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.
Sylvia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Learned great information about gifted learners. Main thing is know their interests!!!
Amy – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This gives great information on how to determine during the school year what students need to be nominated for gifted testing.
Kimberly – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent understanding of what makes a gifted student.
Maria – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Very insightful
Erica – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
It’s been several years since I’ve taken a foundational course in GT, and I’m so happy that it’s different! I loved being able to apply what I learned during the modules!
San Juanita – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative. It was a good refresher course.
Brittany – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the presenter, and the information. I prefer not to learn in this fashion but that’s a personal preference.
Richard – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course and everyone who is going to become a gifted teacher need to take it.
Estella – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
It shows you different types of GT students.
Aaron – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great information