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.
Oneida – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed this course, I learned so much from it that I plan to implement in my classroom.
Danielle – MIDLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of great information!
Romana – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
Very Informative and great examples of the GT students
Van – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed watching Dr. Junetune because she sounded very passionate and knowledgeable about gifted and talented students. I was able to learn a lot from her videos and the examples that she spoke about are eye openers as we tend to have those types of students within in our classroom.
Holly – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
awesome
Yaired – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
It was interesting and well organized.
Robyn – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
This course was highly informational and interesting to complete.
Berenize – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was interesting because it gave me an inside look into gifted students and how they learn.
Adriana – SHARYLAND ISD (verified owner) –
It was extremely informative.
Anabel – RIO GRANDE CITY CISD (verified owner) –
I felt that this course had great information on how to get your students to start thinking. It present several different activities that anyone can use in the classroom.