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.
Nicole – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
i think it is very helpful
Casey – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Joetta – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed it and learned a lot.
Marcela – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
This was a wonderful course. It certainly helped me understand them on a social and emotional level.
Janet – MIAMI EAST LOCAL (verified owner) –
There were good activities and ideas. However, the instructor is sometimes quite condescending toward regular classroom teachers and sees large distinctions between classroom teachers and gifted instructors. The reality is, for most kids, classroom teachers are kids’ only gifted teachers. I wish there was more of an appreciation and attitude of teamwork there.
Amanda – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives great insight on how to help guide gifted students’ thoughts as they struggle with problems of being gifted.
Christa – East Muskingum Local Schools (verified owner) –
Very good speaker with a lot of experience with gifted children.
Addison – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This is my favorite part of the GT umbrella. These kids fascinate me with their emotional intelligence. It explains why they so often get along better with adults than their peers.
Melissa – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Outstanding gifted education update and so helpful for any teacher in the classroom. Recognizing students social and emotional needs is a key to meeting them right where they are and helping them reach their fullest potential, so this course is “spot on”.
Michelle – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!