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.
Lorelei – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –
I appreciate that this course has helped me to analyze the social and emotional needs of my gifted learners.
Wilson – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative about the personalities of gifted kids.
Andrew – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Alicia – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Good but the volume on every video is too low.
Perla – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
Great instructor!
Cruz – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Great training gave me insight i had not thought about before
Thongma – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I’ve learned new word: bibliotheraphy.
Latisha – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
There are some great ideas on how to address the Gifted Students in the regular class.
Anna – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
I did not think this tied in well with subjects that are not story or literature based
Brady – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course