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.
Bridgett – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
What an eye opener!
Melinda – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I am really impressed with the use of bibleotherapy. I will definitely use it.
Claudia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Please include more ideas for high school teachers.
Joshua – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
It helps you understand a different angle of SEL that must be addressed to truly help our Gifted population.
Marnie – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This course was a great way to look at learning through a gifted students eyes. It helps me to see what I need to do to make the connections that they need to guide their learning.
Amber – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was great. I enjoyed listening to her.
Andres – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
This course absolutely necessary if you plan to teach.
Ricardo – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Amazing course that teaches the emotional part of the gifted students.
Marie – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
This course will open your eyes to what it means to be gifted.
Gerardo – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Great course