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.
Kayla – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Grace – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course and very informative.
Carmen – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course becuase it really taught me how to work with the gifted and talented students. I learned about their many characteristics and how each have their very own strengths and interests.
Alexis – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed learning different strategies that we can use to help gifted students.
Monica – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very useful information to be able to reflect into the classroom and with the students
Laura – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Juntune has a way with presenting the information. You know she is invested and it is something she deeply cares about. After this course, I know how important it is to show gifted children we care.
Melissa – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It was a good overview of gifted students and their feelings
Candice – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
i loved it
Rebecca – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
I found this training very informative and helpful.
Melissa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Being that I have not had Gifted students I am glad several examples.