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.
Kelsey – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Provided a variety of different activities that can be used in any content area classroom.
Terry – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
AMAZING!
Juanita – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided many activities that you can take back to your classroom. I truly recommend this course to everyone.
Heather – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
5 I loved it – the whole picture of a gifted student is covered and examples of each area was given to better understand their whole body and mind
Rosie – CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
This is the best course I have ever taken.
Dora – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Useful information that allowed me to see my gifted students in a different light.
Pamela – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –
This course was beneficial! I have a greater understanding about what I need to do to better equip my gifted students in order for them to be successful.
Steven – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Th majority of the ideas presented are excellent but it has been repeated frequently, throughout, that they work best for elementary students. It would be nice for ideas for the upper grades, high school, to be presented and applications discussed.
Celeste – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
This course was helpful to making sure students and populations aren’t overlooked in the identification process, but also in the programs themselves.
Iris – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
It contains essential information.