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

Hannah – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – December 16, 2021

Very informative
Rated 4 out of 5

Iris – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) – December 16, 2021

It provides a clear understanding of what giftedness is
Rated 5 out of 5

Gulsum – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) – December 16, 2021

Great!
Rated 4 out of 5

Angel – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – AUSTIN (verified owner) – December 17, 2021

Very informative and a great reminder of GT students
Rated 5 out of 5

Ligia – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) – December 31, 2021

I appreciate the opportunity through training to increase my knowledge of gifted students and recognize that there are certain indicators that as educators we need to pay more attention not to disqualify a student as gifted.
Rated 5 out of 5

Amanda – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) – January 2, 2022

great course!
Rated 5 out of 5

Lisa – Private Pay (verified owner) – January 3, 2022

This course was very informative.
Rated 5 out of 5

Veronica – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) – January 4, 2022

Great insight of GT
Rated 5 out of 5

Susan – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) – January 5, 2022

Very interesting and comprehensive study
Rated 5 out of 5

Diana – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) – January 5, 2022

I learned quite a bit from this course.