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.
Sarahi – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It has informed me on the subject matter.
Sanjuanita – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
very interesting and helpful
Josephine – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
Love the literature examples!! Love the hands on work that goes with the literature!
Andrew – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
This course helped me understand what it is like to be a gifted student and how to help them in the classroom.
Candi – TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very helpful in understanding the gifted child.
Wakira – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very educational and easy to follow.
Candice – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of good information.
Evelyn – TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent look at the whole gifted child and how to address their specific emotional and social needs.
Shelby – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
I would like access to the resources.
Ruth – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
great information