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.
Angela – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Trudy – ANDREWS ISD (verified owner) –
This course is excellent for sharing the aspects of the social and emotional development of the GT student. This leads to a better understanding of GT and how to be more effective in teaching and developing the whole GT. A few of the lessons could be shortened without losing meaning and effectiveness.
Keith – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative course
Nelda Sue – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative.
Laquita – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
very good course
Jessica – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It was very interesting learning about Bibliotheraphy. I would really like to incorporate this in the math content.
Richard – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
So many great ideas on understanding gifted students. The clinician was engaging and entertaining.
Mendie – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
John – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course for learning about gifted students personalities.
Debbie – ALPINE ISD (verified owner) –
Enjoyed it.