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 4 out of 5

Bryan – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) – March 23, 2021

Good course
Rated 5 out of 5

Steven – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) – March 24, 2021

I think this is an area that does not typically get addressed sufficiently in school systems. I am glad this course was able to do so, and thoroughly as well, using data and research to back it up.
Rated 4 out of 5

Cindy – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) – March 25, 2021

I enjoyed the content of this course.
Rated 3 out of 5

Aaron – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) – March 25, 2021

Good course
Rated 5 out of 5

Shannah – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) – March 26, 2021

I learned a great deal and enjoyed the course.
Rated 5 out of 5

Sarah – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) – March 26, 2021

This course was very eye-opening! I loved it!
Rated 5 out of 5

Carly – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) – March 26, 2021

very informational, covered a broad range of concepts for gifted students
Rated 5 out of 5

Jason – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) – March 26, 2021

Very informative! Presenter was very knowledgeable and easy to learn from.
Rated 5 out of 5

Tina – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) – April 4, 2021

Opportunities to differentiate the gifted classroom were well presented.
Rated 5 out of 5

Nichol – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) – April 11, 2021

I really loved the stories that were told and the relevant information about the characteristics of GT students.