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.
Misty – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Insightful
Estella – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This coarse have very good sources. I have learn a lot. I would recommend teachers.
Joe – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Gabrielle – JASPER ISD (verified owner) –
Amazing course. Very informative.
Vanessa – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I like the breakdown Dr. Juntune provides us in how to identify and understand gifted students in a way that makes it easier to approach their learning styles and needs.
Juan – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative course with great books to reference.
Lena – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
The course gives many real student experiences that have helped me reflect on students in my own class. This will help me identify and service my gifted students.
Iris – ALPINE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was really good and I learned a lot about gifted students.
Emma – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Learned lots!
Wanda – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
The speakers negative attitude toward classroom teachers is off-putting.