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.
Kellie – COLUMBIA-BRAZORIA ISD (verified owner) –
very good
Wendy Reem – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great information! Kind of repetitive from the Assessment course.
Michelle – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great examples!
Rachael – ARANSAS COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I learned more than I thought.
Tekisha – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course offers some excellent starting points on meeting social and emotional learning of our GT population. I enjoyed the story telling along with ideals of research based information.
Shelia – JASPER ISD (verified owner) –
I have learned how to better teach my GT students.
Francisco – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
It was really helpful to have a better understanding of what it means to be gifted and talented and how there are different aspects we need to consider when teaching in a classroom.
Dwana – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Good training course. Very informative.
Raul – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It was excellent.
Megan – GIDDINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very visual and hands-on and really engaged the viewer!