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.
James – CEDAR HILL ISD (verified owner) –
Its a great course with a lot of examples and personal stories to make you feel like you are active in the course.
Cecilia – PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
The course was informative. I learned alot.
Amy – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas for classroom creative thinking and the why behind the importance of creative thinking.
Andrea – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
It was a good course, and Dr. Juntune was very knowledgeable and experienced in this area. A little bit of it wasn’t applicable to my situation just bc the district already laid out how they test for GT, but much of it was.
Kourtney – HUDSON ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Todd – EANES ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Raymundo – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
I think is is very informative and provides insight as to ho to better serve our GT Students.
Kelly – HUTTO ISD (verified owner) –
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Mandy – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
I am a product of generational/childhood poverty and do not believe that the content in regard to the “this” and “that” language is valid.
Kati – Private Pay (verified owner) –
very insightful into the identification process of GT