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.
Tammy – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It is very important to understand the indicators of giftedness and how their social and emotional needs play out in the classroom.
Melissa – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
A great course!
Angelica – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Amazing course!
Shaelynn – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Guadalupe – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This course gives insight on understanding gifted students.
Dave – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
I found it a very informative and interesting way to learn about the topic and type of student I didn’t even know existed before this.
Daniel – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Amazing, easy to understand and lots of good information.
Fidelina – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great course that guide teachers how to work with gifted students
Kerri – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the strategies to help gifted students understand themselves.
Christina – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
This course give much opportunity to reflect on our practice.