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.
Mark – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting and it gave me great ideas to implement in my classroom.
Net – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
awesome materials
Monica – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great course with many resources
Elvia – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Jacquelynn – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Highly recommended and very informational!
Valeria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative and all the experiences with gifted students really put things into perspective.
Guadalupe – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great Course
vianey – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative and entertaining.
Judith – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very necessary
Desiree – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I think that this course provides very good insight and details as to how and why GTs are they way they are.