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.
Ismael – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great course! Very insightful.
Todd – FRONTIER LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great course.
Amanda – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It allowed me to be more confident when teaching others with gifted needs.
Georganne – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
I really think it’s simple and can be much shorter
Elizabeth – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
It is helpful to guide in understanding the needs of GT students
Kimberly – HUNTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It was necessary.
Nicol – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Mary – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Paula – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
It is awesome to be able to complete trainings in your own time.
Adam – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
A waste of my Thanksgiving Break.