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.
Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very informative.
Karen – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I strongly believe that all teachers should have this training because it is very likely that students are labeled special education without considering the possibility of giftedness since the teacher/assessor may not be able to see past the difficulties being displayed louder.
Marisol – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
it is great
Frank – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
I would have preferred an in-person training for this course. But I learned a little more insight.
Gabriela – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Oswaldo – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
I would strongly recommend this course to ALL teachers and educators at my district, very helpful in understanding the needs of gifted and talented students.
Jessica – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I love it that it explains many concepts.
Adriana – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
More hands-on training
Tomas – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
I think think the diestrick should provide the teachers time to work on these modules.
Giselle – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
LOVED IT!