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.
Janet – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Its a great training to better understand the needs of gifted children.
Gina – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided professional development tools, teaching and parenting resources, identification instruments, and much more resources for gifted, advanced, and special needs learners.
Joselyn – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
great
Samuel – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Great.
Winston – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I would this course very helpful. Even though I teach grade 8 math I know that I will incorporate some of these strategies into my lessons.
Cassandra – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Good course. Very informative
David – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great insight, very useful and eye opening
Johnie – LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD (verified owner) –
Great course! Very informative and delivered in a way that keeps you interested and wanting more.
Victoria – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This is a great course that explains in depth the social and emotional development of GT students, and how to properly teach each student.
Sheri – KENT CITY (verified owner) –
Great information! Engaging and knowledgable speaker! I really feel like I have a much better understanding of the emotional characteristics and needs of gifted children.