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.
Beatriz – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This has been very interesting.
Leonora – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
This is excellent to teachers to understand more of their students.
Alejandro – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
Everything you need to know about GT students is in this course.
Kiana – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was a good training
Kimberly – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
I really liked this course
Veronica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It is very informative and well structured. It gives very important information and strategies on how to create a conducive environment for gifted students in your classroom.
David – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
I provided some interesting ideas on handling giftedness.
Andrea – MIAMI TRACE LOCAL (verified owner) –
Good information. The instructor includes too many personal anecdotes.
Tiffany – JASPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course was outstanding.
Leonardo – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great course on working with gifted students.