a lot of vital information. I will definitely use in my classes.
Rated 5 out of 5

Matthew – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) – December 17, 2020

Great!
Rated 5 out of 5

Cristina – ALICE ISD (verified owner) – December 20, 2020

Great presentation and the way it is organized. Each module was planned and coincided with the next module and how to help gifted students.
Rated 5 out of 5

Cidonio – ALICE ISD (verified owner) – January 2, 2021

The course helps identify areas of reinforcement as well as areas of refinement within the district when supporting teachers with curriculum and instruction.
Rated 5 out of 5

LORIE – ALICE ISD (verified owner) – January 2, 2021

Excellent course! This course has taught brought to my attention areas that as a district we are needing to evaluate ourselves in. It also brought forth lots of great ideas, activities and great examples of services that can be implemented district wide.
Rated 5 out of 5

Angela – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) – January 5, 2021

Great resource
Rated 5 out of 5

Angela – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) – January 22, 2021

Very informative
Rated 5 out of 5

Martha – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) – January 22, 2021

Excellent course, a wealth of information that is relevant to all on campus
Rated 5 out of 5

Lidia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) – January 26, 2021

very well taught and explained
Rated 5 out of 5

Sonja – Brazosport ISD (verified owner) – February 15, 2021

I found this course extremely helpful and interesting. I have learned many new things I want to share with my teachers.