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.
Ashley – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
Excellent!
Milagros – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
She is amazing explaining about our gifted and talented students.
Mario – TORNILLO ISD (verified owner) –
A lot of information that will help us as teachers understand gifted students and how we can help them develop and improve their skills
Catherine – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
It was helpful.
Lindsey – MARION CITY (verified owner) –
Very informative. Gives great insight to the emotional well being of the gifted student.
Madison – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
I love it.
Joy – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course is helpful.
Michelle – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It was informative and relevant for teachers
Kristin – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I like that this course posed a question and gave you the possibility of answers.
Mekell – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Joyce Juntune is very passionate and interesting to listen to. A very helpful and relevant course.