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.
Megan – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –
Very well done.
Serenity – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Helps you understand gifted students needs and support.
Juan – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course is so necessary for anyone working with gifted children. The insight it provides is so valuable.
Samuel – Private Pay (verified owner) –
I really appreciated the experience.
Ramon – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and gave me extra information to help me as a techer.
Jeanette – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
This was a very informative and insightful course. It provides insightful information to help guide teachers and parents as they work with gifted children.
Merly – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was strategically designed to provide content in a clear, dynamic, and contextualized format, so teachers can reflect on different approaches to try with gifted kids.
Rodolfo – SOUTHWEST ISD (verified owner) –
I found it helpful and I plan on using the methods learned in the training to assist me in class with GT students.
David – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
This was great!!!!
Darci – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful and easy to understand.