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.
Casey – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Lizbel – WALLER ISD (verified owner) –
great!
CONSUELO – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
I think is a very useful course. You will know how to recognize and deal with giftede students in your class.
Amanda – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives great insight on how to help guide gifted students’ thoughts as they struggle with problems of being gifted.
Laine – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
I thought it was a great refresher and easy to understand.
Anna – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This course is informative. Mrs. Junetune is a great instructor and presenter. She is very knowledgable and I learned so much from her in these sessions.
Johanna – PAWNEE ISD (verified owner) –
I thought this course was EXCELLENT. The presentation was really impressive, the information very useful, and the evaluations throughout course were appropriate, fair, and beneficial.
Jessica – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This is very interesting and I enjoy the anecdotes that Dr. Juntune provides in order to contextualize her points.
christina – Bulloch County Schools (verified owner) –
Informative and relevant
wendy – WACO ISD (verified owner) –
It was very good and full if useful information