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.
Anita – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative course.
Diane – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course has enlighten me on many different aspects of a GT child.
Raymond – FRIENDSWOOD ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome course
Mary – BARBERS HILL ISD (verified owner) –
This was extremely helpful in learning to understand the mind and actions of gifted young people.
Jeremiah – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
The course moved quickly and reaffirmed that forming relationships with students is paramount.
charlotte – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent! Making me aware of my teaching skills and how I have overlooked gifted students.
Patrick – MARBLE FALLS ISD (verified owner) –
Good course
Fabiana – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great course, learned a lot the emotional needs of gifted students.
Jazmin – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
It is useful to learn more about your gifted students and how they think.
Aemma Leah – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
Great course for better understanding the emotional world of a gifted student. This is a tricky area to observe, understand, and respond to as a teacher and so a course like this is a must have.