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.
Elsa – TORNILLO ISD (verified owner) –
Liked the fact that I learned more about Gifted students.
Brenna – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning about Bibliotherapy and how it helps gifted students.
Cheryl – RIVIERA ISD (verified owner) –
It was very detailed and informative. It made it easier to understand gifted students.
Mackenzie – Zanesville City Schools (verified owner) –
I think this course is great for educators to understand some of the emotional and social behaviors or characteristics of gifted children.
Ramona – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative course
Esmeralda – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very helpful.
Marquita – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Loved this course, I have a greater understanding of gifted children. They are out-of-the-box kiddos!
Norma – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
This course is more than helpful.
Rosa – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Good review on gifted students and their challenges.
Valerie – WESTERVILLE CITY (verified owner) –
This course gave me so much insight about gifted students. I am looking forward to using strategies, ideas and prompts from this course.