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.
Patricia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Extremely insightful.
Maria – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Maria – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
I absolutely loved this course because I learned so much about the underlying gifted child, the inner child (the emotional and social aspects).
Jennifer – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and engaging.
krystal – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Useful information
Paulette – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
Great examples
Cheyenne – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
this was a great course
Elizabeth – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This course is well prepare to understand and apply what is presented. I fully recommended.
Jennifer – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
It is a very interesting course. I am learning a lot about gifted students and how to help them understand and cope with their giftedness.
Yvette – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative course