Description
The unique needs and attributes of gifted children extend beyond merely their accelerated cognitive development. They are divergent from average children in social and emotional arenas as well. Because they have special intellectual, emotional, imaginational, psycho-motor, and sensual energies that need to be understood, respected and sometimes redirected it is essential that school districts have a deep understanding of how these children operate beyond just meeting their intellectual needs.
In this course Dr. Juntune will guide you through the unique social and emotional world of a gifted child and demonstrate how schools, teachers and administrators can best serve these children and provide them with the whole person education that they have a right to.
This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies d, e, and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, and 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.
Nicole – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
The course was excellent and helped me to develop a better understanding of the needs of gifted learners.
Florencio – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
This was/is an outstanding session. More teachers need to participate in this course.
Shawn – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –
Interesting course on the social and emotional characteristics and needs of gifted students.
Spechiale – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This course was AMAZING ! I was both entertained and learned so much. I wish I had a Teacher explain that being different wasn’t good or bad; it’s just different, and there is NOTHING wrong with that .
Dione – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Very thoughtful and done through the lens of a gifted person. I learned more about myself, my son and my previous students.
Tobin – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was okay and helped me to realize a few things but I don’t think if gave me any information that was life changing. It was good but not great.
Francisco – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It helped me understand gifted students.
Maria – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
This and excellent course.
Omega – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very interesting on how to find ways to a support our students and to give a purpose to students and able build a strong understanding of gifted student.
Kelsey – DELAWARE CITY (verified owner) –
This course was very quick-paced and able to help me learn about the emotions of students while fulfilling training requirements in an easily digestible way.