Understanding Giftedness – Course for Administrators and Counselors (6-Hour)

$90.00

(451 customer reviews)
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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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. 

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451 reviews for Understanding Giftedness – Course for Administrators and Counselors (6-Hour)

  1. Liza – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Wonderful course!

  2. Paulette – LEANDER ISD (verified owner) –

    I enjoyed the course. Some of the resources appeared to be dated. I would like additional update resources.

  3. Anthony – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Solid information for identifying behaviors that can be misconstrued as expellable students when in reality they are GT behaviors.

  4. wahlia – LEANDER ISD (verified owner) –

    I learned a few things

  5. Ashley – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –

    I enjoyed this course. I think this may me the second time I’ve taken it. I think it could be updated a bit but it has very important and beneficial take-aways for educators.

  6. Rhona – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –

    Very good information but since need 6 hours of update every year would like to see more choices in the training available to pick from.

  7. Ana – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –

    I like that we are able to complete these courses at our own time.

  8. Brandy – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –

    I really enjoyed this course. It provided useful insights that I believe would be beneficial to classroom teachers as well as administration.

  9. Mercy – DUNCANVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    I learned more about working/providing services for the gifted students population

  10. Olga – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –

    Great information

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