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 3 out of 5

Mindy – Brazosport ISD (verified owner) – January 6, 2022

I would like a more interactive training.
Rated 3 out of 5

Courtney – Brazosport ISD (verified owner) – January 6, 2022

The course had great information for teachers of gifted students. I don’t know how much of it could be applied to counseling or administration but the information as still good..
Rated 5 out of 5

Ignacio – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) – January 8, 2022

Great and detailed refresher course.
Rated 4 out of 5

Eleana – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) – January 22, 2022

Interesting & engaging
Rated 5 out of 5

Lucia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) – January 22, 2022

Excellent course! Thank you!
Rated 4 out of 5

Beverly – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) – January 30, 2022

It was very heard to hear and I had to go back to listen super close to hear the speaker.
Rated 5 out of 5

JAMIE – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) – February 4, 2022

More administration courses should be included in the offerings.
Rated 5 out of 5

Karen – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) – February 22, 2022

It was very informative.
Rated 5 out of 5

KATHY – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) – February 22, 2022

Very informative
Rated 5 out of 5

Kiana – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) – March 11, 2022

This training had lots of good information about gifted students. I enjoyed leaning about the tips and strategies that Dr. Juntune provided. I also enjoyed listening to her personal stories about her sister. The information is very eye-opening.