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.
Linda – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting!
Mary Lou – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It was great!
Mayra – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Great Course!
Christy – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This was an enjoyable course!
Monica – SALADO ISD (verified owner) –
This was an excellent course. Dr. Juntune is so knowledgeable about the social and emotional development of the gifted and talented. She excels at presenting the information so that is is easy to understand and remember.
Rachelle – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I liked hearing about the different instructional strategies. I think there were some things I really questioned and would have loved to have been able to question the presenter especially because I come from a counseling background and there are just some things that I would like clarified.
Rebecca – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
Although I feel I know a lot about gifted students and teaching and identifying them, I did not know as much about their social-emotional development. I feel this course was very helpful and will assist me in being a more effective teacher for all my students as my classroom is often inclusive of gifted students, high-achievers, special education students, and everything in between.
Mallory – GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Useful to use for small group with gifted students
Rolando – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This training helped understand many different situations I have experienced as a teacher and to do better next time.
Maricela – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
This is an excellent course. I t really teaches you about the social and emotional development of gifted students. I really learned a lot and gave me so much information and tools to use in my classroom.