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.
Blanca – DICKINSON ISD (verified owner) –
Great activities to use in the classroom!!
Perla – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided new insight into gifted students’ social and emotional needs in the classroom.
Erin – GALVESTON ISD (verified owner) –
Engaging material and examples, resources are also very helpful
Tara – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
needs updating
Lisa – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
This course was great.
Bria – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Nice.
Juan – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
The course is well done, in terms of pace and the opportunities we have to check for understanding.
Yurani – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
I really learned a lot. Very interesting.
Melissa – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Many ideas of valuable and helpful information . Many good examples of actual situations that one may be able to relate to .
Caitlin – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I am finding the course interesting, it does feel very long-winded though.