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.
Yvette – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It was good
Nidia – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Savannah – MISSION CISD (verified owner) –
It is relevant to the students in my classroom.
Manña – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
it’s good, but it needs closed captions all throughout the course
Salome – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very helpful for teachers to better understand how gifted students think and feel.
Carol – GIDDINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Wonderful! So very helpful in understanding and being able to address the needs of GT students.
Josalyne – ROSCOE ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course so much and I learned so much how I can help gifted students.
Grace – ROSCOE ISD (verified owner) –
I love the ideas and viewpoints brought to light in this course.
Lyndsay – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
good information
Paula – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting, and gives me a different perspective.