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.
LaShonda – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very helpful when it come to knowing the statistical background of working with gifted kids. It lets you know how to work with them. This course is a helpful guidebook in this occupation.
Sarah – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
Very insightful.
Beau – LAMAR CISD (verified owner) –
Great course. Made me rethink how to address gifted kids emotional and cognitive development.
Shelbi – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
effective
Lilliana – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Love it!
Francisco – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
A very illustrative way to learn how to understand, motivate and guide our gifted students.
JANETT – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I like the opportunity to increase knowledge about gifted students.Also the flexibility to take classes in my own time.
Valerie – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
4 stars
Hayle – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course, I think that the insights into bibliotherapy could be incredibly helpful for educators.
Danielle – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I learned great strategies for proper social interactions with gifted students.