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.
Osar – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
The course was well written and showed a lot of depth. It also provided activities that I can used in the classroom.
Roanne – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoy using books with my students that they can relate to. I learned even more about this strategy today.
Alejandro – ZAPATA COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course and learned many things.
Joshua – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Certain slides were lengthy but others were good enough.
Francis – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I have a better understanding on how to approach a gifted learner to get the best out of them.
Delilah – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Yesenia – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course, several points on understanding gifted children
Manuel – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
great
Shantel – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Robie – ALPINE ISD (verified owner) –
Provides increased awareness and great resources.