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.
Hannah – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
The information shared is very interesting and helpful. The only changes I’d make would be to have the handouts in Spanish and also to include more activities for younger kids. Most of the activities seemed to be designed for students who can already read and write or who don’t have special needs such as dyslexia.
brylie – HUTTO ISD (verified owner) –
I loved all the resources that were provided in this course that I can print out and use this coming school year!
Dorothy – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
Course was descriptive and informative
Paula – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very eye opening.
Heather – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
The training was a fantastic review of social and emotional that is a reminder that you must appeal to the heart before you can influence the mind.
Naomi – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
boring way to receive good information
Joel – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Valeria – SINTON ISD (verified owner) –
it was great
Elizabeth – MARBLE FALLS ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful!
Karina – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great course and very informative.