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.
Christina – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was incredibly helpful.
Jerod – HUDSON ISD (verified owner) –
This training was well thought out and thorough!
Samantha – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
It was great
lisa – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
I bit repetitive, but good strategies for all students. Even sped students want teachers and adults to understand their sensitivities, interests and passions. ALL students need to be seen as human first and scores last.
Amy – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
Relevant!
Cecilia – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
I like the fact that book were brought out for us to better understand what they are trying to express and for us to learn.
Brian – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome course!
David – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It is a great course that is geared towards identifying as well as working with the characteristics of a gifted student
Augustina – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and educative.
Dayana – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Very well explained.