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.
Lori – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Wonderful course with a lot of information and instructional strategies to support gifted students.
Todd – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
well presented
Juan – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Kacey – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informational.
Cheryl – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
very interesting
Robertha – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
LOVED it so insightful
jeffery – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course for the materials. The volume adjust to frequently. It will be hard to hear and about the time you get it adjusted it changes.
Monica – VALLEY VIEW ISD PHARR – REGION 01 (verified owner) –
very interesting course and full of useful information
Michael – HUTTO ISD (verified owner) –
This course will help teachers recognize gifted students and give them ideas on how to approach situations in different ways that will have positive outcomes
David – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed it.