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.
Ana – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
Very good information
Juan Andres – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Amazing! Great knowledge
Linda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very good information!
Teresa – ARANSAS PASS ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of good information about the characteristics of a gifted student. Nice intro to the subject.
DEBBIE – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very thorough with a lot of personal insight and stories to share along with research to support information.
Hillary – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Joyce Juntune had great information to share.
Kristin – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Great course with applicable information.
Roberto – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informal!
Iveth – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was very good information.
Carmen – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Informative Course
Veronica – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
The content was good but I felt it was a little out dated.
Angela – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This was very comprehensive and touched on many more areas than other courses of the same type that I have taken.
Jennie – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Very informational
Lisa – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Dolores – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Juntune’s knowledge and experience is so powerful. I have had so many take aways from this course.
Herman – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was informative
Tingting – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
The course is really helpful.
Loira – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
great
LAURA – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Kyra – EVERMAN ISD (verified owner) –
I absolutely feel empowered to be the best educator that I can be. I have a shift in my thinking.
Olga – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Mercy – DUNCANVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I learned more about working/providing services for the gifted students population
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.
Ana – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I like that we are able to complete these courses at our own time.
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.
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.
wahlia – LEANDER ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a few things
Anthony – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Solid information for identifying behaviors that can be misconstrued as expellable students when in reality they are GT behaviors.
Paulette – LEANDER ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the course. Some of the resources appeared to be dated. I would like additional update resources.
Liza – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Wonderful course!
Quasha Monique – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I feel that this presentation opens our eyes up to the need to recognize, understand, and meet the needs of ALL of our scholars.
Laura – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this was a great course to give me a better understanding of giftedness.
Jasmine – Brazosport ISD (verified owner) –
It’s a great course, but I just have to find the time to complete it while being uninterrupted to pay close attention to the details.
Stephen – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
awesome!
Allison – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Liked flexibility of being able to complete at my own pace.
Chad – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) –
Gifted education is still researching the same topics. There are some parts that need updates (Texas State Plan for GT, for example) but overall, very informative.
Michelle – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
It was excellent.
GABRIEL – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
I strongly suggest this course even if you are not and administrator or counselor!
VALARIE – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent information provided. It helped me develop a greater understanding of the needs gifted students have that are way too often overlooked.
Cassandra – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
Needs to be streamlined
Kiana – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
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.
KATHY – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Karen – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative.
JAMIE – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
More administration courses should be included in the offerings.
Beverly – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
It was very heard to hear and I had to go back to listen super close to hear the speaker.
Lucia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course! Thank you!
Eleana – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting & engaging
Ignacio – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great and detailed refresher course.
Courtney – Brazosport ISD (verified owner) –
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..
Mindy – Brazosport ISD (verified owner) –
I would like a more interactive training.