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.
Carlee – Brazosport ISD (verified owner) –
I learned a lot of new things from this course that I think will be beneficial to my students but I wish there were more examples that pertained to Specials teachers. I am a music teacher and I have been thinking of ways to alter my instruction to better engage my GT students.
Francisco – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great information
Tiffany – Fort Frye Local (verified owner) –
Captivating and very informative.
Kayla – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
I loved this course.
Krshika – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
good course
Regina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Dr. Juntune knows so much about what she is teaching. Very good and informative course about the Gifted and Talented.
Analy – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
very informative
DULCE – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
I learned so much with this course. I learned that boys do not think its cool to be smart and they would rather be macho.
Traci – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome
Maria – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great!