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

Manuel – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) – December 20, 2019

Reflective Qs are useless…
Rated 5 out of 5

Amy – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) – December 29, 2019

Dr. Juntune is excellent as usual.
Rated 5 out of 5

Erika – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) – December 31, 2019

This course was definitely an eye-opener. I learned so much about what a gifted student really is.
Rated 4 out of 5

Kimberly – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) – December 31, 2019

I liked being able to see the visuals while listening to the stories.
Rated 5 out of 5

JENAE – NORTH EAST ISD (verified owner) – January 2, 2020

4 plus. Convenient and informative.
Rated 5 out of 5

Patricia – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) – January 3, 2020

I really enjoyed Dr. Juntune’s lectures. She gave lots of practical ideas, and backed them up with research and logic.
Rated 5 out of 5

Joe – CLEBURNE ISD (verified owner) – January 4, 2020

I think this is a very good course that was informative and entertaining.
Rated 5 out of 5

Mary – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – January 4, 2020

This course is very helpful and needs to be taken periodically throughout an educator’s career to ensure gt students are being given the best education.
Rated 5 out of 5

cindy – PEARLAND ISD (verified owner) – January 6, 2020

I learned new techniques that I will use.
I saw gifted and advanced in a different way.
Rated 5 out of 5

Sara – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) – January 6, 2020

It is very interesting to hear how our GT students can fall through the cracks just like all other students if we don’t provide differentiated instruction for them.