Screening, Assessment, and Identification of the Gifted (6-Hour)

$90.00

(1439 customer reviews)

Presenter: Dr. Joyce Juntune, Texas A&M University
Core Area: Identification & Assessment
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 6 

Each year, thousands of gifted students go undiscovered in our classrooms. Without accurate identification, many of these students will never reach their full potential or benefit from the great resources available in our gifted programs. As teachers and educators in gifted education, one of our top priorities should be the screening, assessment, and identification of our gifted students.

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Description

It used to be that intelligence and giftedness were solely based on I.Q. and test scores. As our understanding of giftedness and the brain has expanded, the means of assessing and identifying gifted students have also expanded. In this course, “Screening, Assessment, and Identification of the Gifted”, Joyce Juntune Ph.D., draws from her vast knowledge and experience in gifted education to present invaluable tools for identifying gifted students using a variety of different methods.

In this 6-hour course, you will learn about:

  • Definitions and unique characteristics of giftedness
  • The role of intelligence in gifted students
  • Methods of screening students for signs of giftedness
  • Suggestions and guidelines for gifted programs
  • Scoring tests
  • Differences between testing boys and girls

And much more!

This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies e, f, g, and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3.

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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1439 reviews for Screening, Assessment, and Identification of the Gifted (6-Hour)

  1. Leah – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was very informative and gave me some great ideas to use in the classroom!

  2. Sharon – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –

    I liked many of the suggested strategies for all students.

  3. Virendra – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –

    The course is very useful and informative.

  4. Renee – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –

    It gave wonderful insight on how to read test results to determine who may be gifted. It help you understand how poverty can affect identifying a gifted student. It also helps you understand the importance of looking and comparing non-verbal and verbal abilities.

  5. Erika – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Great

  6. Tim – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –

    I found this to be a fantastic course that opened my eyes to so many different approaches to GT students. I am anxious to put these to use and to discuss with other GT teachers the successes they have experienced.

  7. Stacy – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Very informative.

  8. Bonnie – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –

    This was very informative.

  9. Kandi – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –

    Lots of strategies.

  10. Bernard – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Great!!

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