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.
Travis – Private Pay (verified owner) –
It was fun.
Kim – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome
Deborah – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
Great way to become an expert in G&T.
Kimberlyn – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative and helpful
Bill – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Fantastic way to learn about differentiation!
Hermann – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
I thought the section on how poverty affects cognitive development was oversimplified and even offensive.
It was riddled with generalizations “like students that come from poverty do not have many conversations at home.”
Patti – COLLEGE STATION ISD (verified owner) –
Good information but too long to retain onformation
Monica – Private Pay (verified owner) –
I think the activities that we have to complete are really helpful and keep you engage.
Elizabeth – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
I believe its great! teaches you about different ways to help other students with other needs.
Laurie – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –
Good ideas, just hard to maintain focus at times due to a lot of information presented in very similar ways.