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.
Cecilia – PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
The course was informative. I learned alot.
Sarah – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
thought provoking, well researched. provides for some immediate classroom takeaways.
Rachel – GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Helped me understand the emotional development of the gifted child.
Kelly – HUTTO ISD (verified owner) –
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Betsy – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
I truly enjoy this presenter and the experiences she shares.
Steven – GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Well paced. Good quizzes. Juntune is an excellent lector.
Brittany – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
It was very detailed and specific. I liked the connection to David and Dallas and how she related the content to real-life examples.
Lauren – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome!
Kati – Private Pay (verified owner) –
This is one of the best course of the GT modules I have taken.
Jena – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course very much and learned a lot about the social and emotional needs of the gifted population. Dr. Juntune is an excellent teacher and very easy to listen to and understand. She makes the content very interesting to learn about.