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.
gustavo – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It was a good course that shows how to make gifted students better emotionally and internally and not just academically.
Elizabeth – WACO ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning about how biobliotherapy benefits gifted students.
Sheila – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Great information
Tammy – PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
informative
Julia-Paz – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very good course with good information. Make sure to print out the resources over the slides.
Cidonio – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
The course is interesting and provided opportunities to learn new and innovative ways to implement critical thinking to engage students in learning.
Claudia B – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave great ideas that can be implemented and used for all types of students not just GT.
Jacob – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
It was well done
Kali – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed the course. Lots of good insight to think about when teaching.
Martha – Brazosport ISD (verified owner) –
This was very enlightening to how gifted students learn and what I need to do to make it more important to them.