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.
Janee – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Wendy – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the course because it made me think in a different way. I was also able to make connections to what I already do in the classroom and think of how I can take it to the next level and think more creatively.
Jordan – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
I loved the ideas given to differentiate instruction for GT students! They were extremely helpful.
Laci – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed listening to Mrs. Juntune speak. She kept my interest and shared a lot of new things that I had not thought about or had the wrong ideas about.
Ervey – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great examples
Jose – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very important information that will help me with my gt students.
Daniel – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great
Julissa – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this in-service.
Isabel – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
Very educational….
Johany – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I loved it