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.
Jennifer – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
Very interesting information. Wish I had the handouts.
Steven – GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Somewhat redundant of the previous courses.
Kayla – BURTON ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful!
Karen – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
very interesting ideas that I had never thought of before
Heather – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Great information and will definitely be taking a lot of information back to my campus and classroom.
Amanda – TORNILLO ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course was informational when it comes to understanding gifted students.
Maria – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
This course contained fascinating information on the needs of Gifted students. It pointed out and clarified many misconceptions that I had about identifying and working with Gifted students.
Sarah – MARBLE FALLS ISD (verified owner) –
This was an interesting look into the different assessment tools used to identify gifted students.
Joselyn – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Great
Kelly – BELLBROOK-SUGARCREEK LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Very beneficial to understand the complex minds of G/T students and why they behavior and respond in the ways they do.