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.
Wanda – Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (verified owner) –
Very good course. Helps in understanding and supporting the needs of gifted students,
Karen – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
It was an eye opener to explore how divergent is the world of a gifted and talented kid
Laura – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative!
Rosa – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
i like it
Christopher – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It’s ight.
JESSICA – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
I though this part of the course was very good. I did not realize how similar a GT child could be to a bi polar child.
Kendra – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
It is very informative and helpful.
Rachel – HUTTO ISD (verified owner) –
This course is interesting in that it helps us to recognize how gifted students think and feel differently.
Dawnna – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This will help you understand some of your students. Not all kids are identified as GT, but they will certainly share in the characteristics.
Jessica – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of great information! I would tell others to take this course if they have GT students in their classrooms.