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.
Hai – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I love it! This course helps me understand about my GT students more and help me service them.
Miriam – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
Different perspective on assignments
Ana – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It was a great course, good pace and interesting. Helps you understand needs, feelings and ways to reach the bebest with a gifted student.
Irma – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
This course helps us understand the needs of gifted students and how we can help them in the classroom.
Iselda – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Let’s teachers understand various emotional needs of gifted kids.
Patricia – NORTHSIDE ISD – SAN ANTONIO – REGION 20 (verified owner) –
I think this course is helpful and insightful. It kept me interested and I feel I can apply this knowledge in my class.
Catherine – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative! Thank you.
Kelly – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course dives into how gifted students think and why they feel how they feel.
Mike – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent.
Zachry – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Thumbs up!