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.
Blanca – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
The course is very interesting since most of the content is applicable to every classroom and teachers with GT students.
David – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
So many great ideas. Easy to follow.
Viviana – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent ideas
Consuelo – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very enlightening.
Jessica – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of listening to talking
Rajeev – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Precise and to the point information. Very charismatic speaker and relating real live experiences made a lot of sense.
Dalia – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome!!
Jaimie – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was great! I loved that Dr. J has lived it, and experienced all of these things directly in the classroom.
Cheryl – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
It was an excellent course that applied to all subject areas.
juancarlos – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very good, well put together, and informative.