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.
Veronica – Private Pay (verified owner) –
I love how this course is very flexible, definitely works with my busy schedule.
Carolina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was great!
Shannon – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
i enjoyed it.
Samira – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the course and how it had a note section. I do wish that the videos have closed captions, since I am hard of hearing. I know there was a note section, but this would avoid me going back and forth.
Megan – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful in explaining the social and emotional side of gifted children.
Barbara – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the core ideas of the course. I would like to see more strategies for the high school classroom.
Carmen – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative, presented very well.
laura – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was very insightful.
Sara – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I appreciate the specific resources to utilize when building the guided discussion groups.
Michelle – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
The course contains valuable information that will make any educator a better teacher, but especially those who educate gifted students.