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.
Hilda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course is resourceful to all teachers.
Alejandra – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed how we learned of the emotional side of our gifted students. I feel I can incorporate different types of assignments and projects setting some expectations that can be based off of the evidence that was presented.
Rosa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course. It gives a whole new light in which to see and understand gifted kids.
Ritzuko – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very detailed
Abbigail – ORANGEFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Lucas – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Tracey – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoy listening to Dr. Junetune. I like how her stories tie in to the content and the examples really help you piece together what you may experience with your students.
Jose – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Outstanding insight
Maritza – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course.
Connie – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –
This is an outstanding course. I loved it! I would love to see more like this.