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.
Taylor – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Lower grades do not pertain to me.
Emily – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent and relevant for understanding the whole gifted student
Patricia – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This is time consuming and mentally exhausting.
Courtney – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
This was very informative, and I really enjoyed listening to the sessions!
LaVytrice – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting
Elia – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
Finding information that I can apply and reflect on in my class.
Sarajevo – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This is an excellent course because it really helps you understand gifted students and how to best teach them. It provides a lot of research to support its teachings. You will learn in extensive detail how to work with gifted students.
Deborah – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Gave me lots of food for thought and ideas to implement in the classroom.
Laurel – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
A lot of great information. I liked the case study feel of how some of the information was presented. Allowed me to really think about my own students and their intellectual abilities.
John – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
I love the course, but subtitles would be nice.