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.
OLIVIA – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This was an interesting and engaging course. I appreciated her knowledge as well as story-telling skills.
Justin – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Worth your time.
sarah – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Was easy to following
Nathalie – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives you tips on what you can do in your classroom to meet gifted students’ needs.
Shawn – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
I think this course provides great insight into the social and emotional side of Gifted children.
Cindy – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Pamela – BURNET CISD (verified owner) –
This is VERY beneficial to understanding the causes behind behaviors we see daily in the classroom.
Sara – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
KAREN – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Gifted students deserve a teacher who understands their social and emotional development.
Yessica – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative intense course.