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.
Trisha – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great class
Rebecca – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course because it helps me to know how to respond to my gifted students when they show certain behaviors in the classroom.
Anabely – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
I really thought that this course was very helpful in differentiating instruction for the gifted kids.
April – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It is long but good.
Jason – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome!!!!!
MARTHA – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
not sure if all strategies are helpful. spends a LOT of time reading the children’s books. . .
Perla – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Wow factor how books can engage GT students and their own characteristics.
Fabiola – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
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Nora – HUNTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course is wonderful. Dr. Juntune has really opened my eyes on how to handle gifted students in regards to what and how they think.
David – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –
The subject matter was informative, but would be much better face to face.