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.
Salem – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
It is important to understand gifted kids, for the good of all of us! This course helps us understand what to look for and how to respond to it.
Kayla – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot about the characteristics of gifted students and what their needs are.
Regina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Juntune knows so much about what she is teaching. Very good and informative course about the Gifted and Talented.
Analy – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Dariela – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Very eye-opening
Javier – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Understanding the emotional side of students goes a long way in having students trust and work with you. This has been my favorite training so far.
Jere – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I teach resource, but I did like a lot of the strategies such as tying learning with interest and giving choice because all students, even resource, can benefit from that.
Paul – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Bibliotherapy was interesting.
Giovanni – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
These courses were awesome! Very helpful.
brian – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the overview of giftedness as a personal interest as well as a professional interest.