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.
Gina – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
This course provided professional development tools, teaching and parenting resources, identification instruments, and much more resources for gifted, advanced, and special needs learners.
Rebecca – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
The course was divided in a way that was easy to follow and interesting.
Samuel – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –
Great.
Mireya – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
It’s a great way of always being fresh on the information about our gifted and talented students.
Cassandra – GRAND PRAIRIE ISD (verified owner) –
Good course. Very informative
Regina – PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
It was informative.
Laurie – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
Entertaining, good pace, and she brings many new ideas to the table I had not heard of in my many years of teaching.
Katherine – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
It was great!! I learned so much!!!
David – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
It is a great course!
Jason – Pilot (verified owner) –
Some very good strategies that are easy to implement and don’t take away from any required curriculum!