Description
Great training is the foundation for great teaching. That is why we developed the “30-Hour Core for Educators of the Gifted and Talented,” taught by Joyce Juntune, Ph.D. This course provides the foundational knowledge necessary for working with gifted students. You will learn what intelligences is, how the brain works, how to develop creativity in your students, how to spot a gifted student, and so much more.
This package is 30 hours of training, covering core topics including:
- Nature & Needs of GT (6 Hour)
- Social and Emotional (6 Hour)
- Developing Creative Thinking (6 Hour)
- Differentiation of Curriculum (6 Hour)
- Screening, Assessment, and Identification (6 Hour)
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.
Johanna – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This course will help you to recognize GT students on time and provide the support that they need in the classroom.
Thomas – LUFKIN ISD (verified owner) –
Overall good, a bit heavy on story telling and a little light on practical application of these tactics though they seem to be solid by themselves.
Steve – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas to help teachers understand needs of the gifted… backed by experience!
Jennifer – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Thorough.
Beatriz – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent
Amber – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was great. I enjoyed listening to her.
Ricardo – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Amazing course that teaches the emotional part of the gifted students.
kayli – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It gave me some ideas I can use PE.
Eduardo – CLEVELAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great tools provided for implementing in the classroom.
Adrian – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
very useful information.