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.
Jorge – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
It was great!
Kimberly – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very detailed and inclusive to all types of gifted students that we may encounter in our classrooms.
Lester – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It really provides useful information about the social-emotional development of gifted students.
Garret – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course!
Jenifer – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –
This course really opened my eyes to the emotional side of gifted students and how to help them process their intense feelings and struggles
RAMIRO – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Great strategies for Gifted students
Rida – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course. Helped me to really think about why it’s important to differentiate instruction and learn more about how I can better address the needs of gifted students.
Kylie – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Very insightful video on the social and emotional development of gifted students.
Gabriela – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It made me better aware of the emotional development needs of Gifted students. I am now able to better understand their rational behind some of their actions.
Erika – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
excelent to help gifted students