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.
Christopher – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
The course provides various methods and strategies to connect and assess students who are gifted, or even average students! Very engaging and very useful!
monica – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
This was a great course.
Concepcion – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
too length however very knowledgeable
Amanda – HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE – HOUSTON NORTH DISTRICT (verified owner) –
This course is great in showing what GT students are all about
Sandy – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
informative
Ruth Ann – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
3 Stars
Course was lengthy and often repetitious.
Tasha – Private Pay (verified owner) –
It gives strategies to use with gifted students.
Erin – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent information- It is not only to reach your gifted students, but teaches strategies to help all of your students be better students and better thinkers in general. I really appreciated the information presented and am excited to take it to my students 🙂
Denee – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
Great course with great examples
Melissa – Private Pay (verified owner) –
good course. It was interactive and to the point and engaging.