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.
Claudia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course, very informative.
Gabriela – WACO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was eye-opening.
Irma – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Great Course!
Kaylee – WACO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course.
Stephanie – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
The resource ideas are great.
Leova – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This course is very interesting and helpful, especially for those of us that teach the gifted.
Renee – WACO ISD (verified owner) –
I appreciated the insights into the emotional struggles and development of the gifted student.
Doyce – WACO ISD (verified owner) –
It is a great educational information for teaching the gifted.
Jaime – ZAPATA COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Karen – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It has been very informative but the length starts to take its toll. Especially if you are doing the training while working full time. But I am finding it enlightening.