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.
Clelia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Love the strategies for building verbal intelligence.
Sandy – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent overview of the gifted identification process – gives us the information we need to gather a more complete picture of the gifted student.
Rosario – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Everyone should take this training.
Carrie – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
This course was helpful in gaining a better understanding of the GT student.
Yulissa – MISSION CISD (verified owner) –
This course helped me understand the importance of fluency and originality in the classroom. It also provided me with ways in which to word my questions for students in order to encourage them to think of ideas on their own instead of me doing all of the thinking for them.
Roxxana – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting and lots very informative
Josephine – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
Love all of the examples of various tests
Andrew – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
I loved it!
Veronica – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and great ideas to use in the classroom with students.
Kireyla – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent videos