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.
Alicia – FT HANCOCK ISD (verified owner) –
you do learn a lot but sometime it gets hectic
CLAUDIA – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative!
Rosario – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
This has been the best one! It explained the how and why of the social and emotional feelings of the gifted.
It provided many activities that I can use in my classroom.
Leah – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
Informative and helpful in regards to understanding gifted learners
Susanna – GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Easy to follow and understand. She provides wonderful examples.
Barbarita – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
great information
Wayne – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Pretty solid course that definitely increased by breadth of how to serve the gifted population.
Azul – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This was such a eye opener! It helps understand my gt students in a much deeper level.
Vicki – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
Content is great. Computer format is often problematic: I didn’t receive “credit” for completion the first time around. My inner gifted child is not happy about unnecessary repetition!
Claudia – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This course helps teachers better understand the needs of gifted students.