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.
Telesa – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative I really learned a lot of information about working with gifted students.
Lucila – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the course was very beneficial
DENISE – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
learned a great deal
Jessica – CLEAR CREEK ISD (verified owner) –
Very informational and engaging.
Karen – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot from this training.
Keith – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
great course
Syreeta – FORT BEND ISD (verified owner) –
This course w.as excellent.
Susan – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
really practical and helpful
Mackenzie – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting and informative!
Rachael – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Helpful, but long. The presenter goes on tangents a lot.