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.
Gabriela – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This course helped me better identify and served gt students. I really enjoyed this course and learned a lot.
Tammy – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
With the review of this course and having giftedness interpreted and explain this way, my teacher antennas are more focused and ready to receive my gifted students signals.
Rosa – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Arturo – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
It provides a lot of great information.
Alisa – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Bradley – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
super
Roxanne – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It kept me engaged.
Cynthia – EL PASO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (verified owner) –
Really eye opening
Alexandra – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
i enjoy these courses. they are very informative and go by quickly. i also enjoy being able to do them on my own time.
Rafael – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
Good course. It allows me to take breaks and self pace so it does not get overwhelmed or bored with it.