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.
Djorkaeff – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Highly informational and it allows us to speak about other topics that are often seen as not relevant in a student’s academic and social development.
Monica – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting and helpful
Robert – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
It is just too long.
Heraldo – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Its GREAT
Enrique – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
There was a lot of useful information.
Steven – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It is very informative
Patrick – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
good course
Orry – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Emily – ORANGE CITY (verified owner) –
Very informative
Elia – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
Very insightful. The activities helped enforce what was being learned and helped us understand the gifted mind.