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.
Kimber – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
The videos were very thought provoking and I wish I had taken all the GT classes with this presenter.
Esteban – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great Videos
Qiyao – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
I would like to see explanations of an answer I got wrong in the quiz.
Keana – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informing about the social and emotional needs of gifted and talented students.
David – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Javier – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great information for my campus population
Luis – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Karina – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –
IT was great
Kirsti – BURNET CISD (verified owner) –
I believe the course was very informative. I enjoyed the specific student examples and the charts helping determine the difference between high achieving and gifted students. I do wish the course offered captions to be more inclusive.
James – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
awesome opportunity learning more about gifted and talented children