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.
Andrew – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
Very easy to follow and understand. Great lectures. A+
Jessica – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of good information, but I was confused because the 4 types of gifted learners are different than the 5 types of gifted learners I was told in a different course.
Gabriela – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This course helped me better identify and served gt students. I really enjoyed this course and learned a lot.
Tammy – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
With the review of this course and having giftedness interpreted and explain this way, my teacher antennas are more focused and ready to receive my gifted students signals.
Teresa – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
There was a lot of useful information in this course, but some of it is repeated information from previous GT courses.
Arturo – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
It provides a lot of great information.
Carolyn – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
It could be streamlined to be more effective.
Amanda – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
Good, some sections feel outdated.
Alisa – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
OLGA – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
found it to be very informative.