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.
Shelly – River View Local Schools (verified owner) –
This course was interactive
Jennifer – NORTHRIDGE LOCAL (verified owner) –
Lots of wonderful info and sight to consider for all students.
Karen – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Great information new to me.
Dora – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
too long.. overall good information.
Alyssa – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Incredibly helpful in building the bridge between gifted students and their emotional needs.
Xavier – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very insightful
Juan – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It is very convenient that the course is offered online and can be taken at my own pace.
Mary – IRONTON CITY (verified owner) –
Very informative
Sahyda – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course has given a deeper understanding the the students that are gifted. As a new teacher this helps to learn how to identify and differentiate for them.
Fallon – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
It really give you insight into the psyche of gifted students and challenges they face that we may never think about.