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.
Leah – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It was very informative for someone like me that has dealt very little with gifted students.
Renee – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this course because of the knowledge I gained on the emotional side of gifted individuals.
Dacun – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Juliet – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Fantastic!
kevin – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
Joyce has been really good giving me lots of thought for own kids and not just the ones at school.
Bernard – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Leonardo – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Loved this course!
Myriam – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Nice, helps understand how to help students
Tim – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course is a true eye-opener; especially for a new teacher. I see my classroom in an entirely different light now. I believe this course and its practices help develop teachers to be better and thus help improve the classroom experience for the gifted students.
Patty – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course is invaluable in learning to understand gifted children (and adults) and what they really need from a gifted program. It’s so much more than just keeping gifted child from getting bored. So much more…