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.
Gus – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It open your eyes to different ways to interpret the class dynamic, and gives you the tools to best serve all of your students.
Tiffany – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course really helped me understand the social and emotional development of gifted students. It also provided insight into how things said to these students can be received by them and that we as educators need to support their emotions and ways of thinking.
Douglas – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
This course was great for providing a clear understanding of emotional and social needs of GT students.
Kaley – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
This course was helpful but seemed more helpful for a GT coordinator or someone who can pull specifically GT students, moreso than a classroom teacher.
Lillie – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
I feel it was great and very informative.
Leticia – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Very insightful. I loved the Bibliotherapy section.
Irma – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
excellent
Janta – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I loved it. The reading of the stories allowed us to experience the class the way our students might.
craig – Private Pay (verified owner) –
this course was a great way to better understand the social piece of the gifted kids
Jana – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
very helpful