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.
Bonnie – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was very interesting and helpful in understanding gifted students.
Kandi – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative. Provides lots of tools and reference materials so you the teacher have a good base of material and strategies.
Angela – GROVEPORT MADISON LOCAL (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning more about gifted students.
Glenn – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of good resources!
Trina – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
informative
Silvia – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course. All teachers should be trained and learn how to work with gifted students.
Jayna – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was great for learning how gifted kids are different from other children.
Trey – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Sarah – HUNTSVILLE ISD – TEXAS ONLINE PREP (verified owner) –
Excellent information and resources!
Kristy – PASADENA ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent professor!