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.
Abigail – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was very insightful.
joann – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course, it brought awareness to what otherwise most often would just beglazed over. My only concern was in her way of presenting it. At times she would drop her voice down to a whisper and i was not able to hear what she was saying, even with my volume at the highest level.
Barbara – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course overall has given my more insight to the GT students in my classroom. It helps me to understand that I am doing some things right and also gives me direction on how I can be better.
Gabriela – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I think it’s great
Melissa – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Juntune puts these topics into perspective in a very relatable way and I enjoy her stories and anecdotes very much!
Alice – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It is a necessary training clearly appreciated and best training ever
heather – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –
informative and in depth without being unnecessarily lengthy
Bridgett – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This course is about social and emotional development of gifted and talented learners by showing many different tools to show students how to self manage and self regulate.
Kristel – HUTTO ISD (verified owner) –
Practical ideas of how we can support the social and emotional development of the gifted child.
Sharon – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
There is a great deal to be learned. Just wish i had a link to the guides that were referred to.