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.
Karla – ROUND ROCK ISD (verified owner) –
Great course that included many different strategies for discussion and bibliotheraphy for gifted students.
Ashley – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Good
Gabrielle – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
I liked it a lot
Ilsa – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
my favorite one
michelle – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative.
Dottie – WASHINGTON LOCAL (verified owner) –
Every single teacher that has one or more gifted students within his or her classroom should have this course available.
Zaid – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
A very good and holistic course on GT students.
Jennifer – DESOTO ISD (verified owner) –
Great information but lengthy.
Erin – BETHEL LOCAL (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed it and found the material to be interesting.
Paula – BURNET CISD (verified owner) –
Awesome Course! Awesome instructor!