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.
Sarah – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the course. It provided helpful insight to accommodating the needs of my gifted population.
Katlyn – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I thought that this course provided me with ways to better educate gifted students.
Roberto – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I have really enjoyed all these course. I would rather take them in person, but given the current situation, I will take it.
Rosa – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I will see Gifted students with a whole different lens. I will be more observant of characteris and not quick of judging or labeling as problematic students/ children.
Kelsey – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very good course.
Christina – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
It helps us understand the gifted child.
Laura – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course met the needs of training on talented and gifted students.
Francis – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It is very helpful and gives you a brand new insight into how your students may feel.
Jaime – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
I liked it
Sherrie – LUFKIN ISD (verified owner) –
Very well thought out.