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

Nicole – BELTON ISD (verified owner) – August 30, 2021

Great course! The information presented was very interesting and valuable.
Rated 5 out of 5

Adrian – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) – August 31, 2021

This is an excellent course for understanding the nature of GT students and how we should deal with and assist them in classes.
Rated 4 out of 5

Edward – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner) – September 2, 2021

Enjoyed it
Rated 5 out of 5

Stephanie – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) – September 3, 2021

This is a fantastic course. She is thorough and gives great stories and examples of the ideas she is talking about.
Rated 5 out of 5

J. Carlos – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) – September 5, 2021

It was interesting
Rated 4 out of 5

Lori – BROOKS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND ENGI (verified owner) – September 6, 2021

I thought it was paced very well
Rated 5 out of 5

Maria Del Carmen – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) – September 8, 2021

I loved it
Rated 5 out of 5

Debra – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) – September 9, 2021

Very informative
Rated 5 out of 5

Paula – CONROE ISD (verified owner) – September 14, 2021

Very interesting. She is an entertaining speaker. I wish the volume would have gone higher.
Rated 5 out of 5

Rachel – CONROE ISD (verified owner) – September 14, 2021

It was an eye opener on GT students.