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.
Candida – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
It was extremely informative and useful.
Juli – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
valuable and useful information
Sheryl – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
This course is insightful about the GT development.
sarah – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
interesting
Izamare – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It is worth taking to review how to address the G/T identification and instructional of a student.
Nancy – Brazosport ISD (verified owner) –
Sound on this module is very poor.
Norma – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course is excellent for getting to know all about gifted students with great examples from real life experiences by Dr. Juntune.
Nora – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I strongly agree this course will give you a whole new perspective of how you view the gifted program and students. I would love for Dr. Joyce Junetune to visit our district and speak to us about this.
Candice – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome course
Juan – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This course gave me a better insight into what gifted students experience and it makes me more understanding of their behaviors.