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.
Karen – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Great strategies to apply in classroom!
Mirella – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
One thing that I like about this course is that I was able to read it at my own pace. Also, that I was able to go back and analyze how this training can impact my students.
Cari – Santa Cruz Valley Unified District (verified owner) –
I thought that the course was good. I don’t agree with everything that the instructor says about gifted students but I thought there was some good information.
Ashley – Private Pay (verified owner) –
It was good.
Christina – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
Very outside the box to help teach students in a creative way that allows the students to have some control over how they learn
Faustina – Private Pay (verified owner) –
Very good and complete information
Cassandra – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very informative. I loved that they showed multiple ways that students can be screened and even sometimes overlooked.
Veronnica – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
it was great
mathie – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
The course is a bit long but the information is valuable
Lisa – Aldine ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas for my classroom!