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.
Eduardo – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and productive.
Hector – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great course for learning new instructional techniques for GT and these can even be carried into normal on level classes.
Phong – ARANSAS PASS ISD (verified owner) –
An amazing module that is easy to follow, applicable, and insightful for all who interacts with gifted students.
Jamie – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I’m really enjoying this training.
Rebecca – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course is very educational!
Katelyn – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
its a good course
Rachel – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
The course was helpful with strategies to incorporate within the classroom to help students with content and to explore the content at another level.
Maggie – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Brittany – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great!
Casen – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
I thought she had some very good ideas on how to get students involved in research and how to conduct it.