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.
Desiree – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
I think this was very valuable in understanding the emotions and social interactions of a gifted student.
Lindsey – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
It was extremely interesting and helpful!
Ashley – FRIENDSWOOD ISD (verified owner) –
it was great
Natalie – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
There were so many personal stories that it felt a little much. I need examples for the high school classroom and how these ideas can be tailored for that setting.
Juanita – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Gilbert – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
informative
Blair – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
This course was one of the best online course I have taken. It was interesting, and informative. I learned many things I can do in my classroom to have to best learning environment for my students.
Kimberly – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting. It gives a greater understanding of how to meet the needs of gifted students.
Shawn – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
it was greta and I learned a lot of new techniques.
Lola – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
It was good, but could have been shortened. At times the information was redundant.