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.
Cynthia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
helpful and informative
Hiram – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Very useful.
Giang – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
The course is well explained and educational.
Griselda – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I really love the way the information is given, statistics, facts but also personal stories that we can learn from. The material is extremely relatable and is helpful to take back to our classrooms/career.
juan – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I think this course is very helpful to teach gifted and talented children.
Jorge – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was excellent and provided insight into the social and emotional needs of the gifted student. I appreciated the multiple resources and activities that can be implemented with the gifted student.
Tara – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
needs some updating
Disney – BURNET CISD (verified owner) –
Great
Maria Elena – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It is a must for a teacher to learn about gifted and talented students so he/she will know how to implement the lessons and be able to understand them.
Hilda – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
It was very interesting and helpful to me.