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.
Mercedes – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was wonderful.
Charlotte – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Wonderful course. Open my eyes to some of the things I missed when looking at gifted students.
David – HUNTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Provides better insight on what a gifted student is.
Alfonso – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
This course touched up a lot on the emotional needs of our gifted students, and it got me to think about how much we often lack in tending to some of these students. Gifted students are often overlooked because they are bright, so as an educator we assume that they do not need us.
Joaquin – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
It needs updating
Jason – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
It was very beneficial and informative.
Brenda – TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informational and a good way to understand GT
Anna – MISSION CISD (verified owner) –
This course is helpful in understanding how the minds of gifted students work.
Jessica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome course
Betsy – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Long