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.
Amanda – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This was better than the other modules within the set. I really felt that it helped me understand
heather – WASHINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
This was a fantastic look at SEL and the gifted child.
Rachel – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
I like that it is someone using their own experience to explain what they learned.
Brenda – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
The presentation content is not culturally diverse.
Jillian – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was good.
Sean – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
Truly interesting, with many different perspectives offered.
Jennifer – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
It’s very insightful.
Danny – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
Wonderful course, Great teaching ideas
Alexa – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
This was very eye-opening into the mind of a gifted child. There were so many points that teachers can take with them into their classrooms when it comes to GT’s interests, passions, fears, and insecurities. I loved it all!
Amon – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was very informative.